I'm about to do a clean install of Win 8.1 to see if that will solve the problems discussed in a prior thread. One question: wiht the Z97-UD5H-BK board, is there any benefit to doing a Windows UEFI install if the graphics card, a Sapphire HD7750 Ultimate graphics card, is not UEFI and there aren't any UEFI drivers for it, official or otherwise (I've looked)? Thanks,
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 / Intel i7-4790K
32 GB G.Skill DDR3 2133 RAM (Ares 4x8gb)
EVGA GTX950 SC
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. C cooler w/ Nexus Silent Fan
Seasonic X650 PSU
Samsung Pro 850 256GB SSD (system drive)
SanDisk ExtremePro 480, Seagate 1TB, 2TB and 2x 3TB SATA 6Gb/s
Plextor PX-891SA CD/DVD Writer/Player
Dell U2412M Monitor (1920x1200)
IBM Model M keyboard / Bornd M120 wireless mouse
Thermaltake F31 Case
Canon MP640 / Brother HL-2270DW printers
Audio system: Dac + Powered speakers + USB card + LPS + power cond./distrib.
Windows 10 Pro x64 -
Re: Windows UEFI install worth it when graphics card isn't?
If it doesn't, then how would I switch back?ASRock Z97 Extreme6 / Intel i7-4790K
32 GB G.Skill DDR3 2133 RAM (Ares 4x8gb)
EVGA GTX950 SC
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. C cooler w/ Nexus Silent Fan
Seasonic X650 PSU
Samsung Pro 850 256GB SSD (system drive)
SanDisk ExtremePro 480, Seagate 1TB, 2TB and 2x 3TB SATA 6Gb/s
Plextor PX-891SA CD/DVD Writer/Player
Dell U2412M Monitor (1920x1200)
IBM Model M keyboard / Bornd M120 wireless mouse
Thermaltake F31 Case
Canon MP640 / Brother HL-2270DW printers
Audio system: Dac + Powered speakers + USB card + LPS + power cond./distrib.
Windows 10 Pro x64
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Re: Windows UEFI install worth it when graphics card isn't?
Ok, I'm familiar with that button. I went ahead with the Win UEFI version and set CSM to Always in advance. The reason was that info I found said that screen problems were common with a non-UEFI graphics card and changing to CSM solved it. The computer has been running well, so is it really worth playing with?ASRock Z97 Extreme6 / Intel i7-4790K
32 GB G.Skill DDR3 2133 RAM (Ares 4x8gb)
EVGA GTX950 SC
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. C cooler w/ Nexus Silent Fan
Seasonic X650 PSU
Samsung Pro 850 256GB SSD (system drive)
SanDisk ExtremePro 480, Seagate 1TB, 2TB and 2x 3TB SATA 6Gb/s
Plextor PX-891SA CD/DVD Writer/Player
Dell U2412M Monitor (1920x1200)
IBM Model M keyboard / Bornd M120 wireless mouse
Thermaltake F31 Case
Canon MP640 / Brother HL-2270DW printers
Audio system: Dac + Powered speakers + USB card + LPS + power cond./distrib.
Windows 10 Pro x64
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Re: Windows UEFI install worth it when graphics card isn't?
Originally posted by genegold View PostOk, I'm familiar with that button. I went ahead with the Win UEFI version and set CSM to Always in advance. The reason was that info I found said that screen problems were common with a non-UEFI graphics card and changing to CSM solved it. The computer has been running well, so is it really worth playing with?
As for the install question, installing in uefi mode for Windows 8.1 will be fine if you have csm enabled so that the legacy option roms are installed for gpu compatibility sure, the benefits are increased boot speed and bigger hard drive support at boot up.
You will be fine.
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Re: Windows UEFI install worth it when graphics card isn't?
Thanks.ASRock Z97 Extreme6 / Intel i7-4790K
32 GB G.Skill DDR3 2133 RAM (Ares 4x8gb)
EVGA GTX950 SC
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. C cooler w/ Nexus Silent Fan
Seasonic X650 PSU
Samsung Pro 850 256GB SSD (system drive)
SanDisk ExtremePro 480, Seagate 1TB, 2TB and 2x 3TB SATA 6Gb/s
Plextor PX-891SA CD/DVD Writer/Player
Dell U2412M Monitor (1920x1200)
IBM Model M keyboard / Bornd M120 wireless mouse
Thermaltake F31 Case
Canon MP640 / Brother HL-2270DW printers
Audio system: Dac + Powered speakers + USB card + LPS + power cond./distrib.
Windows 10 Pro x64
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