HELP! Nothing on screen.. XFX 5870

[djarthur78]

HELP!

I have just tried putting a XFX 5870 card into my i7 920 GA-EX58-UD5 mobo and nothing happens when I switch the machine on.

If I put my old card in, the system boots up fine...

Do I have a dodgy card???

 

[djarthur78]

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366)

Prolimatech Megahalems Performance CPU Cooler
2 X Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan

Corsair XMS3 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Ch

Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI

Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM


LG W2452TX 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor

LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

 

[djarthur78]

Hi

I don't have another PC to try it in...

I was using a GeForce 8600, and that still works.

I have everything connected, the 2 X 6pin PCI E power and it is sitting in the PCI E slot. The fan is spinning on the card.

But I get nothing when I plug the monitor in to either DVI port??

 

[djarthur78]

When I say nothing... I mean that the screen just goes into Power Save mode... So a black screen

 

[djarthur78]

Yes, I have tried the VGA cable, nothing...
I will have to try it in another system... But it doesn't look good!

What is the process now to get a new one?
I purchased this in the States

 

[djarthur78]

Guys, I thought I better update anyone who cares out there...

I got my XFX 5870 working!

After speaking with the support teams at XFX, they recommend that i upgrade the BIOS on my EX58-UD5 mobo. I didn't think it would work, but it did!

So my system is now complete! Next step is to overclock the i7 920!