Dragon Age: Inquisition Issue: Please update your NVIDIA GeForce driver

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@Avencakes wrote:

So I installed Dragon Age: Inquisition and I can't play because my graphic driver's version is stuck at version 337. I have an ASUS Republic of Gamer's G771JM laptop that has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860m graphics card. After contcating ASUS they told me that the version of my graphics card is the latest for all ASUS users and that I'd have to wait until they release an updated version of them for ASUS users. After asking how soon that would be they told me it would be soon, and that I should check their website daily. It's been a little over a month now and still nothing. I was wondering if there was any way I could bypass this issue I'm having. Any help is appreciated.

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Did you download the latest GTX 860m driver and tried to install it? I know that ASUS told you that yours was-even though it is not- the latest but I was curious what would happen if you were to take to matters in your own hands. By the way do not do a clean install just in case so that you can rollback.

Use one from here:  http://www.omegadrivers.net/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=section&id=2&Itemid=55

Glaciem1 wrote:

Did you download the latest GTX 860m driver and tried to install it? I know that ASUS told you that yours was-even though it is not- the latest but I was curious what would happen if you were to take to matters in your own hands. By the way do not do a clean install just in case so that you can rollback.

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Yes I did. I've tried every driver on their website(s) as well as reinstall my OS and doing a full factory reset. What they told me seems to be correct.

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@Gorath_the_Elder wrote:

Use one from here:  http://www.omegadrivers.net/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=section&id=2&Itemid=55

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I installed it and restarted my system. I still get the same error code. Maybe it's because I'm on Windows 8.1, the only downloads they have are for 7.

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@Avencakes wrote:

I installed it and restarted my system. I still get the same error code. Maybe it's because I'm on Windows 8.1, the only downloads they have are for 7.

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There is the 347.25 driver that is for 860M http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/81392/en-us

This is the page for ASUS users: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G771JM/HelpDesk_Download/ (VGA Section) Which is the version .337.

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@Avencakes wrote:

This is the page for ASUS users: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G771JM/HelpDesk_Download/ (VGA Section) Which is the version .337.

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Can you play other games, what I mean, is the problem specific with the DAI? Also did you try running the game with the Intel integrated graphics, you wouldn't be able to play it but you should be able to boot ,it, so we can say the problem is only related to the nvidia driver or some other sheningan is at play.

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@Glaciem1 wrote:

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@Avencakes wrote:

This is the page for ASUS users: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G771JM/HelpDesk_Download/ (VGA Section) Which is the version .337.

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Can you play other games, what I mean, is the problem specific with the DAI? Also did you try running the game with the Intel integrated graphics, you wouldn't be able to play it but you should be able to boot ,it, so we can say the problem is only related to the nvidia driver or some other sheningan is at play.

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I can play other games, it's just for DAI I need a properly updated version of my graphics card. I'll try the Intel Graphics card suggestion and get back to you, it sounds like a good idea. 

EDIT: It did not work. Even running it on my Intel Graphics card, it forces itself to run the secondary one (NVIDIA) probably because it just won't launch with a graphics card that weak. So the issue is still the same.

Here is a brief discussion on ASUS drivers vs Nvidia drivers:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/difference-in-display-drivers-from-asus-vs-from-nvidia-website.206983/

I know when I first booted up DAI on my PC I also got the error code about updating my Nvidia drivers, and I am on Win7, so it is not just 8.1. Unfortunately, DAI has some software check on startup and it won't let you play unless you are on a minimum drivers version. First time I've seen that, but there it is.

So if you want to play DAI on that lap top, you are going to have to try the Nvidia drivers. From the few discussions I could find on the web, it seems either the Nvidia drivers won't even install, or tend to run fine. in that thread above someone who worked for ASUS mentioned stability issues though with other drivers than Nvidia. But it is either potential issues (unlikely) or no game, so it is up to you.

You can try the intel integrated graphics, but generally a built in card will barely be able to play a game like this on minimum, if at all. But worth a try if you don't want to use the Nvidia drivers.