Is my new GPU (GTX 660) running normally?

Flopus

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Im asking because i had some trouble after i first bought it (few days ago)
the main problem was that my monitor was not showing anything when i used the new card, but would work fine when i remove it and switch to my old GPU
i then looked up the problem and found a solution: go to BIOS and switch from uefi to Legacy mode, and after i did that, the new card worked fine
but is that normal? or should it just work fine as soon as i plug it in? it might be because i have an integrated GPU before it
And also, my PCI Express slot only supports up to gen. 2.0, but the card is 3.0, so would it run faster/better if had a PCI Express slot for gen 3.0?

just in case, this is my pc (upgraded to 525W PSU instead of 300W for the new GPU): http://tinyurl.com/csumgor
 
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it should work fine as soon as you plug in... what you did was a workaround... try updating BIOS... if available... or contact HP

3.0 is future proofing... it is not yet being utilized properly... later drivers will start using them

getbacktosrinu

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it should work fine as soon as you plug in... what you did was a workaround... try updating BIOS... if available... or contact HP

3.0 is future proofing... it is not yet being utilized properly... later drivers will start using them
 
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