Did i spend $200 on a shit gpu?

So I just bought an asus gtx 660 cu and installed it.  I downloaded nvidea's control panel program which is supposed to keep track of drivers.  Then I used that control panel to update the drivers.  I get video tearing in youtube videos and dvds.

I read somewhere that the card has problems with win7 themes other than aero so I switch from classic to aero.  No change.

This card should easily out perform the rest of my rig.  Could bottlenecking somewhere else in the system be the problem?

I don't think bottlenecking would be causing the issue. Did you have an AMD/ATI card before this? If so, make sure those drivers are completely removed.

it depends. what's your specs? cause the GTX 660 was an excellent card for the price, assuming you didn't care if you went AMD or Nvidia. that card was capable of running most games on High to Ultra, More Highs to be specific. if you are getting videos acting up like youtube or whatever. it is most likely coming from the CPU end not the GPU.

uninstall your current drivers.

and try this one:

http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/73218

I had tearing in youtube with my 560. I think I fixed it with activating k boost. Not sure if it worked or not. That was a year ago.

It's definetly not old drivers.  I performed a clean install of win7 3 times after puttin in the new card (thought i'd had a bad install but it turned out the OS image was bad.)

I'll try that driver MisteryAngel posted when I get home.  How would i know if it's the CPU?  I assumed that if any of my hardware were bad that it just wouldn't run.  I'm sure my CPU is upto the task of watching some movies.

sounds like a defective card, i'd go to who you bought it from and try a return or rma, through asus if you're out of options

I'm about ready to pull the card and send it back to amazon.  Is there anything else I can do to pinpoint the problem before I do?

Can I be sure it's not the CPU or motherboard?

I looked for K Boost and couldn't find it.

Then I tried MisteryAngel's driver and it didn't recognize the GPU.

thats very strange then.

i would say RMA the card.