Swapping Cards

[BruceMyers48]

I'm giving my daughter my GEforce 4 440 64 meg card for her Biostar Mobo so I can get her off the onboard video.I purchace a FX5200 Le 128 fo my MSI KT4 ultra. The question I have is in XP prof when you swap video cards do I have to uninstall the drivers for the other card before I shut down and install the new card? I know if you upgrade drivers you have to do that.Let me know the best way to upgrade cards. thanks Bruce

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[cleeve]

Yes, removing the drivers first is the way to go.

Unfortunately, you have bought a Geforce FX 5200. Your framerates will not be superior to those of the MX440.

Should have asked us first, dood.

 

[Rubberbband]

Should have gotten a Radeon 9600 Pro! The 5200 series is Nvidia's "value" line.

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[BruceMyers48]

I only play a few games like wolfenstien and the demo devestition. I figured for the price 80.00 at new egg it was a decent upgrade with the extra memory. I also edit my video cam corder on the PC too.

MSI KT4 ultra
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and soon to be FX 5200 128

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[Spitfire_x86]

Radeon 9100 was a wiser buy. It's much better than FX5200 for gaming and ATI cards are better for video editing. Price is equal to FX5200.

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[tombance]

I think FX5200 might actually be worse than MX440 in some situations.

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[ianmills]

It depends which card you are swapping. Is it your machine, or your daughter's machine?

If you are replacing an nvidia card with another nvidia card you don't need to uninstall/reinstall the drivers at all since they will both use the same drivers.

 

[Unit01]

the gf4mx line and gffx line doesn't use the same drivers.
Yes uninstall old drivers
change graphics card
install new drivers.

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[BruceMyers48]

Yeas it is my Card. I am swapping Nvidia for Nvidia and I believe your right they will use the same drivers. XP shough just pick up the different card and the extra memory on the new card. The only problem every one said that I made a mistake going from Geforce mx 440 64 meg to the FX 5200 128 meg. The claim is that the card is not a good card and the 440 might be better. I believe the geforce mx 440 did not have Directx support and the FX 5200 does. Well I will see. I am not reall a big gamer but do paly some. Thanks Bruce

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[mrface]

You cant go wrong with uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them... thats what i would do
different drivers for different cards though, remember that

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