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Switching GFX from AMD to nVidia with AMD APU

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March 26, 2014 7:55:56 PM

Hey guys,
I have an AMD APU 6800k along with a Radeon HD 6570 and 8GB DDR3 Ram (I do not use Crossfire.)
Recently, my friend Sold me his Asus Nvidia Gtx 650-e-2gd5 graphic card, and i want to use it in place of the 6570. My question is how do i remove my AMD Drivers and install Nvidia drivers?
I have heard that DriveSweeper doesn't work well with AMD Drivers.

Also, Does the APU itself require drivers to Work?

More about : switching gfx amd nvidia amd apu

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March 26, 2014 8:08:08 PM

I use driver fusion to do a complete uninstall of old drivers and then reinstall the ones I want. http://treexy.com/products/driver-fusion

for the driver for the Nvidia card go to http://www.geforce.com/drivers and enter your info.

use driver fusion to erase the old drivers and then restart. after restarting install the nvidia driver.

No the APU will not need a GPU driver as long as you have the dedicated card.
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March 27, 2014 12:13:13 AM

But i heard Treexy/driver fusion deletes some essential AMD chipset files.
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March 27, 2014 8:30:11 AM

no I have used it on my AMD/Win 7 system since its release and never had issues. The old version (driver sweeper) did when they released Win7. They released the Driver fusion upgraded software so this issue is no longer there.
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April 1, 2014 6:01:37 AM

Okay i have done the Switch Without using the Drive Sweeper.
I used AMD Clean Uninstall Utility.

I [think] i am getting optimal performance:

Black Flag : Medium: 30-45 FPS
Just cause 2 : Ultra : 50 fps
BF3: Ultra 50 FPS [multiplayer]
Saints row III: Medium 40 fps

Am i getting optimal FPS or mam i supposed to get more outta my card ?
Thanks in Advance :) 
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a b U Graphics card
a b À AMD
April 2, 2014 12:58:02 AM

That sounds about right for performance with that CPU and GPU card. Down the line if you find that the performance is lacking you can always overclock both the GPU and CPU to get the most out of them. But If you do decide to go this route you will need an aftermarket cooler for the CPU to handle the extra heat it will produce.
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