Older mobo GFX Drivers

Drake5 · 7 Jul 2012 at 18:06

Hi guys,

Just picked up an older PC for home use.

The motherboard is a GA-73PVM-S2H.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=2691#ov

Under the driver tab for Windows 7 64-Bit, only 1 driver is available and that's the audio driver.

If I go to Win XP 32-Bit, a lot more drivers appear including the onboard graphics one.

My question is, could I install the Win XP 32-Bit onboard graphics without issue? If not, where else could I get the onboard graphics drivers for the mobo?

Thanks

(I did post this in the GFX Card section but figured it might get more attention here as it's a driver issue. Hope I'm not doing anything wrong! Cheers)

Orcvader · 7 Jul 2012 at 18:09

Link doesn't work, I assume you mean this board? http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2691#ov

32 bit drivers will not work on a 64 bit OS. Considering the onboard is from Nvidia, I would try the drivers from there?

Drake5 · 7 Jul 2012 at 18:13

Cheers, I never thought of that actually.

Does that mean I should download Geforce 7 series drivers?

Thanks

Orcvader · 7 Jul 2012 at 18:38

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk

Pick nForce, then nForce 6 series, then nForce 630i/Geforce 7100, and then Windows 7 64 bit. Since it's an onboard it should be part of the chipset drivers.

Drake5 · 7 Jul 2012 at 23:11

Orcvader said:
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk

Pick nForce, then nForce 6 series, then nForce 630i/Geforce 7100, and then Windows 7 64 bit. Since it's an onboard it should be part of the chipset drivers.

Thanks a lot mate, I really appreciate your help.

When using Aero and navigating it can get pretty choppy. I don't play games but would getting a cheap graphics card give me a smoother desktop experience?

Thanks

Orcvader · 7 Jul 2012 at 23:40

If you've turned Aero off and it feels a lot smoother, then yes, a cheaper card would probably help. This card is a good choice to have: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-271-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1711

EDIT: I see you already asked about it in the Graphics forum and was also suggested a 5450

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