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    Which is faulty?

    Discussion in 'Desktop Hardware' started by Stalvros, May 13, 2016.

  1. Stalvros

    Stalvros Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi there guys, I had this desktop server that's about 5 years old.
    Intel core i7;
    it used to have an nvidia graphics card but it got busted after 3 years.
    So what I did was I substitute it with the amd graphics card.

    Issue at the moment is when Im playing a game;
    to be more specific - Guild Wars 2.

    All is good, however for some reason, every 10 mins or so the picture/sound will freeze about 1-2 seconds before it resumes. My question is, is this a problem that usually runs with the graphic card (because it's new though I admit not as powerful as the old nvidia ge-force card) or is there a problem with the motherboard itself since it's been 5 years old?
     
    Stalvros, May 13, 2016
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    When change GPU especially from Nvidia to AMD you need to uninstall the Old GPU driver and reinstall the matching GPU driver from the AMD otherwise you will have issues that your having since the driver and GPU isn't compatible. Everyone knows this you don't mix and match Nvidia drivers with AMD cards or vise versa.
     
    StormJumper, May 14, 2016
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