How to Update Your NVIDIA Video Card for Free
NVIDIA was founded in 1993 and since then has made anything from 3D games to advanced virtual reality medical procedures possible with their powerful video cards. NVIDIA serves consumers with their GeForce products, professionals with their Quadro products, and the super computing market with their Tesla products. NVIDIA periodically releases driver updates for their flagship video cards. Updating the drivers allows for increases in performance, and fixes glitches in games and graphics software. The best part about these updates is they can be downloaded for free from NVIDIA's support web page.
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Instructions
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Open your Web browser and head to NVIDIA's website, "nvidia.com."
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Click on your country and then on the "Support" link. "Support" is located at the top right hand corner of the page.
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Click "Download Drivers" on the middle-right side of the page. It is a gray button next to "Go" and "Get Help."
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Select your product from the drop down menus. If you are not sure of the product, information can be found in display settings or in your installation manual. If you have misplaced the manual, each card has the product series printed on the edge.
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Click on the "Search" button. This will take you over to the download page. Save the Drivers installer to your download folder, the desktop, or a place of your choosing; just make sure to remember where you saved it, as you'll have to find it again to install.
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Double-click the Drivers installer. Follow the on-screen instructions for your specific card and restart your computer afterward.
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Tips & Warnings
NVIDIA recommends deactivating anti-virus software during the installation.
According to the NVIDIA Cuda Quick Start Guide, all previous versions of the NVIDIA drivers should be uninstalled before installing new driver updates.
Always use official drivers to avoid any problems with the video card.
If you are using an operating system not listed on NVIDIA's website, it might be better to stick with your current drivers.
