GPU compatibility
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Hey all, adding a thread about this here to hopefully get some more useful input on my little problem:
A few days ago my gpu kinda broke while playing a game (path of exile). So what happened was that the whole computer froze and the screens were showing a lot of colorful squares. I had to force reboot the system and after that it was all good. So I played some more. But the next day the same thing happened. Now after a reboot I get wired horizontal stripes on my monitors. Exactly like this:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NrzYGFsMnmk/maxresdefault.jpg
All signs point towards a gpu fail. So I bought a new one for cheap ( gtx 960) and wanted to install that. But it turned out to be not that easy. Heres my theory why:
I have an asus p9x79 deluxe mainboard that I bought in march 2012. It hasnt had a bios flash since then. My gpu is the 780 that I bought about a year later I think. Still kind of old too.
The 960 that I have now seems to be unrecognized by my mainboard. It does get powered, but it doesnt output any video signal.
About a year after I bought my mainboard asus changed the data structure of its mbs bios from .rom to .cap. I suppose my current bios is still .rom. I already located the rom to cap converter for my bios and the latest .cap bios version and I can update both those things using an easy flash usb port on my mainboard.
My question is: you reckon after that update the new gpu will get recognized and output video?
THanks
A few days ago my gpu kinda broke while playing a game (path of exile). So what happened was that the whole computer froze and the screens were showing a lot of colorful squares. I had to force reboot the system and after that it was all good. So I played some more. But the next day the same thing happened. Now after a reboot I get wired horizontal stripes on my monitors. Exactly like this:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NrzYGFsMnmk/maxresdefault.jpg
All signs point towards a gpu fail. So I bought a new one for cheap ( gtx 960) and wanted to install that. But it turned out to be not that easy. Heres my theory why:
I have an asus p9x79 deluxe mainboard that I bought in march 2012. It hasnt had a bios flash since then. My gpu is the 780 that I bought about a year later I think. Still kind of old too.
The 960 that I have now seems to be unrecognized by my mainboard. It does get powered, but it doesnt output any video signal.
About a year after I bought my mainboard asus changed the data structure of its mbs bios from .rom to .cap. I suppose my current bios is still .rom. I already located the rom to cap converter for my bios and the latest .cap bios version and I can update both those things using an easy flash usb port on my mainboard.
My question is: you reckon after that update the new gpu will get recognized and output video?
THanks
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Check the card is fully seated and the power cables are properly plugged in, try different video ports or cables. Test on a different display if you can.