Installed a 1060 into an Old Gateway but get Black Screen at Startup

[Zabyrocks]

Hello,

 

My nephew has an old Gateway DX4870 desktop that he wanted to upgrade to be able to 1080p game.

 

I checked the specs and it all seemed compatible with newer GPU's. I bought him a GTX 1060 Windforce edition and plugged the sucker in but get a black screen.

 

Specs:

CPU i5 3300

mobo Some asus board, has PCIE x16 slot

8 GB RAM

PSU 500W EVGA

 

I've done a TON of things to troubleshoot but NOTHING works!! Here's a list of things I've tried:

- re-seating everything and quintuple checking connections, trying one or both ram sticks in different slot, reinstalled CPU with new thermal paste

- Test GPU on my own system (it worked)

- Install new PSU (500W EVGA Bronze)

- Uninstall windows onboard gfx drivers then installiing the GPU

- Starting up safemode, disabling windows drivers, reinstalling GPU

- Bios Update (No new updates for this system)

- Looking for PEG or PCI-E in Bios (isn't there), or other video related options

- Installing GTX 1060 drivers before installing the GPU (doesn't allow me to do that)

- Tried downloading Driver Fusion but you need to pay for that garbage

- Resetting CMOS (Both battery and Jumper)

 

The PC works just fine without the GPU installed. The Mobo has video output. Whenever I even seat the GPU in the PCIE slot, with 6 pin removed/connected, it doesn't allow the mobo video output to even work! This is also the first time a GPU has been installed in this system.

 

There's some other things I tried but it's SUCH a pain and I don't want the little guy to be disappointed. From what I've deduced, the PCI-e slot on the Mobo is dead but everything else on it works. I don't want to have to purchase a new mobo!

 

Is there anything I've missed? Please help!

 

Thanks!

[iRileyx]

Do you have another system you can try the card in? it could be DOA

[PlayStation 2]

You might have to disable the iGPU in the BIOS settings.

[Zabyrocks]

8 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Do you have another system you can try the card in? it could be DOA

In my list I mentioned that I tried the GPU in my personal system and it worked just fine

3 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

You might have to disable the iGPU in the BIOS settings.

I don't get an IGPU option in the bios. The only thing closest related to what a GPU does is call "Power on by PCIE..." something and I don't even know what that does, but I tried it and that didn't help.

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Zabyrocks said:

In my list I mentioned that I tried the GPU in my personal system and it worked just fine

I don't get an IGPU option in the bios. The only thing closest related to what a GPU does is call "Power on by PCIE..." something and I don't even know what that does, but I tried it and that didn't help.

Fuck.

[Zabyrocks]

Just now, Dan Castellaneta said:

Fuck.

Exactly how I feel right now :'[ must have spent a total of 14 hours doing this and no idea what I'm missing