Graphics card not being recognised

I just bought a EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti for my computer cause my other card was crap, it took a while but I got it installed in and now my computer doesn't recognize it. Its fully plugged in and its attatched to my monitor, It just skips right over it and goes to my motherboard for the display. Ive tried things on the internet but nothing works, The fan does spin and its powered but its just not being recognized.

 

Installed drivers? Is it actually inserted the entire way into the PCI slot (had a GPU appear to be in but actually not latched in properly once)? PSU actually has enough grunt to power it properly?

 

1. No clue. 2. Yes it is, had a problem with it for a while but its fully in. 3. I don't know ill check now.

 

If the answer to 1 is no clue, then the answer is no. Install the drivers. How else is it going to work without drivers? GPUs arent just plug and play.

 

OK, what drivers, sorry ive never gotten a part all on its own.

 

That wonderful manual that came with the GPU, you didn't read it I suppose...

Installer for the drivers should have been included on a CD in the box. Otherwise, google "nvidia drivers" <- simples.

 

was wondering what to do with that cd... ok thanks ill see

 

Never install drivers from the CD that came with your GPU. Unless the card was released last week, they're outdated. Outdated drivers can cause system crashes and visual bugs.

 

A driver being out of date doesn't magically cause it to crash or glitch out.... the driver is mot aware hat there is a newer version, if the drivers caused system crashes in the first place they shouldn't have been released.
Still running cd drivers for my gtx460, thing works fine.

Cd is in hand and easy to setup for those who cba to rtfm.

 

Old drivers cause trouble with newer software. Specially for AMD because their drivers are crap. Shouldn't have that problem with Nvidia, but having updated drivers is always better.

 

Just because there's a new version doesn't mean the old version was crap. By that logic you'd better uninstall your current drivers because soon a new update will be out and the current drivers will "cause trouble with newer software"

Game devs know that not all people are on the cutting edge and if they required the newest drivers they'd alienate 90% of their customers who don't even know what drivers are (like OP, no offence).

Just install the CD drivers, you need them for the card to function. Geforce experience will update them for you when the time comes

 

It might be obvious but are you sure the plugged in cable is in the right port? If the motherboard GPU is actually giving your monitor a signal then the monitor has to be plugged into that one.

 

I said AMD's video drivers are crap, not old video drivers are crap.

 

use this, cd's are trash http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

and some motherboards have a setting you might need to switch to make it use the pci-e slot for video. probably something like 'primary video device' in your bios settings.