Question About my motherboard's suitability for GPUs
Question About my motherboard's suitability for GPUs
Hi, sorry if my English sounds odd or incorrect—I'm using a translator because I speak Spanish. I started this thread because I have an Intel DH67BL motherboard with an i5-2300 and tried installing a GTX 1650 Super, but it didn't work, so I returned it. Now I'm considering installing a 1060 or something similar, but I'm not sure if it will work. It seems really strange to me; I didn't find many discussions about this, so I made this post. I hope you can help me.
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
I'm starting this thread because I have an Intel DH67BL motherboard with an i5-2300 and I tried installing a GTX 1650 Super, but it didn't work, so I returned it.
The motherboard you're working with is one made by Intel. Back then they weren't UEFI and the BIOS was very finnicky about what parts would work with it, having a pseudo white list. You could try and look for an older GPU like the 900 series GTX cards but don't expect it to work if the GPU has an UEFI VBIOS.
Which GTX 1650 Super did you drop into your platform? Make and model of your PSU?
On second thoughts, please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.
Yeah, the 1050Ti and lower were designed to work with older systems that had BIOS. The GTX 1060 varied by manufacturer, but most supported traditional BIOS as well.
I think a 970 or 980 would be a good option. The RX 400 and 500 series cards are also generally reliable (though some have issues with UEFI, which could usually be fixed with an e vBIOS update).
Do you have the latest motherboard BIOS version installed? Because for that generation, compared to the graphics card's BIOS, we've encountered this issue before and it's usually a BIOS problem. On some boards, especially those from Intel—who tend to target OEMs rather than aftermarket makers—they might update BIOS to accommodate hardware for a longer time. It may not always be feasible, but I would definitely check, as many of these boards received updates to support Turing.
Sorry, I'll keep the translation here. The issue is that my BIOS is outdated (version 105) and appears to be in the transition phase of UEFI, which seems unusual. I'm unsure whether it's better to boot into the older version (which would require reinstalling Windows 10) or update the BIOS. I'm afraid doing the latter myself could be risky, as many people have had their PCs fail due to this step, and it would cost around $30.
There are two individuals operating a 1060 6GB board that can successfully finish the benchmark here and here. Their BIOS versions are 2011 (v125) and 2012, indicating they likely used legacy BIOS settings. This setup was among the early issues with EFI boards, offering most UEFI features but not all, possibly fixed in v163 dated 2018. The 1650 might have functioned in legacy mode, with users running RTX 2070S and even RTX 3080 Ti on the same board using outdated BIOSes. In my view, this is the only sensible purpose for UserBenchmark—checking compatibility and BIOS support before proceeding. The benchmark demands a robust system, confirming it was stable enough to complete.
If you're comfortable with older BIOS versions, simply attempt the installation if the new card fails. Many users appear to be using v105 instead of v125, and it seems to be a common choice.
For future upgrades to the Ivy Bridge 3000 series CPU, a BIOS version older than v132 will be necessary. Some systems are already running GTX 1650 or GTX 1070 Ti with v163, indicating that more recent cards are now supported.
It's unclear what changes each BIOS update introduced, especially since Intel has discontinued support for older boards. However, transitioning from EFI to UEFI might have been the reason behind this shift.
It's challenging to determine the impact of each BIOS release now that support pages have been removed. Still, it could offer a solid retro-compatible setup—this is likely the final model that fully supports Windows XP, with GTX 950 and 960 being the last NVIDIA cards compatible with XP drivers.