Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card?

Rezza · 08-08-2008, 06:28 PM

There is the answer is it a must to format windows after buying a new graphics card (sapphire hd 4850) my old one was (asus eax x1650)?

[R-CON]MAINERROR · 08-08-2008, 07:09 PM

No you don't have to. There is a tool called Driver Cleaner.

Install it, select the ATI drivers and hit Accept (or something like that). Then reboot your computer and install the new drivers.

Rezza · 08-08-2008, 08:04 PM

Thanks man

[R-CON]MrD · 08-08-2008, 09:12 PM

and delete the video cache for BF2 before starting it up again! You might have to do the same for every game you've got.

Easiest in XP to go Start/My Documents and delete the entire Battlefield2 folder and reset up everything from scratch again

Rezza · 08-08-2008, 09:25 PM

Did i hear everygame

i have 12 games on hope i get the card soon lol are you sure cod 4 world in conflict portal teamfortress 2 call of duty 2 command and conquer 3 tiberium wars , generals , Bf2,Stalker,Bioshock,Assasins Creed man i have alot work to do when i get the graphic card and what has it to do with the games? dont games auto detect the new gpu?

SocketMan · 08-10-2008, 03:47 AM

Just make sure you use the latest (8.7) Catalyst,it has improvements
specifically for the 4850. Don't worry about anything else too much unless
there is a problem.Don't "fix it" if it ain't broken.

[R-CON]MAINERROR · 08-10-2008, 06:59 AM

Well but it has to be done. I mean deleting the old drivers and the video cache like MrD said.

Mora · 08-10-2008, 07:21 AM

Didn't i said you had to remove the drivers?

SocketMan · 08-11-2008, 07:39 AM

I've done this many times:
turned the PC off take out the 3850/3870 put in the old X800 boot up,
the Catalyst will pop an error saying "your card is not supported"....etc

I reboot and everything works,no errors no new drivers.
Same thing again in the opposite order:
turn off take out the x800 put in a 3850 boot,reboot
done.

However if you want to be certain by all means go ahead and dump the old
drivers.All the recent Catalyst drivers come "unified" meaning
that a single catalyst release actually carries all drivers for all
(ati) video cards. That why the size is 40mb+ (most of it is Catalyst Control Center)CCC

Deadfast · 08-11-2008, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-PUB]MrD

and delete the video cache for BF2 before starting it up again! You might have to do the same for every game you've got.

As far as I know BF2 is the only game with this dumb system.

Most of the other games take care of those things automatically.

08-08-2008, 06:28 PM	#1
Rezza Join Date: Apr 2008 Turkey Location: Project Reality Posts: 363	Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? There is the answer is it a must to format windows after buying a new graphics card (sapphire hd 4850) my old one was (asus eax x1650)?

08-08-2008, 07:09 PM	#2
[R-CON]MAINERROR PR Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Austria Location: Styria Posts: 1,069	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? No you don't have to. There is a tool called Driver Cleaner. Install it, select the ATI drivers and hit Accept (or something like that). Then reboot your computer and install the new drivers.

08-08-2008, 08:04 PM	#3
Rezza Join Date: Apr 2008 Turkey Location: Project Reality Posts: 363	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? Thanks man

08-08-2008, 09:12 PM	#4
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,200	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? and delete the video cache for BF2 before starting it up again! You might have to do the same for every game you've got. Easiest in XP to go Start/My Documents and delete the entire Battlefield2 folder and reset up everything from scratch again
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08-08-2008, 09:25 PM	#5
Rezza Join Date: Apr 2008 Turkey Location: Project Reality Posts: 363	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? Did i hear everygame i have 12 games on hope i get the card soon lol are you sure cod 4 world in conflict portal teamfortress 2 call of duty 2 command and conquer 3 tiberium wars , generals , Bf2,Stalker,Bioshock,Assasins Creed man i have alot work to do when i get the graphic card and what has it to do with the games? dont games auto detect the new gpu?

08-10-2008, 03:47 AM	#6
SocketMan Join Date: Mar 2007 Canada Location: CATA1 THE BEST PR TEAM EVER Posts: 465	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? Just make sure you use the latest (8.7) Catalyst,it has improvements specifically for the 4850. Don't worry about anything else too much unless there is a problem.Don't "fix it" if it ain't broken.
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08-10-2008, 06:59 AM	#7
[R-CON]MAINERROR PR Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Austria Location: Styria Posts: 1,069	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? Well but it has to be done. I mean deleting the old drivers and the video cache like MrD said.

08-10-2008, 07:21 AM	#8
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08-11-2008, 07:39 AM	#9
SocketMan Join Date: Mar 2007 Canada Location: CATA1 THE BEST PR TEAM EVER Posts: 465	Re: Must I Format Windows After Buying A New Graphics Card? I've done this many times: turned the PC off take out the 3850/3870 put in the old X800 boot up, the Catalyst will pop an error saying "your card is not supported"....etc I reboot and everything works,no errors no new drivers. Same thing again in the opposite order: turn off take out the x800 put in a 3850 boot,reboot done. However if you want to be certain by all means go ahead and dump the old drivers.All the recent Catalyst drivers come "unified" meaning that a single catalyst release actually carries all drivers for all (ati) video cards. That why the size is 40mb+ (most of it is Catalyst Control Center)CCC
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