Haisenbergg
Yes, I would recommend that you download the latest drivers, use DDU to uninstall the drivers, shut down the computer, replace the card, install the latest drivers. :)

Just make sure to run DDU in safe mode so it can remove everything.

Dark Marauder
Hey @EVGA_JacobF should I uninstall my Nvidia GTX650 drivers before I install this bad boy? Probably so I imagine.

I would recommend it

1060 3GB in stock
 
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-6162-KR
 
 

Dark Marauder
Hey @EVGA_JacobF should I uninstall my Nvidia GTX650 drivers before I install this bad boy? Probably so I imagine.

You don't really have to. I ran a GTX 680 and GTX 980Ti in the same machine for a while just recently without any problems at all. 600 series just stops getting updates after a certain version (344.something?).
 
The default response is to run DDU to wipe out all traces of old drivers, but if you've done any customizing, like custom resolutions or game profiles, you might want to avoid that route as it deletes everything. Also, if you use any CUDA stuff and need to keep an older SDK, not a good idea to wipe it. If you don't care about any of those things and want a fresh, squeaky clean setup, download the drivers now and do the full DDU run in safe mode with the 650 installed. When it finishes and asks you to restart, instead, shut down and swap to the new card then, and boot normally.
 
Two things that can trip NVidia driver installs up:
1) After a DDU wipe, Windows will automatically install the latest driver that MS has on file. Run Windows Update manually and let it do its thing. It may ask you to restart, go ahead and restart. After that's done, THEN install the NVidia drivers. Interrupting the Windows driver install process by running the NVidia driver installer can cause problems (rare, but happens), so best to force it to run the MS update, watch that it finishes, and then apply the Nvidia update.
2) Disable and quit any third party firewall software. Comodo specifically will bork NVidia installers.
 
It's also worth noting that NVidia now installs a telemetry service (I don't think that was true for 600 series drivers), so you might want to zap that with Autoruns.
 
Enjoy your new toy!

EVGA_JacobF
Thats the only stock for today, sorry :(

Bummer!  Ok.  I'll check back tomorrow.

I’m officially down the rabbit hole, DDU the drivers, including old AMD remnants, and then off my system goes on a quest for mysterious win10 updates that it needs or doesn’t really need, and then while installing them it brings me good cheer with BSOD crashes - this will be “fun” in the same way that hitting your thumb with a hammer feels so good when it’s over. 🤦🏻‍♂️

TexBarry
Thanks EVGA for being you.

   

How about a classified z370 and 6696 bundle?

Dark Marauder

floorpizza
I dunno about the DDU thing... several years ago when NVIDIA's drivers were a mess, it wasn't just a good idea to run DDU (or its equivalent according to the timeline),it was pretty much a requirement. Nowadays, however, it seems like NVIDIA has really gotten its act together; drivers are much more stable, not nearly as messy, and don't leave behind detritus when you either uninstall them or change to a new card.
 
I was on an old EVGA 290 card when I upgraded to a GTX 980 in Feb of 2015. Prior to swapping out the cards, I downloaded the latest driver (for use after I put in the new card), uninstalled the current driver, turned off the PC, popped out the old 290, plugged in the 980, booted, then installed the new driver. Haven't had a problem in 3 years. :)
 
Sometimes those driver cleaner utilities get a bit overzealous.

An I'm Back! Tonight I'll test things on a Mechwarrior Online and tomorrow I'll try out DiVinci Resolve 14 and HitFilm Pro
 
Thanks everyone for your help!
 

Good to hear!
 
No remaining facial tire rubber?
 
I think you should use that picture for your avatar. It has nothing to do with the fact that when I called my wife into the den to see your tragic (yet hilarious) misfortune, she was quoted as saying, "what a handsome man" when she saw your avatar. No, it is solely based on the humorus value of said tragedy.
 
Fortunately, they have yet to match that tread to any vehicles in my neighborhood.
 
