I also use the nVidia drivers for my GeForce4. The standard xfree86 drivers are quite happy for my resolution to be 1280x1024. However when I downloaded and installed the official nVidia ones, they wouldn't run past 1024x768. Basically the way I got round it was to add the option "ignore EIED" or something similar to XF86Config, and then it would work at whatever I set to be the maximum resolution. Be warned though! This could damage your monitor. If however like me you know that your monitor can handle this, it should be o.k. This may not be your problem, I would check your error logs for xfree86 somewhere in /var (long story I am not able to get you the exact info at the moment, sorry). If there are messages about trying the resolution and them being rejected, thats what tipped me off. I am just googling now for the exact option and where to add it in XF86Config. I'll post them when I find it.
The line is:
Option "IgnoreEDID"
and I think its in the "Screens" section!
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