Installed new Graphics card-> screen color is all wrong

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Hi

I just purchased a new graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4890, and I've encountered a problem. The screen has a blue-green color to it, all the icons and such have turned blue-green, and when I try to calibrate the different colors (Red, Blue, Green), red is unable to be calibrated whilst blue and green can.

My OS is Windows 7, 64bit.

My previous graphics card was nvidia 8800GTS
 
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there is no "calibration line" in the center of this box
 
Driversweeper is used to clear out previous driver versions, its good practice to do it for each driver install but especially when moving from nvidia to ati. http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Driver-Sweeper-(Setup)-download-1655.html
You need to install that then boot into safe mode, run the app, and get rid of everything nvidia and ati related. Boot up again ( screen will be low res and ugly ) and install the 9.11 catalyst drivers. http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-9.11-Windows-7-|-Vista-(64-bit)-download-2429.html
The 9.12's are dogs on the 4 series cards.
 
I replaced the new card with the old one, and the colors are back!?! so it works with the old card, but not with the new one. what can we make out of that? could it be DVI adapter that needs to be replaced? (even though it followed with the package so it´s brand new)
 
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I looked at my setting and they are the same. What does your mode show? I have no idea if that will help but I will check against mine.
 
Gabe63 said:
I looked at my setting and they are the same. What does your mode show? I have no idea if that will help but I will check against mine.
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what settings do you mean? I´m sorry if that question seem rediculous but I´m, and I quote another guy in the same position as me: Computer challanged...I don´t know much about computers, so I havn´t mentioned this earlier. I figured installing the graphics card wouldn´t be much of a problem considering it´s just about connecting it to the powersupply and mainboard (and the screen ofcourse), so I´m starting to get really frustrated about the whole thing!
 
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Your card is most likely borked sadly. If its not the monitor causing the problem, and its an entire spectrum of colour that isn't functioning, your card is probably a lemon. An RMA is in order methinks.
 
CardboardSword said:
Your card is most likely borked sadly. If its not the monitor causing the problem, and its an entire spectrum of colour that isn't functioning, your card is probably a lemon. An RMA is in order methinks.
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I guess to be "borked" and a "lemon" isn´t very positivite for me? But I agree. The last thing I can think of now is that the card is a..."lemon" :(
 
could my monitor be outdated to the graphics card? I mean, my older card, the Nvidia 8800GTS ran fine on my monitor, but could it be that the new card needs a new screen aswell? I guess since no one has mentioned this earlier, it is not so?
 
Without EPS12, that PSU is underpowered both in terms of quality and 12V rail amperage.

Can you borrow a quality 600W (50A on the 12V rail) to try .
 
The info about the product from where I bought it says that 550W should be more than enough. I´ve fulfilled it´s requirements to the manufacturers suggestions.
A buddy of mine has the same PSU and card, and nothing´s wrong with that one. I´ve requested a return to the store I bought it from, I´m starting to give up on the whole thing here
 
I´m correcting my previous reply about the PSU...my new PSU is this one:

CHIEFTEC APS-550C, 550W, CM ATX 12V 2.3,14cm Fan, 80 Plus (APS-550C)

APS-550C Cable Management

24PIN for M/B - 1, 8PIN for CPU - 1, 4PIN for HDD - 4, 4PIN for FDD - 1, SATA for HDD - 6, 6PIN for VGA - 1, 6+2 PIN for VGA - 1

Input:
Fan Type - 14cm Fan/Active PFC:
Voltage 100-240V
Frequency 47-63Hz

Output:
Efficiency: 80%+
P.F. > 0.9
+3.3V - 25A
+5V - 25A
+12V1 - 25A
+12V2 - 25A
-12V - 0.3A
+5Vsb - 2.5A
+3.3V & +5V - 150W
+12V Combined - 450W
Total Output - 550W
 
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