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So anyways, if you have an older system then this is by far the cheapest way to upgrade it a bit. What i really need is a new computer but oh is what it is. This system originally had a 16mb video card and maybe 5-6 years ago I had updated it to a 64mb card and now I'm at 256mb card.yes, pathetic in today's standards but it seems to have beefed up my video viewing pleasure.a bit.
Anyways, got that done.as far as the driver that is on the disc.I thought I was doing the right thing by installing the latest drivers from nVidia.the latest drivers just didn't work right at all(code 10) and that is probably because this old system couldn't deal with it.soooo, if your system is as old as mine then stick with the drivers that are on the disc. Under ' custom resolutions and refresh rates ' click on the 'add' button and key in the native resolution of your monitor and then the proper refresh rate.make sure you take note of your current refresh rate (before installing new card ).I selected the wrong one and my Gateway monitor gave me the ' Out of frequency ' error display with nothing I could do.which meant I had to hook up another old monitor I had laying around to set it to the right refresh rate and then hook my Gateway back up. so again right click on desktop and select 'Nvidia Display>analogue display'( I should have done this first) then select 'screen resolutions and refresh rates' from the left hand flyout menu.
After installing the card I right clicked on the monitor to select the properties for my native desktop resolution which is 1680 X 1050.BUT it was not listed. It is hooked up to a Gateway HD Display, 22" widescreen (VGA). I picked this up for an older system (Compaq Presario 5321sr, circa 2000-01) which is AGP 4X.