Is my graphics card broken?

[ComputerWontBoot]

I just wrote a giant wall of text and the page refreshed, pardon my French. Yesterday I posted this, but after two responses people just stopped replying: Previously I had GTX 750 Ti, but I recently got a GTX 1050 Ti. I installed it last night, but when I connected it to my monitor, the monitor just behaved as though nothing was plugged in. I connected the DVI cable to the motherboard instead and it turned on. I checked DirectX and it said the device name was "Microsoft Driver" or something as opposed to "GTX 1050 Ti". I tried opening that one Nvidia program and it said that I needed an Nvidia graphics card to use it. I tried re-seating the card twice, it's fine. I tried using an HDMI cable and a DVI cable. I went into Device Manager and tried to find onboard graphics to disable, but I couldn't find anything to disable after looking thoroughly. I went into the BIOS and tried to change "Primary display" form 'Auto' to 'PCIE', but when I restarted not only did it not work, but when I went back it was switched back to auto. It does this with 'PCI', too, but it does not do it with 'iGPU' (as in it does not change back to Auto). The monitor will not turn on with any of these options selected when plugged into the GPU. I tried cleaning any dust out of the PCIE slot. I tried cycling the monitor through the HDMI, VGA, and DVI settings. Nothing works. I really don't think the GPU is broken as it is brand new and I handled it with care, and the fan is spinning like normal. [End copy-paste]

Following people's suggestions, I deleted all of the original drivers and tried to install fresh'ns, but when it came to installing the new ones, it just said "Graphics drivers are not compatible with any graphics hardware" or something. Oh no. I KNOW I installed the correct drivers. I tried the 10 family on EVGA and Nvidia and the 900 family on EVGA. None of them worked. I also re-seated the card again; nothing. Here's the most damming part: I installed the old 750 Ti in the exact same slot with the exact same cable and the wrong drivers downloaded and it worked! I think I've got a bum card, friendos. The only thing giving me any sign that the 1050 Ti is more than just a hunk of metal is the fact that the fan spins fine. I doubt that means anything. Should I just send it back? ;-;

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Motherboard: ASUS B85M-E/CSM

Monitor: This is most likely it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005BZNDOO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api...

OS: Windows 10 64-bit

 

[DRagor]

Yes, it looks like your machine is not even able to recognize that 1050 has been plugged in. Since all works fine with your old GPU, it's quite obvious your new card is faulty (and fact that fans spin means little there - only that it gets power). Send it back.

 

[R_1]

are you running the latest BIOS update? several updates for that board relate to CPU support and MIGHT enable the newer card.
worth a try.