Faulty GPU or Motherboard

[SandmanSoggs]

Hello everyone,

 

I have a really old motherboard with a GT710. I decided to buy a GTX1660 Super but it doesn't work. I can fit it in and the fans will spin but nothing is coming through on the monitors. I don't know whether it is the GPU or the motherboard because I have been told if you have PCI-E on your motherboard, it will work with all graphics cards. Does anyone know why it is not working?

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, SandmanSoggs said:

Hello everyone,

 

I have a really old motherboard with a GT710. I decided to buy a GTX1660 Super but it doesn't work. I can fit it in and the fans will spin but nothing is coming through on the monitors. I don't know whether it is the GPU or the motherboard because I have been told if you have PCI-E on your motherboard, it will work with all graphics cards. Does anyone know why it is not working?

Specs

[SandmanSoggs]

11 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Specs

i7-2700K

GT710 (Upgrading to 1660 super)

CiT Seven Case

2x8GB DDR3 RAM

Thermaltake Litepower 650W PSU

12 year old Lenovo Motherboard from Thinkcentre M81 Desktop

[Radium_Angel]

2 minutes ago, SandmanSoggs said:

i7-2700K

GT710 (Upgrading to 1660 super)

CiT Seven Case

2x8GB DDR3 RAM

Thermaltake Litepower 650W PSU

12 year old Lenovo Motherboard from Thinkcentre M81 Desktop

This may provide some insight

 

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/is-gtx1660-compatible-with-old-mb-with-legacy-bios.3518122/