UEFI vs BIOS - modern motherboards?

[WildW]

Are modern motherboards all UEFI only now? I have a project in mind that needs some modern CPU grunt but needs to use an older graphics card for old-fashioned TV-out purposes. I've read that older PCIe cards from the pre-UEFI days require a motherboard using an old-fashioned BIOS and won't work under UEFI.

 

[vailr]

Should work okay, as most if not all modern UEFI motherboards include the CSM option in bios setup for backwards compatibility with older non-UEFI video cards.
However, a really old AGP video card would use a different physical slot connector, which would not allow fitting into a modern PCIe slot.

 

[WildW]

Thanks. I think you imagined the AGP part. "Newest" video card I've found with s-video output to drive my Trinitron is a GTS 250, which has Windows 10 x64 drivers. Not decided if it's up to the job of Dolphin yet, but it would only need to run at native resolution. Exploring softmodded Wii as an alternative, but the PC would potentiallly do everything.

 

[whm1974]

Are modern motherboards all UEFI only now? I have a project in mind that needs some modern CPU grunt but needs to use an older graphics card for old-fashioned TV-out purposes. I've read that older PCIe cards from the pre-UEFI days require a motherboard using an old-fashioned BIOS and won't work under UEFI.

You need a new TV.

 

[WildW]

I've caught the CRT disease. Not sure if it will eventually pass.

 

[whm1974]

I've caught the CRT disease. Not sure if it will eventually pass.

What so great about CRTs? They are heavy, bulky, and uses too much power. Buy a decent flat panel, like 1440P 27" ones.

 

[WildW]

They are what they are, and "better" is in the eye of the beholder. Why do people drive classic cars from 50 years ago when modern cars are faster and more efficient? A combination of nostalgia and personal preference I suppose.