Just bought my first gpu help pls

Justboughtagpu

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Hi I just got my first gpu it's a 570 hd sc and after I installed it into the PC and turning on my PC for the first time with the gpu plugged the resolution was soooo bad worse than before..also it looks like I have windows basic I can't change my tab colours I tried to change my resolution and I was really limited I have no idea what I'm doing and before I installed the gpu my computer looked a lot better so I'm kinda upset because I just sold my console wanting to go to PC. So please if you can help me out that would be more than appreciated
 
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You must install the drivers for the new card, until you do that it is operating under the standard VGA generic Windows drivers. If you have no idea what you are doing, you really should ask these questions before you start messing around, could save you a little trouble, an possibly some money too. Good luck and let us know how it works after you get the drivers installed for it.
sounds like you dont have any nvidia drivers installed so its using the basic built in drivers in windows so its running at the lowest resolution and color space.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
go here in put in the info, geforce, geforece 500 series, then you need to pick your windows version. you need to know if you have 32bit windows or 64bit also. then download the drivers package, it will be like 300mb+... then install the drivers.

would you mind tell me/us what power supply you have? also knowing what cpu you have, along with any other system specs would be nice.

really want to know what power supply you have and if it can handle the gtx570 so you dont damage/fry anything.
 
You must install the drivers for the new card, until you do that it is operating under the standard VGA generic Windows drivers. If you have no idea what you are doing, you really should ask these questions before you start messing around, could save you a little trouble, an possibly some money too. Good luck and let us know how it works after you get the drivers installed for it.
 
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Mouldread

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Hey,

no need to worry. You just need to install the drivers for your new GPU.

Click here and from the drop down menus select:
Product type: GeForce
Product Series: GeForce 500 series
Operating System: here select according to what your operating system is
Language: Select the language you need

Then click Search and on the next page click download. When the download is complete just install the drivers.