Hello, so I'm getting my GTX 1060 soon.. and this is my first time... so when I put the graphics card into my computer... do I have to unistall the old drivers of the old graphics card or it does it on its own when I install the new drivers for my new graphics card?
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Installing drivers?
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It's always smart to uninstall current driver, remove old card then reinstall drivers.
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You don't have to, but it is recommended that you do. Using the wrong driver on the wrong hardware can be an issue. The reason it is recommended is that because Windows will install a new driver automatically and if it doesn't you need to download it and install it. It is better to uninstall the current driver before anything because it is most likely going to need to restart your computer.
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Uninstall software, remove old card, insert new card, install most resent drivers from the manufactures web site
Good luck
Good luck
