JoPineapplez

Maniac i would say, "You sir are a living LEGEND".......However now i've realised from reading this superlative guide that you are, "The Lordbringer of EEEEEKKkkkkk!!" And i have noob installed on my brand new handcrafted rig, a load of PPPFfffttttt-ware.

So i'm gonna finish work and try and rectify the matter post-haste, one point...... a lot of new Mobo's these days come with all sorts of shell programmes do all these need to be closed down first?? In msconfig there is a diagnostic boot option can this be used rather than having to manually close all sorts of apps, or is this a "safe" mode boot??

Thanks for your guide....You are "LEGEND" .....Now i'm going to right royally "Bumpunch" all NVIDIA staff.

gazaseals

followed every steps.
i can't install "physiX system software"
my nvidia 590 is running way too hot that it shut my computer down. 80 to 90+ degree centigrade.
EVGA precission set to 95 fan speed but still way too hot.
trying to upgrade my old dell xps 730.

Greetings "Maniacvvv", Great informative guide, however my Nvidia
Control Panel does not have the "Power Management Mode" as seen in
"Nvidia_rivatuner_Inspector_GTX_570_SC_1280mb.avi"
on youtube "tinyurl.com/648xjy9".

Also while you are there please have look at "NFS_HP2_GTX_570_SC_1280mb.avi"
the last 10 seconds is enlightening and "NFS_HP2_GTS_8800_640mb_G80.avi"
to understand my problem, it also happens in "CnC3 Tiberian wars and Kane's Wrath"
and "Flight Simulator X", Resolution: 1024x768 @ 100hz, 32bit color; Onscreen info:
Temperature, GPU load, Fan load, GPU Speed, Shader Speed, Fan speed (570 only)
Memory Speed, Memory load
Frames Per Second

maniacvvvYour issues are created by your config bro, your totally CPU bound.
 First off, completly REMOVE the 8800 GTS 640mb from the system (you do NOT have the CPU horsepower to run it along side a 570)
 After removing the 8800, follow my Nvidia driver guide for uninstalling and installing, and put in Nvidia driver 285.38



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Greetings "Maniacvvv" if you had looked more closely at my signature "1572-ER or".

At least with that sli-type heatsink the north-bridge chipset temperature now averages 45ºC (113ºF)
in total silence, rather than a whiny 6000rpm fan on a 1cm (0.3937 inch) high heatsink idling at 75ºC (167ºF).

I will try the drivers, the larger screen sizes in 3D only and i wont be following your guide to the letter as won't
be installing Win7. 

maniacvvv

Valarioth
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You make some vaild points bro...

But the truth is 98% of novice users, buy a new videocard, rip open the package, put it in their computer and use the drivers they previously had installed or the ones on the driver disk. Then most end up going to Nvidia for a different driver and the use the recommended "Express Install" 

Its only after they have problems or issues that they start looking for posts....
*and they would be lucky and their install would be flawless if they found this guide beforehand.

Even "experienced" users make mistakes.... 
You listed the following:
1. Download latest drivers
    2. Run program
    3. If installing over old drivers, click "clean installation" to be safe
    4. Select component you want to install (most will just need the drivers -- the rest are optional.  PhysX is nice to have)
    5. Done.

Of course if you read the release notes at the start of my Guide, you can no longer do Step 3

Nvidia recommends that you uninstall your Graphics driver and Nvidia components in Programs and Features
-BEFORE- installing a newer (or older) driver set.
*Nvidia states that "installing over older drivers" is NOT recommended (even using the Clean Install option)and should not be done.

This is because Nvidia is using a "new" installer package (non-Microsoft) on some newer driversets.
This "new" installer does NOT have the permissions and fuctions the older Microsoft one did, and behaves very differently than the one Nvidia used for 10 years....
Also many of the "newer" driver versions have features or components that are different, or install/behave in a seperate manner than the previous version that proceeded it...
And because Nvidia has been changing some CORE driver components, by adding or expanding features....
 
As noted in my Guide, gone are the old ways of working with Nvidia driversets.

My guide was designed to go over as many of the the facts and issues as possible, that were known at the time it was written...
In order to help users (both novice and experienced) learn about the new Nvidia driversets...
And its not easy or quick... if you want to know all the facts.

Many users have terrible issues and problems with their Nvidia drivers...
This Guide is intented to help those users FIND and FIX those issues releated to Uninstalling and Installing Nvidia Driversets. 
 

Mosher

First off great thread, kudos. I'm going to keep the steps handy next time I do an install.

However I'm a bit concerned because since January I've been installing the updated drivers right on top of the older ones. Over writing them on top of each other. I guess I'm lucky but I've not encountered any issues thus far.

Does Nvidia explain this anywhere on thier site? I can't belive how long I've been doing it wrong and others who still are.
I've never checked off 'Windows start up' with Precision or MSI Afterburner if it was on at the time.