Gpu not working

I bought a new gpu for my birthday an r9 285 and when i installed and load up a game i cant play it for many seconds till lots of random colors come on my screen and the driver crashes im not a very technical guy but i built my computer my self and my mother board is low end could that be the issue if not can you tell me what is wrong

System specs ? Power supply most importantly.

Keep an eye on this thread.

be quiet 1000w power zone

cpu amd fx 4100 

motherboard gigabyte 970A-DS3P am3+

also if i put my xfx amd hd7770 it works fine

Make sure the PCI-E cables are secured. That solved my problem.

do u mean the power cablea

still not working any other ideas

 

Try reinstalling the latest Catalyst.  If that doesn't work, then you can try reverting to a previous version.  That can sometimes remedy stability problems.

sir I think I found the solution to your problem.

 

 

See that port on the back? Did you plug in your PCI-E cable?

ok i will try

didn't work any thing else anyone knows i could try

Hmm did you connect the HDMI to the GPU HDMI output instead of the Mother's HDMI's output?

gpu

nvm

 

So?

doesnt work

have you tried changing it back to your old GPU to see if it having the same problem?

Check your GPU temps when you put it under load.

Reseat the cooler. This might be a memory chip that is not cooled or touched properly by the cooler.

how do i do that

 

how do i do that