Any way to go from Nahimic 3 to Nahimic 4?


asturias7

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My PC came with A-Volute Nh3 Audio Effects Component (Nahimic 3 APO) included.
Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade this to the newer Nahimic 4?
 

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    Windows 11 24H2 Pro (RP Build 26100.4061)
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    PC/Desktop
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    Alienware
Anyone?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2 Pro (RP Build 26100.4061)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
No one has found a way, apparently. My MSI X570 GODLIKE came with APO3, and when I tried to manually force newer drivers with APO4 they flat out did not work. MSI only has 9057 drivers available on their website, and I've found that Windows 11 installs good enough drivers that work well with Atmos / DTS:X on my headphones, so I stopped trying to install the RealTek and Nahimic stuff after my last 2 clean installs.

When Mokichu was still psoting, IIRC, there was a small discussion about it in which someone said, something along the lines of "no, if your syustem came with APO3 you're locked into APO3" or something like that. I cannot prove otherwise because the couple of times I tried it never worked.
 

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    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
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    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
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    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
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    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
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    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
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    Dell laptop display 15"
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    1920 * 1080
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    Dell
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    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
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asturias7 said:
My PC came with A-Volute Nh3 Audio Effects Component (Nahimic 3 APO) included.
Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade this to the newer Nahimic 4?
Click to expand...

no you cannot, asturias7 (unless you feel like editing/modding certain INF files)

Nahimic 3 or APO3 and Nahimic 4 or APO4 component drivers have different "hardware IDs"

hardware IDs used for latest Nahimic APO3 driver (listed in the A-VoluteNh3ApoSwc.inf file)

Code: 
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0000
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0001
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0100
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0200
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0300
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0400
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0401
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0500
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0600
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0700
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0800
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0900
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0D00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0E00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0F00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1000
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1100
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1200
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1300
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1400
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1500
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1600
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1700
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1800
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1900
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1A00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1B00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1C00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1D00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1E00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1F00
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_FFFF


hardware IDs used for latest Nahimic APO4 driver (listed in the A-VoluteNhApo4Swc.inf file)

Code: 
[ApoComponents.NTamd64.10.0]
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0002
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0102
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0202
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0302
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0402
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0502
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0602
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0702
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0802
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0902
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0A02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0B02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0C02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0D02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0E02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_0F02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1002
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1102
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1202
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1302
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1402
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1502
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1602
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1702
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1802
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1902
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1A02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1B02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1C02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1D02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1E02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_1F02
%Apo.ComponentDesc% = ApoComponent_Install,SWC\VEN_AVOL&AID_FFFE

Nahimic APO3 driver is for some 11th gen intel & older (maybe down to 8th or 9th gen intel)
while the APO4 driver is for most 11th gen intel, 12th gen intel & newer systems



johnlgalt said:
No one has found a way, apparently. My MSI X570 GODLIKE came with APO3, and when I tried to manually force newer drivers with APO4 they flat out did not work. MSI only has 9057 drivers available on their website, and I've found that Windows 11 installs good enough drivers that work well with Atmos / DTS:X on my headphones, so I stopped trying to install the RealTek and Nahimic stuff after my last 2 clean installs.
Click to expand...

only way for you is maybe with a modded MSI Realtek driver from this forum.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 10 ltsc
erpster4 said:
no you cannot, asturias7 (unless you feel like editing/modding certain INF files)

Nahimic 3 or APO3 and Nahimic 4 or APO4 component drivers have different "hardware IDs"

hardware IDs used for latest Nahimic APO3 driver (listed in the A-VoluteNh3ApoSwc.inf file)


Nahimic APO3 driver is for some 11th gen intel & older (maybe down to 8th or 9th gen intel)
while the APO4 driver is for most 11th gen intel, 12th gen intel & newer systems





only way for you is maybe with a modded MSI Realtek driver from this forum.
Click to expand...


Yes, I simply wanted to know if there was a way to uninstall Nahimic 3 and use 4.
Thanks anyhow! (y)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2 Pro (RP Build 26100.4061)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
erpster4 said:
<snip>

Nahimic APO3 driver is for some 11th gen intel & older (maybe down to 8th or 9th gen intel)
while the APO4 driver is for most 11th gen intel, 12th gen intel & newer systems





only way for you is maybe with a modded MSI Realtek driver from this forum.
Click to expand...

Hmmm. MSI Provides APO3 stuff for my X570 GODLIKE mobo (Zen2 arch, AM4 socket). Last time I cleanly installed Windows, I didn't even bother with the RT drivers from MSI (for one, still 9057, and for 2, Nahimic made Atmos and other spatial audio in my headsets and buds sound badly, I needed to disable one or the other).

Now that I replaced my Arctis Pro Wireless (built in DTS:X support) with the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, though, I might have to try and see if installing the latest RT and Nahimic APO3 stuff for my mobo makes a difference without screwing the audio output.

Sometime. lol.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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