Man, this new graphics card I found in the street is seriously fast.

floorpizza
I dunno about the DDU thing... several years ago when NVIDIA's drivers were a mess, it wasn't just a good idea to run DDU (or its equivalent according to the timeline),it was pretty much a requirement. Nowadays, however, it seems like NVIDIA has really gotten its act together; drivers are much more stable, not nearly as messy, and don't leave behind detritus when you either uninstall them or change to a new card.
 
I was on an old EVGA 290 card when I upgraded to a GTX 980 in Feb of 2015. Prior to swapping out the cards, I downloaded the latest driver (for use after I put in the new card), uninstalled the current driver, turned off the PC, popped out the old 290, plugged in the 980, booted, then installed the new driver. Haven't had a problem in 3 years. :)
 
Sometimes those driver cleaner utilities get a bit overzealous.

I agree for the most part. I never use DDU unless I'm doing something crazy or having major problems. Now with CUDA and compute stuff, GeForce Experience, and the ability to mix GPU lines (man, never thought I'd see the day - feel like I could almost throw in an AGP card and it'd work), I don't usually recommend DDU. Same fear as with those old utilities - the software it's trying to uninstall starts adding features, the uninstaller starts missing bits, and suddenly you start crashing every time the flying toasters show up.

neurohax

floorpizza
I dunno about the DDU thing... several years ago when NVIDIA's drivers were a mess, it wasn't just a good idea to run DDU (or its equivalent according to the timeline),it was pretty much a requirement. Nowadays, however, it seems like NVIDIA has really gotten its act together; drivers are much more stable, not nearly as messy, and don't leave behind detritus when you either uninstall them or change to a new card.
 
I was on an old EVGA 290 card when I upgraded to a GTX 980 in Feb of 2015. Prior to swapping out the cards, I downloaded the latest driver (for use after I put in the new card), uninstalled the current driver, turned off the PC, popped out the old 290, plugged in the 980, booted, then installed the new driver. Haven't had a problem in 3 years. :)
 
Sometimes those driver cleaner utilities get a bit overzealous.

I agree for the most part. I never use DDU unless I'm doing something crazy or having major problems. Now with CUDA and compute stuff, GeForce Experience, and the ability to mix GPU lines (man, never thought I'd see the day - feel like I could almost throw in an AGP card and it'd work), I don't usually recommend DDU. Same fear as with those old utilities - the software it's trying to uninstall starts adding features, the uninstaller starts missing bits, and suddenly you start crashing every time the flying toasters show up.

I use ddu all the time and every time! Never an issue.

I use it before every new driver install hehe. I don't take chances. It's also a lot quicker then manually going threw the remove program route per ea nvidia item and rebooting.

AHowes

neurohax

floorpizza
I dunno about the DDU thing... several years ago when NVIDIA's drivers were a mess, it wasn't just a good idea to run DDU (or its equivalent according to the timeline),it was pretty much a requirement. Nowadays, however, it seems like NVIDIA has really gotten its act together; drivers are much more stable, not nearly as messy, and don't leave behind detritus when you either uninstall them or change to a new card.
 
I was on an old EVGA 290 card when I upgraded to a GTX 980 in Feb of 2015. Prior to swapping out the cards, I downloaded the latest driver (for use after I put in the new card), uninstalled the current driver, turned off the PC, popped out the old 290, plugged in the 980, booted, then installed the new driver. Haven't had a problem in 3 years. :)
 
Sometimes those driver cleaner utilities get a bit overzealous.

I agree for the most part. I never use DDU unless I'm doing something crazy or having major problems. Now with CUDA and compute stuff, GeForce Experience, and the ability to mix GPU lines (man, never thought I'd see the day - feel like I could almost throw in an AGP card and it'd work), I don't usually recommend DDU. Same fear as with those old utilities - the software it's trying to uninstall starts adding features, the uninstaller starts missing bits, and suddenly you start crashing every time the flying toasters show up.

I use ddu all the time and every time! Never an issue.

I use it before every new driver install hehe. I don't take chances. It's also a lot quicker then manually going threw the remove program route per ea nvidia item and rebooting.

Braver and more patient person than me. The only time I actually thought I needed DDU ended up to be a defective M.2 drive.
 
