DeaDLocK

Given a new thread as a guide since it will help new people avoid driver conflicts which can cause game crashes and poor benchmarks.

(Best to disconnect internet before uninstalling driver so PC does not look for new drivers on the net after reboot) Thx Crash

(Original thread here)

Step 1: Find the driver version installed at present

Control Panel
Performance & Maintanence
System
Hardware
Device Manager
Display Adapter

Write down the driver version... Mine is 7.1.2.4.

Step 2: Download nVidia Nasty File Remover

Step 3: Uninstall old drivers by following step 1 and clicking Uninstall Drivers. (This will uninstall GPU drivers only which is good if you have an nForce board because Control Panel can sometimes uninstall all nVidia drivers)

Step 4: Reboot PC

Step 5: Run nVidia Nasty File Remover and search for all files that relate to your driver version. I would look for all files that are 7.1.2.4 if I uninstalled mine. Select them and delete them.

Step 6: Reboot PC

Step 7: Install new drivers. Check HERE for newest nVidia drivers that are suitable for your GPU. (Always reboot after installing drivers)

Kittani

Good to know. I think it's important to understand that Windows in general doesn't like to have drivers updated and it's almost a matter of neccessity to uninstall the old ones before updating to achieve the best performance.

good guide!

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eyekanspele

this should be stickied :O
helped me (untill i fubar'd soemthign else)

Transonic

good job

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Crash

Nice one

You might want to put a little blurb in there about disconnecting you internet between reboots, so it dosent look for drivers on the internet.

DeaDLocK

Thx I will add that into the guide .

A-E-I-Owned-You

wow excellent post and excellent Sig quotes.

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