nVidia drivers?

[X-Istence]

Hey,

Does anyone know where I can get Windows 7 nvidia drivers? I have an GeForce 4 Ti 4600 graphics card. I downloaded the Windows XP/Vista drivers and they seem to be working, however as soon as it attempts to change 3D modes the entire system crashes.

Yes, I know it is an older graphics card, this is an older machine.

P4 2.4 Ghz
1 GB of ram
60 GB HD

This thing runs like a beauty besides the graphics not working for 3D stuff. I am really enjoying Windows 7.

 

[epk]

mm.. the geforce 4 Ti isn't supported in newer drivers

the last release to support them is the 93.71, and its only for windows xp

sorry

 

[Not Bman]

Plus, there aren't really any Win7 drivers, not Nvidia at least.

 

[X-Istence]

I figured as much. Oh well. I don't have the money to purchase a newer rig/graphics card, so I am stuck with what I have got for now.

 

[LordOfLA]

the nvidia drivers for windows 7 are provided via windows update according to the nvidia website. However they dropped support for everything below the 6000 series a long while back.

 

[Not Bman]

the nvidia drivers for windows 7 are provided via windows update according to the nvidia website. However they dropped support for everything below the 6000 series a long while back.

And there not signed by Nvidia correct?

 

[X-Istence]

Yeah, I installed the 93.xx ones with some luck and forcing Windows 7 to make the app think it was Windows XP. The drivers did allow me to have my screen at 1680 x 1050, which is all I really cared about in the first place.

I have another drive in a drive sled that I can slide into the bay and boot up in that is Windows XP.

That being said, Windows 7 runs much much smoother than Windows Vista with SP1 installed. It stays responsive, is not a resource hog, even on an older machine I find it a pleasure to use. It to me feels like Mac OS X, gets out of my way and lets me do what I need to do.

 

[Johnny]

my nvidia 7300le driver installed perfectly on windows 7

 

[LordOfLA]

And there not signed by Nvidia correct?

Official full on nvidia drivers If you want the latest fully functional windows drivers for nvidia - windows update is where you'll find them.

 

[X-Istence]

Official full on nvidia drivers If you want the latest fully functional windows drivers for nvidia - windows update is where you'll find them.

Just not for older cards

 

[LordOfLA]

time to upgrade

You can get 6000 series cards cheap

 

[X-Istence]

time to upgrade

You can get 6000 series cards cheap

You're telling a student ... I am broke. All out of cash. Just filled up my car, have a few dollars to my name.

 

[LordOfLA]

I'd be suprised if you paid more than $30 for a low end 6000 series card - 6100 o 6200.

 

[epk]

he can prolly get a 7100 for 20$
i dont think they even sell 6-series anymore ;D

 

[X-Istence]

That buys me enough Ramen noodles to last a few weeks.

I have already been looking around, found an old x800 Pro from ATI. It has Vista drivers so I am going to give it a spin later.

Apparently Windows Media Player/VLC use some 3D component since playing video files in either causes the entire OS to go down hard. Back on XP for now.

 

[LordOfLA]

windows media uses hardware acceleration to play back.
Don't use VLC on windows.

you want media player classic, fdshow, vsfilter and haali media splitter on windows - all provided by the cccp playback pack, much more versatile with more current codecs.