Is the rest of my computer enough for my GPU?

[borko3fkovix]

I recently bought Sapphire HD5770 and im getting some performance issues, like: my computer wont turn on( i have to restart it a couple of times), it turns on but it gives no picture, gives really poor fps in some games(mainly far cry 3 on even on low-and i could get better fps on my old GT220 in it, while i can play bf3 on high without a problem(on 5770)) and stuff like that.
Is my card broken? Or is it just my crappy..well.... everything? Im probably upgrading to PowerColor HD6870 but im afraid will the problem go away.
Rest of my PC: Dual Core E5300, motherboard p31-es3g, 2GB RAM DDR2, 600W PSU.

 

[Kirat]

Did you completely uninstall your previous gpu drivers ?
http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

Try this software.

 

[hang-the-9]

The system not turning on is the first thing you need to check. What kind of power supply do you have? You can have a 600w power supply that is worse than a good 300w power supply. Also test the card in another system. Was the card used? If so, did you test it before buying it?

 

[borko3fkovix]

Did you completely uninstall your previous gpu drivers ?
http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

Try this software.

I did uninstall previous drivers and also this is my 3rd graphics card. I had Radeon 3650 before i upgraded to GT220 and i had those old drivers sitting in my computer for couple of months and the card didn't have any problem whatsoever.

 

[borko3fkovix]

The system not turning on is the first thing you need to check. What kind of power supply do you have? You can have a 600w power supply that is worse than a good 300w power supply. Also test the card in another system. Was the card used? If so, did you test it before buying it?

I have blueberry PSU.. Is that good? Test the card in another system? Like, another OS or another PC? Yes, the card was used and i couldn't test it because I bought it from the internet. I ran it when i installed it and it ran good for a couple of days, only now it started to give me problems..

 

[Kirat]

Did you completely uninstall your previous gpu drivers ?
http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

Try this software.

I did uninstall previous drivers and also this is my 3rd graphics card. I had Radeon 3650 before i upgraded to GT220 and i had those old drivers sitting in my computer for couple of months and the card didn't have any problem whatsoever.

Back up your files and documents from C drive, and try formating. Install fresh windows, updated motherboard drivers and latest GPU drivers as well.
Is your PSU faulty ? I think its not giving constant power.

 

[hang-the-9]

The system not turning on is the first thing you need to check. What kind of power supply do you have? You can have a 600w power supply that is worse than a good 300w power supply. Also test the card in another system. Was the card used? If so, did you test it before buying it?

I have blueberry PSU.. Is that good? Test the card in another system? Like, another OS or another PC? Yes, the card was used and i couldn't test it because I bought it from the internet. I ran it when i installed it and it ran good for a couple of days, only now it started to give me problems..

Never heard of that power supply brand, that would be the first thing to swap out out. This is a great buy at $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016

The other option is that the card is bad. As soon as I saw it was an older model and you listed your issues, I pretty much knew 100% you got a used card. Many times when cards start to fail, they still semi-work and people try to sell them off. That's why I never recommend buying a used video card, or hard drive, without testing it in person.

If the power supply does not help, check your return options.

You can also try a BIOS and chipset driver update on the motherboard.

Get rid of that power supply in any case, and with your CPU and the RAM you have, going to a 6870 would not get you much help over a 5770 unless you are overclocking and get at least 2 more gig of RAM.