Well I am almost there, leaving the GF2 camp. Have a PowerColor 9600Pro
128/128 card coming in a few days. Which drivers are the best performers
verses best stability. Any mods I should know about? Is it true I need to
completely remove the Nvidia drivers before installing?
Any input welcome
Thanks in advance
""I am sooo excited""
Bob
Yes, you should uninstall the NVidia drivers, shut down your machine,
change cards and boot up again. When the new hardware wizard appears,
cancel out of it: don't let Windows go looking for a driver. It would
be a good idea to clean any remnants of the NVidia drivers from your
system before installing the Ati ones - both Nvidia and Ati are known
for their poor uninstall routines, and remnants from one brand's
drivers can seriously interfere with the performance of another. I
believe there are apps specifically for removing NVidia driver
remnants; otherwise try Driver Cleaner or a similar app. Then run the
Ati driver installation.
With Ati, it's generally true that the most recent drivers are the
best - not always, and some people have their favourites, but
generally true. The current driver, Catalyst 4.6, is excellent, and
very stable. It can sometimes be worth trying your OEM's own versions
of the Ati drivers; they are sometimes optimised for the OEM's cards.
Omegadriver's versions can be good for gaming performance, too.
Probably a good idea to reinstall DX9 before installing the card
drivers. HTH
patrickp
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