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GTX 970 and Z77

Blair
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   I had a question. Summer is coming and I am going to get the GTX 970, Or possibly a R9 290, However I read about some having problems with the 970 not booting with some Z77 boards, And they had to do a bios update, Well my board has it's latest bios, But it is from 2012, So is this only happening with the Z77 boards that have Sandy chips in them? because they are using a bios before Ivy and PCIe 3? I just want to make sure that when I pay over $300 for this thing, that it will work.

CPU: Intel i5 3470@3.8ghz, Motherboard: Biostar TZ77A, Ram: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600, GPU: EVGA SC GTX 970 ACX 2.0 , PSU: Corsair CX600, Case: Antec 300, OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64

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Ive never heard of boards needing bios updates to run certain GPUs. My new r9 280X worked fine with my over 5y.o. AM2+ Mobo.

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There isn't gonna be bios update for outdated boards just because of a new gpu.

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There isn't gonna be bios update for outdated boards just because of a new gpu.

That is why I clearly said my board has it's latest bios, But it is from 2012, , That was not what I was saying, (SIGH) NVM! If you can't even bother to read what I posted why bother to answer? It was a question asking if the Z77 problems are only with the older Z77 bios running Sandy chips, Because I want to make sure my newer Ivy bios is ok, Can you understand that? Or should I make a video with a pointer?

CPU: Intel i5 3470@3.8ghz, Motherboard: Biostar TZ77A, Ram: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600, GPU: EVGA SC GTX 970 ACX 2.0 , PSU: Corsair CX600, Case: Antec 300, OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64

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That is why I clearly said my board has it's latest bios, But it is from 2012, , That was not what I was saying, (SIGH) NVM! If you can't even bother to read what I posted why bother to answer? It was a question asking if the Z77 problems are only with the older Z77 bios running Sandy chips, Because I want to make sure my newer Ivy bios is ok, Can you understand that? Or should I make a video with a pointer?

You should prolly make a video. Make sure it says what cpu you are running in the board along with te exact bios version. Might help with the type of answer you're lookong for. Or we all can just assume.

Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz

 

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what gpu are you currently using?

 

i too have a z77.. asrock pro3

 

i had to update my bios just to use a 560ti when the motherboard came out of the box

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You should prolly make a video. Make sure it says what cpu you are running in the board along with te exact bios version. Might help with the type of answer you're lookong for. Or we all can just assume.

 

Or I could just spend my time doing other things.

CPU: Intel i5 3470@3.8ghz, Motherboard: Biostar TZ77A, Ram: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600, GPU: EVGA SC GTX 970 ACX 2.0 , PSU: Corsair CX600, Case: Antec 300, OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64

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Or I could just spend my time doing other things.

My point exactly. Ask half ass questions, get half ass answers.

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Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz

 

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