GTX1060 won't work on my H61 motherboard

[mirceaizvoran]

Hi there, I just got myself a GTX1060 and apparently doesn't work with my Foxconn H61 MXL-K motherboard. As I turn on the PC the image freezes in less than a second and I cannot do anything about it, cannot even enter BIOS the only operation that works is CTRL+ALT+DEL. Last year I tried it with a GTX960 but with the same results :s ...i even tried with a second and different GTX960 but did the same...i put them in a older spare AMD motherboard...SAME . I use a decent Fractal Design 600W PSU with my current AMD HD5870(more power hungry than GTXs) and works perfect. Does anybody have any idea what to do?
Many Thanks,
IZZI

 

[cin19]

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Question from mirceaizvoran : "GTX1060 won't work on my H61 motherboard"

Hi there, I just got myself a GTX1060 and apparently doesn't work with my Foxconn H61 MXL-K motherboard. As I turn on the PC the image freezes in less than a second and I cannot do anything about it, cannot even enter BIOS the only operation that works is CTRL+ALT+DEL. Last year I tried it with a GTX960 but with the same results :s ...i even tried with a second and different GTX960 but did the same...i put them in a older spare AMD motherboard...SAME . I use a decent Fractal Design 600W PSU with my current AMD HD5870(more power hungry than GTXs) and works perfect. Does anybody have any idea what to do?
Many Thanks,
IZZI

 

[Obakasama]

No idea.

But whenever I see mention of a Foxconn motherboard I think 'prebuilt'. (I had a prebuilt PC which used a Foxconn motherboard.) If so there's the possibility of the BIOS being locked and wouldn't accept certain hardware upgrades. I would want to eliminate this possibility first.

With older motherboards there's also the possibility of it not being UEFI, which can be a possible compatibility issue.

 

[Eximo]

Check to see if Foxconn has any BIOS updates for that board. About the only option.

If that doesn't work out, buy a replacement motherboard. Lots of choices, but you may have to poke around to find one.
Chipsets: H61, H67, B65, B75, H77, Z68, Z77. And the lesser known chipsets Q67, Q77, P67.