new gpu question

[DGCmondo]

hi my new gpu is arrrivng tommorow i upgraded from 6700xt to 7900xt do i need to delete all my old gpu drivers or since its still amd can i just plug in and update it with amd adrenaline
thanks

[A&A]

You have to reinstall them.

[DGCmondo]

with ddu or can i just uninstall using amd software

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by DGCmondo:

with ddu or can i just uninstall using amd software

I would use DDU just to be sure. It probably doesn't matter though.

[Kobs]

Your comp will recognize the new GPU and tell you the driver isn't compatible

If you're like me, you go to the download page, find the driver you need and upload the latest
The old one won't matter and will be useless

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes use the DDU cleaning method. Details are on my profile, 1st comments page at bottom

[Iron Knights]

Use clean install of the new driver, it will uninstall the old, should be just fine. (don't do reset)
3rd Party software is an extreme solution in case of catastrophic failure.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by DGCmondo:

with ddu or can i just uninstall using amd software

I personally prefer AMD cleanup tool over DDU. Easier and quicker to use.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

Use clean install of the new driver, it will uninstall the old, should be just fine. (don't do reset)
3rd Party software is an extreme solution in case of catastrophic failure.

It's not extreme; its the 100% sure way.
I been using it everyday since days of WinXP.
It removes that idea "Did it actually do it correctly or not" by using Uninstall, or even the Clean Install option within the NVIDIA installer itself.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using DDU; Intel and NVIDIA even recommend it. It's a better sure way to avoid doing something again, or have problems when you could have just done it correctly the first time. It takes maybe 1-2 minutes to do the entire process and be done. However, always reboot to Safe Mode first, then run and clean with DDU. To help ensure an error-free means of doing it. It should not be done in normal mode while the GPU drivers are already running.

[morrisseyshair]

I don't know about AMD, but when I changed my Nvidia GPU, my PC recognized the change and uninstalled the old drivers and downloaded and installed the new drivers by itself the first time I powered on my PC. It was really nice.

[Freqsync]

Explore:

Safe Mode
CMD prompt
pnputil
dism /image:c:\ /remove-driver

Read and research manual.



AMD Cleanup Utility is not DDU and seems to be for AMD only.

There is a check box for nvidia to do a clean installation.



And then there is vvvvvvvv which reads as if a scammer has sent you attention ifyou don't call this number. And if your computer seems to start to act funny after 2 months with booting problems and such because either the download site you got it from might not be authentic or you check boxed one of the options you shouldn't have.....
VVVVVVvvvvvv



DDU Recommended usage:

-You MUST disconnect your internet or completely block Windows Update when running DDU until you have re-installed your new drivers.
-DDU should be used when having a problem uninstalling / installing a driver or when switching GPU brand.
-DDU should not be used every time you install a new driver unless you know what you are doing.
-DDU will not work on network drive. Please install in a local drive (C:, D: or else).
-The tool can be used in Normal mode but for absolute stability when using DDU, Safemode is always the best.
-If you are using DDU in normal mode, Clean, reboot, clean again, reboot.
-Make a backup or a system restore (but it should normally be pretty safe).

[KingDong]

You may find there are residual files leftover from software installations and there are programs available that can remove old files but you have to be careful as some will remove system files and that can be very problematic, its best not to remove old files unless you have some knowledge about what it is that you are doing.

[smokerob79]

do nothing but install the new card....boot the system, let windows see its not the same card and then install the new drivers.....only worry with DDU if you have problems with this method.....

in the last 15 years of building i have had to use DDU maybe 10 times in 100's of updates to customers PC's......