How to install GTX 960 - cabling, drivers, etc

[captainjay]

I have a GTX 960 Gaming G2 I'm installing on Z87-GD65 mother board with a CX600M. I've read through instructions and tried to find some details, first on power cabling. I have the cable with the GTX 960 - 8 Pin to Card and 6 Pin out. I have cable with the XC600M with 8 Port Type3 (assume this goes into CX600M) with two PCI-E (6+2) cable ends (assume one of these goes into cable from GTX 960. I tried this process, but fans don't come on, just the light on the GTX 960. (My assumptions must be wrong - as well as guidance I had been given). So step 1 is how to connect power to the system. The second part will be the power on - should I install the drivers prior to installing the system or after and then when I boot up do I plug into the new card or boot up with monitor attached to the old screen. I also have a unique issue with the mother board Z87-GD65 that I cannot go directly to bios using the DEL key, so I have to boot to windows then use the Fast Boot utility to reboot into BIOS. (not sure what setting that I have to look at in BIOS to prepare for the card)

 

[inerax]

The fans on the new card do not come on until it heats up. I run dual 960's and they do not run unless I am gaming.

I use 1 cable per card. It has a plug for the PSU and 2x 6 pin connectors.

I would hook up your GPU, dont worry about the fans. Download the drivers from the nvidia site and play a game.

Fans should turn in a couple minutes into the game.

 

[captainjay]

I attempted this by plugging the 8 port cable into the PSU (CX600M) in the only open 8 port slot I have and taking 1 of the 6 port ends into cable for the 960. I powered up the machine first connected to the 960 - just a black screen - nothing showed. I shut down verified the card was seated (solve on a different post) - tried again and then the third time - tried to boot with the monitor connected to the VGA port on the mother board - black screen all three times. I tried to install the drivers ahead of time, but cannot due to the card not being in the system. I'm now guessing I have to do something in the BIOS.

 

[captainjay]

I've now replaced the GTX 960 and still not able to see it in the BIOS in any of the PCI slots. As I've read - it should show up in the BIOS in the slot, but is not, so I'm still digging on the Z87-GD65 bios options. I've tried a CMOS reset - still nothing.

 

[Ivo Cunha]

Hey,

I find myself in the exact same situation as you. Have you managed to solve this situation?


Best,
Ivo