Which Video Card will Work out of Box with P7-1240 Desktop with Win 7-64bit & AMD A10-5700 CPU?

Hi Folks,
I'm new here and have already searched for solutions. I have P7-1240 Desktop purchased new in June 2012 with Jasmine MSI-MS-7778 motherboard, AMD A10-5700 quad core, 10 MB ram and Windows 7 64-bit. I'm trying to install a graphics board so my son can play some games that he currently must play on low resolution using the integrated graphics.
I updated my PSU to 600 watt Corsair and tried GTX 750 Ti and GTX-660 cards to no avail (the computer won't boot past HP splash screen). I've also tried AMD Radeon R7-265 card but couldn't even boot to the HP splash screen. As I understand, HP offers no BIOS updates for Windows 7 (I read here that one guy loaded a BIOS update for Windows 8 on his Windows 7 machine and it worked, but I am too chicken to try that).
I just want to put this issue to rest. So my question is simply this: Does anybody know of ANY graphics card series that will definitely work OUT-OF-THE-BOX in my machine with the stock BIOS and PCI-Exp 16 Gen 2 slot? I was going to try a GTX 500-series card next. But I wanted to get some advice first, since I won't be able to return it if it doesn't work.
Thank you!
Gary
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Hi,
Graphics card compatibility with the BIOS levels in PCs is not the only factor. PCI-E slot version compatibility both upwards and downwards would be another factor. Manufacturers will at times view standards differently and hence design their graphics cards to function differently compared to the same card being made by a different manufacturer. Manufacturers may also design graphics cards to only work with their motherboards. Bottom line is that not every graphics card will work in every PC.
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The problem is, many of the newer video cards require the computer to have a full UEFI BIOS. HP began using one in mid-October, 2012. Before this date the BIOS is Legacy. This is why the video card didn't work with your computer.
I don't know what you want to spend for a card, but MSI makes a GTX 750ti that has a hybrid VBIOS. It has a switch to change to Legacy or UEFI. There is a video link directly below the picture of a card. Paul from Newegg gives a full description of the card.
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