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Updating Video Drivers

Back_Blast

By Back_Blast,
Posted on: 2010-04-16 24:23 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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I have a NVidia GTX 260 video card and running Windows 7 64-bit.

What is the best process to get the newest version of the video drivers on the machine, including cleaning up the old drivers first.

I remember using a program before, I think driver clearner or something, but that one does not seem to have the free version it use to.

I want to clean off the drivers and then install the new one cleanly because I think somehting is mucked in mine because I am not seeing some graphics that others seem to see fine (specifically the lightning in the swords on upgraded Grave Knights). Also, when testing out the Ultra mode on test I turned everything up all the way and my FPS went from hovering at 60 down to 10.

I know that it was listed that the GTX 260 is going to probably be around the mid range of the Ultra mode so I might not be able to crank everything through the roof but I would think it should not plummet that much.

Thanks for any help on this.

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General procedure is to download the new drivers so you have them ready. Then uninstall the old ones using the uninstaller for them. Reboot system to safe mode and run a driver cleaner. http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ is a free one. That will scrub off any remaining bits. Then reboot and install the new drivers.

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Thanks.

I will try that one once I get home.

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