http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/06...

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will normal ones do as im not really going to overclock the graphics card if so please give me a direct link

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first of all ... stick to ONE post. now ... again, your card is a GeForce 7600 GT and nVidia's forceware drivers will most likely work. but your card is an OEM card, meaning it is not manufactured by nVidia but by Gigabyte (based on a nVidia GPU), featuring 'silent-pipe II' which is proprietary (Gigabyte's) cooling technology. so it is recommended that you install the manufacturer's software (the latest version is provided on gigabyte's support page - see response # 1) however, below is the link to nVidia's latest forceware (93.71) for windows xp/2k: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_... and before installing this (or the manufacturer's) driver, get rid of whatever version you may have previously installed using this tool: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securi... NOTE: "The program is for ATI and nVidia drivers. First you need to uninstall the drivers from the control panel than reboot and after that run the program." Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'

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ok for some reason the new drivers are older than the ones in the graphic card support cd which i find a little strange

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don't worry about the 'age' of a driver at this stage ... find a solution that WORKS for you! you have to understand the nVidia (and amd/ati) 'one-for-all' driver policy ... whenever they throw a new GPU on the market, they release a driver update that now supports the NEW chips as well as the older models. the updated driver does not necessarily mean an improvemed performance with all older chips ... i know a lot of ppl using older models who are still with forceware 5x.xx drivers and happy as pigs in sh*t :-) you may google for forceware driver release overview and change logs to get an impression which release was made for which model and the issues that were addressed. bottom line again: if it ain't broken, don't fix it! Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'

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"after i select graphics card i get these options GeForce and TNT2 GeForce 8800 SERIES GeForce GO 7 SERIES QUADRO RIVA 128/128ZX IS IT THE 3RD ONE I GO FOR(?)" Nvidia's UDA (Unified Driver Architecture) viz ForceWare series has been in use for a while now. Ironically, your not being familiar with it, is perhaps why this thread seem to have progressed from an inquiry so simple & innocuous to one with a controverted undertone..........LOL. All you should have chosen from those options you had before you was GeForce and TNT2. I'm not even going to go how I feel about the unified characterization - since there are apparently exclusions & variations to how *really* (un)unified the drivers are & what PCB they'll support. "but your card is an OEM card, meaning it is not manufactured by nVidia but by Gigabyte (based on a nVidia GPU)," Unlike ATi, Nvidia does not have its own in house branded PCB at all, so labelling the Gigabyte card as OEM is perhaps not 100% accurate, unless you want to call every single card with an Nvidia chip OEM. I have a Leadtek 6800 & I do not use the drivers from Leadtek at all, I've always installed & periodically updated the card's driver using the ones posted on Nvidia's website. I also must say my PCB does have utilize a proprietary cooling technology as well - not as exotic as "Silent Pipe", but propietary nonetheless, and the drivers from Nvidia have always worked just fine. Good luck! How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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thanks guys thats very helpfull and i have the drivers installed and working great

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