Hell, 2 weeks ago I got curious about the hash rates on my old EVGA GTX 295, 8800 GTS, and GTX 680 compared to the 980Ti, so I was swapping them around, messing with settings, installing at least 2 old versions of drivers, running 2 versions of the CUDA SDK, and all while driving 1x4k + 2x24" displays from at least two of those cards at a time in addition to the Intel HD(don'tcare), and a Vive plugged in (though didn't mess with it during the process). I'm back to just my 980Ti with no compute, VR, or other problems at all, and without using DDU.
 
Maybe the secret is that I never install GeForce Experience. Made that mistake once. ONCE.

neurohax

AHowes

neurohax

floorpizza
I dunno about the DDU thing... several years ago when NVIDIA's drivers were a mess, it wasn't just a good idea to run DDU (or its equivalent according to the timeline),it was pretty much a requirement. Nowadays, however, it seems like NVIDIA has really gotten its act together; drivers are much more stable, not nearly as messy, and don't leave behind detritus when you either uninstall them or change to a new card.

I was on an old EVGA 290 card when I upgraded to a GTX 980 in Feb of 2015. Prior to swapping out the cards, I downloaded the latest driver (for use after I put in the new card), uninstalled the current driver, turned off the PC, popped out the old 290, plugged in the 980, booted, then installed the new driver. Haven't had a problem in 3 years. :)

Sometimes those driver cleaner utilities get a bit overzealous.

I agree for the most part. I never use DDU unless I'm doing something crazy or having major problems. Now with CUDA and compute stuff, GeForce Experience, and the ability to mix GPU lines (man, never thought I'd see the day - feel like I could almost throw in an AGP card and it'd work), I don't usually recommend DDU. Same fear as with those old utilities - the software it's trying to uninstall starts adding features, the uninstaller starts missing bits, and suddenly you start crashing every time the flying toasters show up.

I use ddu all the time and every time! Never an issue.

I use it before every new driver install hehe. I don't take chances. It's also a lot quicker then manually going threw the remove program route per ea nvidia item and rebooting.

Braver and more patient person than me. The only time I actually thought I needed DDU ended up to be a defective M.2 drive.
 
Hell, 2 weeks ago I got curious about the hash rates on my old EVGA GTX 295, 8800 GTS, and GTX 680 compared to the 980Ti, so I was swapping them around, messing with settings, installing at least 2 old versions of drivers, running 2 versions of the CUDA SDK, and all while driving 1x4k + 2x24" displays from at least two of those cards at a time in addition to the Intel HD(don'tcare), and a Vive plugged in (though didn't mess with it during the process). I'm back to just my 980Ti with no compute, VR, or other problems at all, and without using DDU.
 
Maybe the secret is that I never install GeForce Experience. Made that mistake once. ONCE.

Ah, that was it... the GTX 295 was the card I had. Top dog back in the day. I had it on water, which wasn't an easy task to do on those old dual-sli-on-two-cards-mated-together-as-one 295's. It's still sitting out in the garage with it's waterblock and radiator (complete with fans) still attached. Man, I loved that card. I always wanted to get a second, so that I could have quad sli running just two "cards"!
 
But then again, I tend to stick with old things that work. Hence the reason I'm still running an i-7 920 overclocked to 3.8ghz on an x58 chipset running Windows 7. :) Swapping out to an SSD boot drive and a GTX 980 GPU still lets the old girl run with the new kids.
 
As I mentioned, I'm building my son's first gaming rig. It'll be a Coffee Lake i-7 with 16 gigs of RAM, m.2 boot drive, gtx 1080 gpu. It'll be interesting to see how the benchmarks stack up.. his new system to my old.
 
Thank God for EVGA's bundles! Without which my son's gaming rig would still be on hold given the current gpu situation.
 
Thank you EVGA!

EVGA_JacobF
1080 Ti FTW3 HYBRID in stock.

Shows auto notify. That's got to be a record lol

jd63636

EVGA_JacobF
1080 Ti FTW3 HYBRID in stock.

Shows auto notify. That's got to be a record lol

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