460 on 790 chipset motherboard

[INMATE183]

I found out the hard way, so you may learn

Ordered a gigabyte 460 SOC as its awsome bang for buck and on offer atm at some retail sites. works fine on evrything other than a 790 chip set I have found.

At first thought it was HD audio drivers but alas this unfortunatly wasnt the case. tried many diff. aged drivers and took a long time making sure all audio and nvid drivers where sweeped b4 tryig again, tried the display drivers b4 any audio drivers installed also...after 5-6 hours of tinkering and every idea i could think of I gave up and put my 5770's back in.

Many things online in other forums about this issue. I belive it boils down to firmware?

Anyways just a heads up the 460 dosent seem to work on 790 boards.

 

[SnW]

What does it do lock up?

I can't get my EVGA P55 FTW to wotk with a Fermi card ones it IS in PCI-E slot one

its a know issue !

 

[INMATE183]

The card is sent back now anyways can be bothered with it now :/ gunna stick with the 5770's for now and wait another year till I upgrade, ironicly i wanted a 460 for reliablity

DOH! the one thing I didnt checkwas the board never mind, alas such is life....

Think ill stick with my AMD routes next time anyways

 

[teejay73]

My Talon attack gtx 460 works fine on my 790fx mobo, though a am2+ board, dont know if that makes a diff?

 

[INMATE183]

possibly? i dont know... mine is an AM3 tho? alass such is life whats done is done now