# Need mobo advice **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845 "2015-08-15T15:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/1 "2015-08-15T15:55:29Z")
I ended up with a pair of R7 265 video cards. Got them for a good deal to run them together. Picked up a Asus M5a97r2.0 mobo but found out the cards are not compatible with a uefi bios. So who can recommend me a mobo for these cards that’s amd chipset specially phantom II. Or does anyone have a card that is compatible that I can borrow and see if changing the bios settings to legacy boot instead?! - - - Updated - - - Also installed a cheap Coolmaster CPU cooler with dual fans and brought the Temp down a solid 10_C Super happy. Temps haven’t hit 50_C even playing games. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/2 "2015-08-18T19:26:36Z")
I find it highly unlikely a newer card like the R7 can’t work with a UEFI bios, where did you see/read that? ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/3 "2015-08-18T20:28:06Z")
^kinda thinking the same thing. Doesn’t work in Legacy? My GTX 285 worked in a UEFI BIOS, my wife has some legacy card that works in a UEFI BIOS. I’ll only buy ASUS boards. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/4 "2015-08-19T14:19:27Z")
Maybe a dead mobo then? If someone get get my current setup running with this motherboard ill throw then some dollars! ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/5 "2015-08-19T15:49:31Z")
First can you boot with only one video card installed? Try both cards… might be a bad card. Second do you have a different video card you try? Also try clearing CMOS [http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A97\_R20/HelpDesk\_Manual/](http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/HelpDesk_Manual/) ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/6 "2015-08-19T15:52:54Z")
No i don’t have a different card. Seems like it wants to boot. All the fans turn on and get the 1 start up boot. But no video or mouse or keyboard. The card is being used currently on a smaller micro board without problem. But the current motherboard was a bandaid till i got a larger board to handle more memory and a 2nd video card. Had built this tower to play The Division when its finally released. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/7 "2015-08-19T15:56:42Z")
> [@llink78](#): > > No i don’t have a different card. Seems like it wants to boot. All the fans turn on and get the 1 start up boot. But no video or mouse or keyboard. The card is being used currently on a smaller micro board without problem. But the current motherboard was a bandaid till i got a larger board to handle more memory and a 2nd video card. Had built this tower to play The Division when its finally released. Try clearing the cmos, if that doesn’t work chances are you have a dead board. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mobo-advice/272845/8 "2015-08-19T16:10:05Z")
Tried that. With both a jumper and taking out the battery for 10+ min. - - - Updated - - - I guess ill just bite the bullet and pick up a new asus m5a97 board. Seems like the best option.