Dear Friends:
I´m looking forward to upgrading my old Radeon 5770. I have read a lot of articles, but this page made some serious warning:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-upgrades/how-upgrade-your-graphics-card-3470162/
“Warning: Even if a graphics card will physically fit and your power supply has enough power (and the right connectors), it may not work. Certain PC vendors including Dell, HP and Acer use custom-designed motherboards. A little like mobile operators do with smartphones, they lock them down so you can't fit different components such as a graphics card (or a SIM from another provider in the case of a phone). So, be sure to ask your PC manufacturer whether your intended graphics card is supported. Some readers have found that a locked-down BIOS means that even though the fans will spin up on a new graphics card, nothing will appear on the screen.”
I know there´s an article just like this one, but I am no expert on the subject. And I seem to miss the specific information that I need in order to make the right choice.
The question I have is: Will my motherboard be able to run a GTX 960?
T
his is the link to the other question:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2942821/dell-studio-xps-7100-video-upgrade.html
And the answer says this:
“A couple have a switch to change between UEFI and legacy BIOS. This GTX 750 Ti is one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
A few will auto switch when it detects the board's BIOS. But I don't know which ones those are. Almost all modern cards today have a UEFI BIOS, and most are compatible with older legacy board's BIOSs. But of course, not all.
I have a 775 socket board similar to yours that refuses to work with an AMD R7-370, yet has no problem with a GTX 750 Ti or a GTX 960 (all 3 cards have UEFI BIOS).”
I haven´t the slightest idea as to what does that means, and looking on the web only made the subject more complicated. Please help me with this problem, I would appreciate it very much.
Related specs:
Dell XPS 7100
AMD Phenom II x6 1055t
PSU 450W
8GB RAM
OLD Video card: Radeon 5770 HD
Proposed new card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card 04G-P4-3969-KR
Please let me know of any other information needed, and thank you very much for your help.
I´m looking forward to upgrading my old Radeon 5770. I have read a lot of articles, but this page made some serious warning:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-upgrades/how-upgrade-your-graphics-card-3470162/
“Warning: Even if a graphics card will physically fit and your power supply has enough power (and the right connectors), it may not work. Certain PC vendors including Dell, HP and Acer use custom-designed motherboards. A little like mobile operators do with smartphones, they lock them down so you can't fit different components such as a graphics card (or a SIM from another provider in the case of a phone). So, be sure to ask your PC manufacturer whether your intended graphics card is supported. Some readers have found that a locked-down BIOS means that even though the fans will spin up on a new graphics card, nothing will appear on the screen.”
I know there´s an article just like this one, but I am no expert on the subject. And I seem to miss the specific information that I need in order to make the right choice.
The question I have is: Will my motherboard be able to run a GTX 960?
T
his is the link to the other question:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2942821/dell-studio-xps-7100-video-upgrade.html
And the answer says this:
“A couple have a switch to change between UEFI and legacy BIOS. This GTX 750 Ti is one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
A few will auto switch when it detects the board's BIOS. But I don't know which ones those are. Almost all modern cards today have a UEFI BIOS, and most are compatible with older legacy board's BIOSs. But of course, not all.
I have a 775 socket board similar to yours that refuses to work with an AMD R7-370, yet has no problem with a GTX 750 Ti or a GTX 960 (all 3 cards have UEFI BIOS).”
I haven´t the slightest idea as to what does that means, and looking on the web only made the subject more complicated. Please help me with this problem, I would appreciate it very much.
Related specs:
Dell XPS 7100
AMD Phenom II x6 1055t
PSU 450W
8GB RAM
OLD Video card: Radeon 5770 HD
Proposed new card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card 04G-P4-3969-KR
Please let me know of any other information needed, and thank you very much for your help.
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