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Going from 128 MB 8300 GS to 512 MB 9600 GT

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teja92   06-17-2009 at 05:43:36 AM

Hi guys,
Today i am going to buy a 9600 GT(I had to place an order.Now it just came to the shop)
I will be going to buy it and replace my crappy 128MB 8300 GS to install it.
My question is do i need to uninstall my old driver( i have updated to 182.50) and install the drivers that will come with the CD or just pop in the card and power connector and restart the PC.

nVidia to nVidia. IS IT REQUIRED TO UNINSTALL NAD INSTALL THE DRIVERS FOR CD.
I am buying it only to play crysis and forthcoming games at 1440x900/1280x800 at medium or med-high.


Its a Dell Inspiron 530 with a 350 W PSU
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600(G0) @ 2.4GHz (Stock)
Motherboard - Intel DG33 Express Chipset
Ram- 4 x 1Gb ddr2 ram @ 667 MHz
OS -Vista Ultimate 32- Bit

This PSU can even handle a 9800 GT or HD4830. Don't worry about it. My budget allowed me only to a Palit 9600 GT.
Waiting for a Good reply man


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ct1615   06-17-2009 at 05:52:50 AM
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gratz, I had a 9600GT, its a very nice cards. enjoy it.

as for drivers, download the new 9600GT drivers from nvidia. Uninstall your old ones and install the new ones just to be safe.

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teja92   06-17-2009 at 06:00:05 AM
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ct1615 wrote :

gratz, I had a 9600GT, its a very nice cards. enjoy it.

as for drivers, download the new 9600GT drivers from nvidia. Uninstall your old ones and install the new ones just to be safe.



ok dude. Thanx for it. cant wait to lay my hands on this card.
I will be thankful if u post a benchmark of crysis.

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ct1615   06-17-2009 at 06:08:54 AM
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winxp
1440 x 900
2GB 800mhz ram
athlon x2 6000
9600GT
no AA

I was averaging about 35 FPS on medium and 25 on high. So you can mix and match with those two settings.

When I upgraded to my 9800GT I was playing at 35 FPS on high.

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teja92   06-17-2009 at 06:12:17 AM
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OMG. It can do really well. More than what i have expected. Thanx a lot for that. Great reply dude.

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Shadow703793   06-17-2009 at 06:58:18 PM
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Its a Dell Inspiron 530 with a 350 W PSU


That is a bit concerning as Dell PSUs are not the best of quality. And the 350W rating (IIRC) is peak out put and not continuous. You may want to consider getting a better PSU. Also how many amps on the +12?

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   06-17-2009 at 07:07:55 PM
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*Sigh* are you finally going to get this card, mate?;)

@Shadow: I do not want to start an arguement here, but you are incorrect. Dell units are underrated and give plenty of amps on the +12v line/s.

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ct1615   06-17-2009 at 07:32:12 PM
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Shadow703793 wrote :

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Its a Dell Inspiron 530 with a 350 W PSU


That is a bit concerning as Dell PSUs are not the best of quality. And the 350W rating (IIRC) is peak out put and not continuous. You may want to consider getting a better PSU. Also how many amps on the +12?



I love how people post about Dell PSU without knowing anything about them. Dell is notorious for underrating their PSU. I ran a 9800GT on a Dell 305w PSU. Go to the dell forum and you will see people running 4830 on that same PSU and the 350w running the 4850. The 350w is not peak output so you are wrong again. Ask Delluser or any other Dell owner about their experience with Dell power supplies and video cards. Go back to mother's basement and learn a thing or two before you post otherwise you just make a complete noob of yourself...like above.

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megamanx00   06-17-2009 at 07:53:26 PM
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You don't Need to uninstall the old drivers, but it sure would be a good idea :D.


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Shadow703793   06-17-2009 at 10:47:28 PM
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ct1615 wrote :

I love how people post about Dell PSU without knowing anything about them. Dell is notorious for underrating their PSU. I ran a 9800GT on a Dell 305w PSU. Go to the dell forum and you will see people running 4830 on that same PSU and the 350w running the 4850. The 350w is not peak output so you are wrong again. Ask Delluser or any other Dell owner about their experience with Dell power supplies and video cards. Go back to mother's basement and learn a thing or two before you post otherwise you just make a complete noob of yourself...like above.


Good to know. Dell used to do this a few years back. Glad to see Dell improving ( Edit: did a bit of digging, and their PSUs seems to be mainly from SeaSonic nnow, who are the same manufactures who build Corsair units). What about HP,etc? How are their PSUs?


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xbeater   06-17-2009 at 11:04:12 PM
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dont bother uninstalling.... just download the newest from Nvidia to make sure your up to date. if your old drivers are still from recent you might not even have to install new ones. at first you will have a desktop which runs as if their is no video card, but app 30 seconds after your machine totally starts up your driver may even detect you video card and apply the old driver. (which shoudl work fine)

if it does not all you need to do is download the latest or pop in the CD

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teja92   06-18-2009 at 06:32:21 AM
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Thanx dude. It takes 2 weeks for me to get the card(the card he bought was having a broken fan). Thanx a lot for ur help. I will directly pop in the card.
My PSU has 25A on +12V rail. It is surely sufficient for a 9600GT or a 9800 GT.

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xbeater   06-18-2009 at 09:06:29 AM
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Happy to help and enjoy playing your new games!

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