DX10 AGP card

[CompMan]

No he wouldn't! I went from a 590sli chipset to the 680I SLI chipset and did not have to do a reformat. Its as simple as uninstalling the current chipset drivers and installing the ones from the new board. I've had no BSOD's since i've upgraded my board without a reformat.

Correcto Moondo. If its just the mobo you shouldn't have to format.

 

[Anubis1980]

ive had loads of problems in the past going from different mobos, windows always crashed etc, even though i deleted the drivers.

 

[CompMan]

What program did you use to delete the drivers? Like you can't just un install. I un install em then use CCleaner to get rid of all those bad registry keys. CCleaner really improves my PC performance.

 

[xtremezx2]

most that should have to be done is a repair install from the windows disk if you get blue screens and such.

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

ive had loads of problems in the past going from different mobos, windows always crashed etc, even though i deleted the drivers.

Yeah beacuse your not supposed to switch mobos with same windows install. Most oftenly it ends up in an infinite BSOD loop.

 

[Anubis1980]

Yeah thats why i said u need to reformat, lol i know ur not sposed to, ive learnt the hard way.

 

[muz]

It can get confused if you change from a mono core to a dual core as well as i learn .
I have swapped mono core motherboards sucessfuly but when i added this dual core it had a problem

 

[CompMan]

Well I just format anyway. It just feels smoother afterwards. But there are ways that you don't have to.

EDIT: 4k muz nice job.

 

[Äߧý∩†H♠H䎀]

I'd have to say the best option is probally to reformat it. Like I said earlier though I didn't and i've had not one problem. It was in my original intentions to do a reformat but after I un installed then reinstalled the new drivers and had no bsod's etc I never did it. I probally should but I don't feel like it cause there's no problems lol.

 

[muz]

I'd have to say the best option is probally to reformat it. Like I said earlier though I didn't and i've had not one problem. It was in my original intentions to do a reformat but after I un installed then reinstalled the new drivers and had no bsod's etc I never did it. I probally should but I don't feel like it cause there's no problems lol.

If it aint broke dont try and fix it
But i would agree that if you have the time then the best option is just reformat
Although i fixed a friends computer a while back and i never reformated and they havent had problems but i wouuld have had he not wanted the computer back soon