DX79sr motherboard issues after upgrading to 3060, not booting. Requires BIOS updates and troubleshooting help!
DX79sr motherboard issues after upgrading to 3060, not booting. Requires BIOS updates and troubleshooting help!
I understand everyone will suggest upgrading... Yet this machine handles everything I require and more. I've owned an Evga 1070 hybrid since 2016 and it's operated nonstop without a hitch. I signed up for the Evga video card mailing list in January and received an update that they had stock available. I ordered a 3060, but it didn't boot until later. Perhaps a BIOS update is needed, though Intel ceased support for all their motherboards in 2019 and removed downloads. Do you have the BIOS files for the DX79 series boards? Or where can I locate one?
System specs: DX79sr motherboards xeon e5-2670 32 GB GSKILL Ares boot drive, Samsung 840 SSD 500 GB, multiple 2 TB HDDs, Evga Supernova G 750 Gold series PSU.
This PC has remained rock solid throughout its entire lifespan. It still performs well and runs continuously. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Best regards, Jeff
You upgraded because you think the 1070 offers better value now, despite the 3060 being faster. You’re considering reverting to the 1070 and continuing with your current setup. There’s little incentive for an update on that BIOS, so you might be testing a different configuration or looking to sell it profitably.
I needed a higher frame rate and it should work too. It fits on an i5, I thought it wouldn’t be a problem. There’s another BIOS update I don’t have either, and Intel hasn’t released any more. I’m going to try reaching out to them via email to see if I can get the BIOS. Still a bit disappointing.
What version of BIOS are you using? I found version 0650 available and it looks like it's for your motherboard. I'm only using the GTX 970, so I'm curious if these boards support newer GPUs. I've attached the BIOS file from a site with many archives; Intel BIOS files are usually encrypted and haven't been cracked yet, so these should be standard. This is the latest version I'm running, and its zip checksum is MD5: 243BE50AD342B0EE89DD8F333FDA805D.
Hey there, just wanted to point out that bringing up an old discussion thread to share false information isn't what I'm going for. For someone browsing this when they search online, it's best not to end with that line. Here are some comparisons you might find useful: PCIe 3.0 vs 4.0 with an RTX 3080 – check out the review here: https://www.techspot.com/review/2104-pci...rformance/. The gap in performance is pretty small. The 3060 offers less power than the 3080 and struggles more with the PCIe 3.0 interface, so you won't notice a big drop in speed using a 3060 on a PCIe 3.0 slot.
If you aren't talking about performance, why are you making vague references to "bottleneck"? You made the same claim in this other thread: that the performance issues OP was experiencing were because of a 3060 in a 3.0 interface. Compatibility is even more spurious. PCie is backwards compatible. There is no issue of a PCIe 4.0 card not being "compatible" with or unable to "talk to" a 3.0 board.
In most situations, there’s almost no noticeable difference between PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4. The bus usage isn’t significantly affected.