NVIDIA GTX 1070 Windows 10 Issue

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:44

I have received my 1070 today and when I try to install the drivers I get an error message "unable to install - not compatible with you current version of windows".
I have tried searching for drivers on the Geforce Experience app and the Nvidia website however I still have the same problem.
I have also updated the bios on my system to the latest and I still can not install my new 1070

Please can somebody help me????

Sin_Chase · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:51

What Win 10 OS are you running? 32 or 64bit?

shamus21 · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:54

Nvidia Drivers have been problematic of late which version are you using to install.

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:57

I am running 64 bit

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:58

driver version 368.39

shamus21 · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:05

have you got a spare harddrive you could do a clean install on.

smogsy · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:06

are you sure you downloaded the 64bit driver and not the 32 by accident?

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:14

I definetly have the correct 64 bit version driver just wont work

My system has 2 internal SSDs and a HDD.
sorry what is a clean install?

Sin_Chase · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:15

Assuming it's a legit/owned copy of Windows 10?

What have you messed around with? Any silly third party tools? Anti Virus? Etc etc

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:20

yep is a lefit copy of win 10
not that im aware of I messed about with AVG anti virus lastnight but only to do virus checks etc would that effect anything?

smogsy · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:24

is device manager picking it up as a 1070?

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:27

in display adapter it just shows
Intel(R) HD graphics 4600

&

Microsoft Basic Display adapter

but my monitor is currently hooked up to the 1070 and the cards leds are glowing with the fan on etc

gjc · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:28

Make sure you update your windows 10 to the latest version ( i forget which build). People had a similar problem with the 1080's me included. I update my windows 10 and boom no issue.

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:30

cool ill give that a go.
I know it sounds daft but how do I update windows 10?

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:32

ar actually just figured how to upgrade windows 10 ill see if that works and update you

timdawsonuk · 11 Jun 2016 at 15:24

updating windows worked!!!

Thank a lot v happy now

gjc · 11 Jun 2016 at 18:22

glad to help ^^

MajorMaccas · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:26

Just got my 1070 today, also having the same problem, windows is all updated but it still says it's incompatible with this version. In device manager it just lists it as Video Controller (VGA Compatible), no warning triangle or anything. The installer doesn't have the hardware error, only the version of windows error.

I have tried downloading the 32 bit, and the win8/7/vista 64bit drivers and none of them work.

I've also tried using GFE, but get the same error there too.

Any ideas?

passey89 · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:41

MajorMaccas said:
Just got my 1070 today, also having the same problem, windows is all updated but it still says it's incompatible with this version. In device manager it just lists it as Video Controller (VGA Compatible), no warning triangle or anything. The installer doesn't have the hardware error, only the version of windows error.

I have tried downloading the 32 bit, and the win8/7/vista 64bit drivers and none of them work.

I've also tried using GFE, but get the same error there too.

Any ideas?

i had exactly the same issue with my 1080.

i had an MSDN windows 10 and it didnt like it. I had to reinstall windows totally only way to do it tried everything else.

MajorMaccas · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:48

I don't understand, I'm upgrading from a GTX 670, the drivers for that always updated without ANY problems, using GFE. I may try putting that back in and see if I get the same message for the 600 series driver.