HELP with my new XFX 7870 double d black edition

yabet

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I just bought from newegg XFX 7870 double d black edition graphics card to put in my gaming pc. I am using my tv which is an Vizio 55inch lcd for my pc with hdmi cable. I just switched over from 550ti. I am having a few issues. First games are not running as smooth as my 550ti which doesnt make sense, i have this flciker that happens in the middle of the screen not huge but noticable comes and goes as it pleases. I removed the drivers for my 550ti atleast i think i removed all of them i did the uninstall from all programs and the right click under driver for the video card and removed. I installed the new drivers from the website but i didnt know which one is stable so I tried both 3.1 and 3.3 both are the same with issues. Big problem is I tried to play Skyrim on high and it works but freezes up and goes to black screen and then i can here sound but cant move my mouse unless I do CTRL ALT DELETE then task manager and close the game and back to normal on desktop, same problem with Warframe. First time I did Warframe is said video card not supported which i fixed that by downloading the different driver from AMD. Is there something that I am doing wrong or didnt remove the old drivers from 550ti or something. Maybe HDMI problems should I use DVI which wont I lose hdmi and 1080 if i did that. Any ideas thanks. Not overclocked expect the card which came that way from factory.

This is my specs.
BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
(2) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
 

yabet

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Do you think i should send the card back or get a new CPU? If i did that i would wantwant
Intel which i can't afford any thoughts on good and that compares to i5?
 

yabet

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I dont know how to get it back to default. unlocking was easy with f3 and f4 unlocking third of fourth while start up now getting back idk. That was with biostars biounlocking
 

yabet

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U have been alot of help but if I up the CPU multipler wont I need to invest in an cooler all i have in the stock fan that it came with. and again thanks for all the info