MSI Lightning 6970 issues?

Hello. I have a new MSI Lightning 6970 and the video card is not working properly. When I first put the card in my computer everything seems ok, however after a few days it started to act weird. Today, I was trying the new battlefield beta and the screen split in half and then I rebooted the computer and the computer will no longer boot. I can go into safe mode ok. I looked into the machine and noticed that the second I turn the box on some of the led lights on the video card are red, I think 11-14.
Is my graphics card bad? Any suggestions?
Brand new Dell XPS 9100, core i7... only x-factor is I do not know how much watts the power supply in the dell. I can put in another video card and it works fine. Should I send this back to Newegg??
Thx,
Mike

There are no labels on the PS except the S/N from Dell. I did call Dell and the PS is a 550watt one. No matter what I need to purchase a real power supply. I just do not want to miss the chance to send the thing back and get it replaced if it is defective. I will borrow a friends PS tomorrow and try that.
Thanks.

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I must start by expressing some dismay over the quality of phone support (probably should repost in another forum). The person I talked to did not really seem to listen to my symptoms or care what I was saying, which is why I am here. You seem to make a fine product, and the tech did not really seem to fit your status quo.
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Thanks in advance to any help offered!

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Quote from: flobelix on 14-March-13, 04:22:02
Click on the question mark next to bus Interface to check if cards are really running at X8/x8
Quote from: kromosto on 13-March-13, 18:00:14
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1. Since these are 2 new cards, is it advisable to install one at a time and test the card by itself first? Then install the 2nd card seperately and test it?
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==> 1. It's not necessary to do this. This can only helps if you have issues and by testing in that ways it can be isolated which card is cause the eventual trouble. As there is no reason to suspect cards failure you can skip this.
==> 2. It's also not necessary to do this. Because when they are running in SLI, both combined speed will be equal to the lower card speed in the party.
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