Graphics Card/Driver not Working

[Aidan1818]

I upgraded from a Nvidia Geforce 210 to a MSI geforce gtx 970 graphics card to go with my PC. I have a 600w PSU and an Intel i5 2400 cpu.I installed the graphics card into my computer, and my computer booted up. I got to my desktop, and screen resolution was bad. I inserted the disk and open the CD file, then proceeded to open and download the dvdsetup.exe application. The resolution improved slightly but it was still worse than my graphics had been before I upgraded. Following this, I could not run steam games, and my computer seems to be running slower. Please help.

Update: When trying to run Minecraft, It does not work, prompting me with a message saying I need to update my graphics drivers.
When I type 'dxdiag' and goto display it does not show a card or a driver.

 

[Silverbear]

Download this Driver Uninstaller:

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

Boot your computer in safe mode and run the program to totally remove the display driver.

Then restart the computer and download the latest driver from Nvidia and install it:

http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/83819

Whenever you upgrade or change the video card in your system, you should always remove the previous driver first or you're going to have this exact problem.

EDIT: Slightly off topic, but what exact model is your Power Supply? I ask because most people have poor power supplies for gaming especially if they bought a pre-built computer or a do-it-yourself bundle from Newegg, Tiger Direct, etc.

 

[Aidan1818]

A thermaltake TR2 600w

 

[Silverbear]

A thermaltake TR2 600w

Yeah you definitely want to replace that, here are some options:

XFX TS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Antec High Current Gamer:
http://www.directron.com/hcg520m.html

Antec True Power Classic:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-TP-550C&c=CJ

 

[Aidan1818]

A thermaltake TR2 600w

Yeah you definitely want to replace that, here are some options:

XFX TS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Antec High Current Gamer:
http://www.directron.com/hcg520m.html

Antec True Power Classic:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-TP-550C&c=CJ

Why would I need to replace it? It is brand new and meets the requirements.

 

[Silverbear]

The TR2 series and most of Thermaltake's units are budget PSU's. Which are okay quality at best, and it's fine to use them in a build that does productivity stuff like web surfing. But for gaming they're not good at all, they have cheap Taiwanese capacitors that will fail easily at temperatures above 50c, and they have mediocre insulation on their wires that could melt/catch on fire or destroy various components in your computer. To be fair, this might not happen, but I wanted to warn you. Chances of a power supply failure go up when you buy cheap ones or ones not built to a specific standard.

 

[Aidan1818]

The TR2 series and most of Thermaltake's units are budget PSU's. Which are okay quality at best, and it's fine to use them in a build that does productivity stuff like web surfing. But for gaming they're not good at all, they have cheap Taiwanese capacitors that will fail easily at temperatures above 50c, and they have mediocre insulation on their wires that could melt/catch on fire or destroy various components in your computer. To be fair, this might not happen, but I wanted to warn you. Chances of a power supply failure go up when you buy cheap ones or ones not built to a specific standard.

Okay, thanks, you're help let me get my computer working, and thanks for the advice!

 

[Silverbear]

No prob, have fun gaming