Can't get to Windows 11 because my processor doesn't match up for it.
Can't get to Windows 11 because my processor doesn't match up for it.
I own an old computer I built myself, but it still runs the games I like. Windows 10 won't update to Windows 11 because it says my processor doesn't fit. Is there a fix? My CPU is an Intel Core i5 4670K with four cores, running at 3.4 GHz on an Asus Z87-A motherboard and a GTX 760 graphics card. I'm probably just buying a new upgrade soon. The real problem is that I can't update my video drivers anymore since they only work with Windows 11 or the game Baldur's Gate 3, which makes BD3 show a black screen instead of the map details like waypoints and scenery.
Sure, your 4th Gen i5 isn't really on the list of games that support Windows 11. Your current Windows 10 still gets full support for a little more than two years (until about October 2025). Since Windows 10 is so much the most common operating system around, I don't see any reason to push back against using only video drives meant for Win 11 right now. Especially with that GTX 760. Just leave it as is until you decide to upgrade soon or in a couple of years.
The latest driver from Nvidia I can download is around 479 but I think the newest one out there is 539 or something like that. It's been a while since I've done PC building games, so maybe I'll just get a laptop instead. Probably something with an 8 gig minimum graphics card, 16 gigs of DDR5 memory, and at least 400 nits brightness. Note: Why do so many laptops come with 512 GB storage? Balders gate 3 alone takes 130 GB.
If you aren't having a real issue, you probably shouldn't change the driver. When it comes to storage, many laptop users don't play big video games on their machines. You'll likely find some laptops come with 1 or 2TB drives already, and if they're too small, you can upgrade them yourself later.
Yeah, but you have to do some home work yourself. Go get the newest official NVIDIA drivers from that website at www.nvidia.com. It seems like version 474.44 is for Windows 11 and a GTX 760. The date on it says 6-26-2023.
I don't think it's smart to upgrade an old or unsupported CPU to Windows 11. Sure, you can probably do it most of the time, but because your computer isn't officially supported by Microsoft, they might change things later that make running the system impossible. What would happen then?
The GTX 760 is an old graphics card, and drivers no longer support it since 2021. This isn't about Windows 11 at all. Nvidia stops supporting Kepler GPUs on August 31, affecting Windows 7 and the older versions of Windows 8 and 8.1 by the end of next year. Check out for more info.