Hi, as you can from see from my previous posts I installed Linux in all my machines. Now I have a PC with an I5 6500 (with Mint on it) and I’m upgrading the GPU. So, do I just open it put the new one and connect the cables? Or do I have to do some thing first? Thank you for all your help.

  • floquant
    6•6 months ago

    If you’re switching vendors it’s not a bad idea to install the drivers beforehand. Otherwise no, just swap & cable.

    • lost_faith
      1•6 months ago

      Just curious, why change the drivers first (I’ll be switching out my nvidia for amd in the future) will it save time or what?

      • floquant
        2•6 months ago

        You don’t need to change drivers strictly, just add the new ones then remove the old ones later. It’s just to avoid having issues with display output on your first boot - although you should pretty much always get some video out even without the correct drivers