fake nvidia GPU?

[NixoFox]

hello gamers.
my father got a new pc 4 month ago, i tried to install newest drivers, but installers says: no compatible hardware found, i ignored him. and now, i think i got a fake graphics card, i can't update its drivers (i didn't checked using nvidia site to detect my gpu model and suggest drivers, i didn't used geforce exprience, i can't use them all because i live in iran and nvidia and microsoft blocked us), and i think it's a little weak!

how can i know is my graphics card fake?

or how can i update my graphics card drivers without using nvidia site, geforce exprience or i can't update it with device manager?

my grapics card: nvidia geforce gt 630 (i don't know why but there's a afox logo on graphics card box)

[mtono]

the software GPU-Z should be able to tell you what garphics card you have.
you can find drivers here...they must work with windows. at the bottom of the guru 3d site you can choose what to download. maybe i could help.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download.html

[[☥] - CJ -]

Whether drivers are installed or not
a GT 630 is on the weak side, its not meant for major games.

So fake or not, it is a weak GPU.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

1. Where did you get GPU from?

2. Get GPU-z and match the specs to confirm.

It will not tell you the real name of the GPU, if it's a GPU that has it BIOS flash, which will display whatever name, you can only try and figure it out by matching the specs that it will display.

[NixoFox]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

1. Where did you get GPU from?

2. Get GPU-z and match the specs to confirm.

It will not tell you the real name of the GPU, if it's a GPU that has it BIOS flash, which will display whatever name, you can only try and figure it out by matching the specs that it will display.

i don't know where did my father gets this gpu.

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Whether drivers are installed or not
a GT 630 is on the weak side, its not meant for major games.

So fake or not, it is a weak GPU.

is darwin project (game) too heavy? i just play medium games not so heavy game.

Originally posted by professor pilz:

the software GPU-Z should be able to tell you what garphics card you have.
you can find drivers here...they must work with windows. at the bottom of the guru 3d site you can choose what to download. maybe i could help.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download.html

this link is linked to nvidia site, i can't use it. if there's no way, suggest me a good vpn.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

It will start the download a few seconds later when you open this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download,1.html

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Do you have the monitor cable hooked up to the video ports on the back of the GPU?

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

It will start the download a few seconds later when you open this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download,1.html

Why are you sending them to Guru3D?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

It will start the download a few seconds later when you open this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download,1.html

Why are you sending them to Guru3D?

Because his country is blocked from the official websites
thats why

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Why are you sending them to Guru3D?

Because his country is blocked from the official websites
thats why

There's more to it. Iran actually embargoed NVIDIA websites...

https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-sci-tech/71185/iranians-blocked-from-nvidia-downloads

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Because his country is blocked from the official websites
thats why

There's more to it. Iran actually embargoed NVIDIA websites...

https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-sci-tech/71185/iranians-blocked-from-nvidia-downloads

Ummm.. that still counts as being blocked bud.
doesnt matter how or why
BLOCKED is BLOCKED

you asked a question, i answered it, to which the OP stated this himself in the original post

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

There's more to it. Iran actually embargoed NVIDIA websites...

https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-sci-tech/71185/iranians-blocked-from-nvidia-downloads

Ummm.. that still counts as being blocked bud.
doesnt matter how or why
BLOCKED is BLOCKED

you asked a question, i answered it, to which the OP stated this himself in the original post

Understood.

@OP:
به نظر می رسد که دولت شما به طور ناخواسته وب سایت NVIDIA را مسدود کرده است، اما اجازه می دهد شرکت پوسته خود را در کشور خود فعال کند. من پیشنهاد می کنم از طریق وب سایت های دولتی خود نگاه کنید.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Was the PC a pre-build? As that usually could mean there are OEM branded drivers on there, which need to be fully uninstalled first and system reboot before trying other Drivers.

[NixoFox]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

It will start the download a few seconds later when you open this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download,1.html

error 403!

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Do you have the monitor cable hooked up to the video ports on the back of the GPU?

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

It will start the download a few seconds later when you open this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/geforce-397-93-whql-driver-download,1.html

Why are you sending them to Guru3D?

i'm not nooob as that i don't know that!

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Was the PC a pre-build? As that usually could mean there are OEM branded drivers on there, which need to be fully uninstalled first and system reboot before trying other Drivers.

i installed windows again on this pc.

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Ummm.. that still counts as being blocked bud.
doesnt matter how or why
BLOCKED is BLOCKED

you asked a question, i answered it, to which the OP stated this himself in the original post

Understood.

@OP:
به نظر می رسد که دولت شما به طور ناخواسته وب سایت NVIDIA را مسدود کرده است، اما اجازه می دهد شرکت پوسته خود را در کشور خود فعال کند. من پیشنهاد می کنم از طریق وب سایت های دولتی خود نگاه کنید.

thus persian text says:
your country blocked nvidia sites (when they don't wanted) but the company allows to active its skin in country. i suggest that visit goverment websites.
what do that mean "but company allows to active its skin in country."?

[NixoFox]

Originally posted by ㅇㅅㅇ:

you could ask somebody to send you nvidia drivers on a dvd through the mail, idk if iran governement reads your mail though

i downloaded newest drivers from nvidia site today with vpn and i got error again, my gpu is fake.

i got a new question: i got a nvidia geforce gt 610 too, is this fake graphics card better than a real but a little old gpu?

[[☥] - CJ -]

An actual GT 610 is worse than a real GT 630

a GT 610 is too weak for graphic games even at low settings.
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If NVIDIA drivers wont work for the "fake" card, have you tried AMD? lol

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Was the PC a pre-build? As that usually could mean there are OEM branded drivers on there, which need to be fully uninstalled first and system reboot before trying other Drivers.

The OP is from Iran. Either their govenement blocked it, or NVIDIA blocked them due to the embargo the US has on Iran at the moment.

Originally posted by ProX.Fox:

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Understood.

@OP:
به نظر می رسد که دولت شما به طور ناخواسته وب سایت NVIDIA را مسدود کرده است، اما اجازه می دهد شرکت پوسته خود را در کشور خود فعال کند. من پیشنهاد می کنم از طریق وب سایت های دولتی خود نگاه کنید.

thus persian text says:
your country blocked nvidia sites (when they don't wanted) but the company allows to active its skin in country. i suggest that visit goverment websites.
what do that mean "but company allows to active its skin in country."?

Translating back to English was never Google's strongpoint. You are from Iran correct? Iran is blocking NVIDIA, or NVNDIA is blocking them.