Acer ipimb-ar motherboard & GTX 970

[Godlik3]

I bought a GTX 970 that was unknowingly incompatable to my motherboard. What should I do now? Can I buy another motherboard and switch everything including CPU? Do I need another CPU cooler? And how would I go upon transfering the CPU to the new mobo. Thanks!

 

[LTC8K6]

Why isn't it compatible?

 

[Techhog]

I see a PCIe 16x slot there, so it should work. Let me guess, you think it's not compatible because you have a PCie 2.0 slot right? PCIe 3.0 cards work in 2.0 slots just fine.

 

[skipsneeky2]

No idea if you got a Bios update since Sep of 2013 but it does appear his motherboard is incompatible with anything outside of the 600 series from Nvidia.Check out the following link.

http://forums.evga.com/GTX-760-and-Acer-Predator-no-boot-no-BIOS-problem-m2020913.aspx

Update your Bios if one is available.Computers are funny cause i used to own a Dell XPS400 from 2005 that has been compatible with every gpu from a 3450 to a gtx 970 without fail......

 

[Godlik3]

I'm going off a post on the geforce forums saying my mobo is NOT compatible, can someone link me to a BIOS update for my mobo if that's possible?

https://forums.geforce.com/default/...-970-won-t-boot-i-ve-tried-nearly-everything/