[SOLVED] 5700xt won't work in LGA 1156 MB

[Jellars89]

Im trying to install a 5700xt into an old LGA 1156 PC and the display goes blank after the MB flash screen. I know the 5700xt works as I've tested it in another computer. And I know that most of the components in the LGA 1156 PC work as it runs with a 660 ti installed. Is the LGA 1156 MB just too old to recognize the more modern GPU?

SPECS OF LGA 1156 PC:
CASE: COOLERMASTER HAF 922
CPU: INTEL I5 760
GPU: NVIDIA EVGA GTX 660 TI
RAM: CORSAIR 2X 4GB
MOTHERBOARD: MSI P55 GD85
PSU: CORSAIR TX 750W

 

[David0ne86]

Due to the fact that's a real old motherboard, is the bios updated? That's most likely the culprit. And mind you, even an update might still not solve the issue. That's one rly old motherboard as i said. MSI website itself doesn't even have drivers updated for windows 8. But maybe you're running windows 7 still, which if it's the case, update all the drivers too.

 

[Jellars89]

Due to the fact that's a real old motherboard, is the bios updated?

MB Bios is updated to newest listed on MSI website(1.6) but that update was released in 2011.

 

[Phaaze88]

UEFI bios. Many newer cards require this, and the odds your motherboard runs legacy only is real high.

 

[David0ne86]

Yeah then as phaaze said, try look if you can switch into uefi. If not, you probably will never be able to run that pc with that card.

 

[Jellars89]

UEFI bios. Many newer cards require this, and the odds your motherboard runs legacy only is real high.

Looks like I'm out of luck. Thanks for the quick reply guys. First time posting a question here and you guys are awesome.

 

[Phaaze88]

Looks like I'm out of luck. Thanks for the quick reply guys. First time posting a question here and you guys are awesome.

You're welcome!
FYI, probably the newest cards you could install in that board and not get black screened are GTX 700 series and Radeon R9 series.
After those, they started requiring UEFI.