Recent content by Denis Labrecque

  1. Denis Labrecque

    [SOLVED] GPU for a Legacy BIOS Motherboard (HP Carmel)

    I ended up finding a GTX 680 on eBay for $85 and using that. It's my first build experience ever; the setup has worked quite well, and the driver is up to date, which allowed the monitor to resize correctly (the screen edges were unused before the driver was installed). Haven't performed...
  2. Denis Labrecque

    [SOLVED] GPU for a Legacy BIOS Motherboard (HP Carmel)

    So the GTX 660Ti did work.
  3. Denis Labrecque

    Question No display at all when GPU plugged in.

    I'm no specialist, so don't take my advice seriously; but for what it's worth, I don't see the GPU marked as compatible with your motherboard: http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/GigaByte/GigaByte_GA-H81M-S2H_(rev._1.0)/3354/Compatible_GPUs
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    [SOLVED] GPU for a Legacy BIOS Motherboard (HP Carmel)

    What card did finally work for you?
  5. Denis Labrecque

    Question No display at all when GPU plugged in.

    Have your plugged in the GPU? What is your motherboard?
  6. Denis Labrecque

    [SOLVED] GPU for a Legacy BIOS Motherboard (HP Carmel)

    I am upgrading a 2011 HP Pavilion HPE that has a Carmel motherboard. Many people complain about adding a new graphics card to HP motherboards of that time, because they only supported Legacy BIOS, and not UEFI standard in today's GPUs. I have looked into HP and American Megatrend drivers, but...