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May 7th, 2024 16:16

R5 340X AMD video card for a 7040 SFF

Hi all,

How you doing?   I have a Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF.  The video card fan started to make noise.  I took it a part, took the fan off the card, oiled it and put new thermo paste on it.  Its been working for over a month, no noise and no errors.  I am thinking of buying a new video card from Dell for 98 dollars, its refurbished.  My question, when I install it, should i remove the video card from Device Manager?   When I put the new card in, how do I get the drivers?  Use Support Assist?  Any help would be appreciated.

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May 8th, 2024 01:04

There is no need.

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May 7th, 2024 20:07

With Windows 10/11, you can just swap out the video card and it will know to change to a proper video driver.  After system boot up, make sure that it's connecting to internet and give it a few minutes for automatically driver updates.  You can speed up the process by run Windows updates manually.

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May 7th, 2024 22:11

@Chino de Oro​ Thank you, should I use Support Assist to update drivers?

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