Will 1060 work with my AMI 7.12 BIOS?

[mdklassen]

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@adedavies wrote:

I think mine is one of the newer ones with a UEFI BIOS. 

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The screen-shot you included confirms that it is the newest-available "7.12" release of the BIOS.

It also confirms that the BIOS is UEFI.

Snip, snip, snip

Motherboard by PEGATRON.

[adedavies]

Yeah so not sure why its not working then. It could be the power supply but it is 460 W. 

I think i just need to buy a new mobo and power supply. If you could reccomend any boards compatible with an i7-2600 and fit the size of the mobo. Are all uATX boards the same size/will fit? The mobo looks screwed in and im wondering if its easier to just buy a new case.

[mdklassen]

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@adedavies wrote:

1. So not sure why its not working. It could be the power supply but it is 460 W. 

2. I think i just need to buy a new mobo and power supply.

If you could reccomend any boards compatible with an i7-2600 and fit the size of the mobo.

Are all uATX boards the same size/will fit?

The mobo looks screwed in and im wondering if its easier to just buy a new case.

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1. As the Other Person indicated, having a UEFI-capable BIOS is a "necessary" condition.

But, as you have found out, having a UEFI-capable BIOS is not a "sufficient" condition.

2. A different motherboard may have the external I/O ports located in a different layout, such that those ports will not fit into your chassis.

Also, your license to run Windows 10 is tied to your current motherboard.

So, changing the motherboard is another expense, for a new license.

Compare the I/O ports on these two 'uATX' boards:

versus:

[adedavies]

Thanks, Im cool with buying windows if needs be, think its only £20.

I have around £200 to get a working PC out of what I have. 

Sounds like I need a new case then? I was thinking of buying a Uatx and seeing if it will fit but like you said its unlikely the layout will fit for the screws available. 

So basically what I have of worth is a ssd, a hard drive, a 1060 and i7 2600.

So I need to buy a h61 mobo, a case, and a psu? Sound about right? I can do that for 200 right. Please let me know what you would do in my position. 

Cheers

[mdklassen]

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@adedavies wrote:

1. I'm cool with buying windows if needs be, think its only £20.

2. I have around £200 to get a working PC out of what I have. 
3. Sounds like I need a new case then?

4. I was thinking of buying a Uatx and seeing if it will fit, but like you said its unlikely the layout will fit for the screws available. 

5. So basically what I have of worth is a ssd, a hard drive, a 1060 and i7 2600.

6. So I need to buy a h61 mobo, a case, and a psu? Sound about right?

7. Please let me know what you would do in my position. 

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1. That is almost a too-good-to-be-true price.

2. Seems possible.

3. Yes. Think about the number of 3.5-inch drive-bays, if you predict you'll add more disk-drives.

And, check for front USB 3.0 sockets (recharge your smart-phone, connect your backup device).

4. The screws holding the motherboard down onto the "stand-off" posts should not be a problem. It is where the back I/O ports go "through" the hole in the back of your current case that makes it difficult to match.

5. And a CD/DVD device? SATA cables?

6. Agreed.

7. Go for it.  You have about $80 (SSD), and $80 (disk-drive), $$$ (graphics-card), and $200 (Intel i7) of parts that you can leverage, and the skill to successfully put it all together.

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

Purchase or build a new system.

Spending money on legacy components is a waste of time and money.

Regards

[mdklassen]

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@Grzwacz wrote:

Purchase or build a new system. Spending money on legacy components is a waste of time and money.

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>>> So basically what I have of worth is a ssd, a hard drive, a 1060 and i7 2600.

Would a new system come with something much BETTER than an SSD and/or a 1060 and/or an i7 ? How much better? How much more money?  Could those "legacy" components be sold on CRAIGS LIST dot ORG to recoup some of their worth?

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

Sell the 2600 CPU.

All other components can be used in a new PC.

Regards

[mdklassen]

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@Grzwacz wrote: 

Sell the 2600 CPU. All other components can be used in a new PC.

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From:

https://ark.intel.com/products/52213/Intel-Core-i7-2600-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz

Product Collection  Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors 
Code Name  Products formerly Sandy Bridge 
Processor Number  i7-2600 
Launch Date  Q1'11 
Recommended Customer Price  $261.00 

Performance:
# of Cores  4 
# of Threads  8 
Processor Base Frequency  3.40 GHz 
Max Turbo Frequency  3.80 GHz 
Cache  8 MB SmartCache

That still is a very-good processor -- each core is quite fast, and there are 8 threads.

Windows Update and Microsoft Excel tend to use just one thread.  So, having a "fast" thread is good.

What programs do you intend to run that might require much more processing power?

On eBay, "price plus shipping" for this processor is at least $70 US.

Someone is trying to sell a "non-working" processor -- why ??????

Dated: 12/03/2016

titled: The best, fastest gaming CPU money can buy: Intel Core i7 6700K

was tweaked to 4.2 Ghz -- only 25% faster than the i7 at its "stock" 3.4 Ghz.

Not a wise investment of one's money, unless one can sell the 2600 at a high price.

[Grzwacz]

Hi

Then purchase a MB that has a UEFI BIOS. Retail MBs (Asus, Gigabyte, MSI) which have the required chipset and support a UEFI BIOS will work. Legacy stuff. Surf the web to find these legacy components.

Purchase a new chassis. Purchase a new PSU.

Then migrate whatever HP components that are compatible to the new chassis. ??Memory??

Now the 1060 will work with a new, correct PSU and UEFI motherboard.

What do you have? A legacy system.

Build a new system. Don't waste money on an "old hat system".

Regards