garbled text on first boot... video card a POS?

well, I tried seating it 3 or 4 times, and even tried using a screw (I have the quick release connectors on my case). The PSU is brand new as well.

is Rosewill a decent brand? it seems to be working ok

I’m hoping it’s just a shitty vid card. My old trident 16K card looked more advanced than this thing