7800GTX w/ Media Center

[Harkonen]

I am building a system that will be primarily used for gaming, and for media content. I was thinking of installing Windows Media Center as my OS, but I understand that there are no 7800GTX drivers available. Is this true? SHould I go XP Professional instead?

I will be hooking this system up to my home network, with an Xbox 360 connected as a Media Xtender.

System Overview: X2 4800+, Asus A8N32-SLI, WD Raptor + 3x250GB drives, 2 MB Corsair 3500LL, (2) 7800GTX 512's in SLI, SB XFI

Thanks!

 

[rbV5]

but I understand that there are no 7800GTX drivers available. Is

There are WHQL drivers at Nvidia's site with media center and 7800GTX support.

Product Support List- Windows XP Media Center Edition - 77.79

GeForce FX 5100
GeForce FX 5200
GeForce FX 5200LE
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
GeForce FX 5500
GeForce FX 5600
GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
GeForce FX 5600SE
GeForce FX 5600XT
GeForce FX 5700
GeForce FX 5700VE
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
GeForce FX 5700LE
GeForce FX 5800
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
GeForce FX 5900
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
GeForce FX 5900XT
GeForce FX 5900ZT
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
GeForce PCX 5300
GeForce PCX 5750
GeForce PCX 5900
GeForce 6200
GeForce 6200 with TurboCache
GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache
GeForce 6500
GeForce 6600 GT
GeForce 6600
GeForce 6610 XL
GeForce 6800
GeForce 6800 GT
GeForce 6800 LE
GeForce 6800 Ultra
GeForce 7800 GT
GeForce 7800 GTX
Quadro4 200 NVS
Quadro4 400 NVS
Quadro4 380 XGL
Quadro4 500 XGL
Quadro4 550 XGL
Quadro4 580 XGL
Quadro4 700 XGL
Quadro4 750 XGL
Quadro4 780 XGL
Quadro4 900 XGL
Quadro4 980 XGL
Quadro FX 500
Quadro FX 540
Quadro FX 600
Quadro FX 700
Quadro FX 1000
Quadro FX 1100
Quadro FX 1300
Quadro FX 1400
Quadro FX 2000
Quadro FX 3000
Quadro FX 3000G
Quadro FX 3400
Quadro FX 3450
Quadro FX 4000 SDI
Quadro FX 4400
Quadro FX 4500
Quadro NVS
Quadro NVS 200
Quadro NVS 280
Quadro NVS 400
Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Quadro NVS 285 PCI

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[Harkonen]

Thanks rbV5...

I think I may have gotten confused. Perhaps it is the SLI drivers that are missing. I checked the SLI driver link on nVidia's site, and saw only XP options. Will 7800's work in SLI with Media Center? Thanks again.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Harkonen
Thanks rbV5...

I think I may have gotten confused. Perhaps it is the SLI drivers that are missing. I checked the SLI driver link on nVidia's site, and saw only XP options. Will 7800's work in SLI with Media Center? Thanks again.

Dunno for sure, but SLI support was added with v72.14 Media Center drivers, so perhaps?

 

[GrantMeThePower]

I have a 7800GT and MCE. Don't even bother with the "MCE" drivers from Nvidia. Use the regular XP drivers. MCE is just an applett in XP Pro and doens't require the other drivers. THe only difference is that the MCE drivers from Nvidia include a means to adjust settings from within the MCE shell, which, espically in your case, is not necessary.