Drivers

[RipJawSenpai]

Hey guys im trying to play games bit it says your driver is too old so I was wondering is my graphics card even being detected do I need drivers for my gpu/cpu/motherboard, etc... So how do I play games if It wont detect my gpu or whatever and alot of simple tasks are using up alot of cpu for some reason, heres my list: Amd fx 6300, m5a78l-m, patriot 2x 8gb ddr3 1600, western digital 1tb, zalman z1 neo, evga 430w 80+ bronze, asus geforce gtx 1050 2gb dual fans, sceptre 20 inch monitor

 

 thanks

[dlink377]

your link is broken.

 

Have you even try to update your graphics card driver?

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 No but I dont even know if my computer is detecting the card

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 No but I dont even know if my computer is detecting the card

how about fixing your part list link, so we know your pc setup.

 

You could always check Device Manager to check if it is detected or not.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 i will list my parts and I did check it only said Microsoft card or whatever and mines an asus

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 i will list my parts and I did check it only said Microsoft card or whatever and mines an asus

You haven't install your graphics card driver. Download it from nvidia/amd site and install it first.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 wait so it doesn't detect your card untill you install the driver?

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 wait so it doesn't detect your card untill you install the driver?

From what I know it will revert to microsoft basic display adapter if the computer doesn't have driver for it.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 alright I see so even if my cards an asus I can go to nivida and install the gtx 1050 driver?

[dlink377]

1 minute ago, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 alright I see so even if my cards an asus I can go to nivida and install the gtx 1050 driver?

Yes, you are supposed to do that. ASUS or any manufacturer doesn't build their own driver.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 Alright cool I will do it now and also how do I control overclocking and stuff like that?

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 Alright cool I will do it now and also how do I control overclocking and stuff like that?

Sorry, I never done overclocking on my GPU or CPU, so you might need to start another thread for overclocking your GPU as Graphics Card subforums.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 No like control its speed etc turbo and stuff isnt there like a program for that

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 No like control its speed etc turbo and stuff isnt there like a program for that

for overclocking GPU you need this app:

https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 And is the gpu driver the only one I need or are there others?

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 And is the gpu driver the only one I need or are there others?

to use the gpu and play games with it you only need the GPU driver.

 

make sure you are connecting your monitor to the GPU not to the motherboard.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 Yeah its connected to my gpu im downloading the automatic driver on nivida

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 It says the driver's not compatable with my version of windows (windows 10 64 bit)

[dlink377]

1 minute ago, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 It says the driver's not compatable with my version of windows (windows 10 64 bit)

nvidia driver 64 bit download

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 Thanks

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 Also is it for the geforce gtx 1050?

[dlink377]

Just now, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 Also is it for the geforce gtx 1050?

you could use that driver on most nvidia graphics card, as long your os is 64 bit.

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 I see thx

[RipJawSenpai]

@dlink377 It said its not compatable with this version of windows I checked it said 64 bit...

[dlink377]

3 minutes ago, RipJawSenpai said:

@dlink377 It said its not compatable with this version of windows I checked it said 64 bit...

update your windows to newest version

 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/7/047889D0-578C-4A44-A38F-7F30A6CB3809/current-version/Windows10Upgrade9252.exe