MSI RX470 Resolution probs

[JimmyRJump]

Bought an in-between GPU in the form of an MSI RX470 GamingX (8GB) to replace my ailing (V-RAM wise) MSI R7970 Lightning. In-between, because I tend to upgrade once more next spring when the Big Boys are released.

 

Anyway, I took out the 7970 and screwed-in the RX470 and was confronted with a few messages on screen saying I needed to re-boot the PC "in order to apply these changes". I thought "these changes " meant that the GPU drivers had adapted and needed a restart, but to my dismay, when the PC rebooted, it was somehow in a resolution my monitor (a Samsung Series 5000 FullHD 37inch TV) can't handle...

 

Since I couldn't see anything I had to re-install my 7970 GPU and as a result, here I am :(

 

So, where do I go from here? How do I get the RX470 to work on my PC in the intended 1080p resolution?

[JimmyRJump]

Ah-well, another one for the history books, or maybe the Dark Secrets Of PC Fiddling. Works now, somehow.

 

Okay, so, a little explanation for those concerned:

 

The R7970 had a DVI cable with a 5mm flat hole with two pin-holes above and two pin-holes below. The RX470 however doesn't have those 4 pin-holes. The cable I used was an AGP with a DVI adapter because my monitor/TV has an AGP/PC inlet.

 

But, the TV has also a HDMI/PC inlet, so I used a HDMI cable to connect the monitor tot the new GPU, which for some reason didn't want to work. F.Y.I.: those /PC inlets are there to let the monitor/TV know that a PC is hooked up and that it needs to start and close when the PC boots and shuts down; else you'd have to manually handle the TV...

 

So, next I deleted my Crimson drivers, shut down the PC, swapped the 7970 for the RX470 and still no luck.

 

Then I took the HDMI plug out of the TV and plugged it into "HDMI_3/BluRay" and whaddayakno, I had lift-off, or better, picture :D

 

Then, I installed my Crimson drivers again, rebooted and then swapped the plug back to "HDMI/PC" and everything bathes in oil :tongue:

Edited August 20, 2016 by JimmyRJump