New Build problem

[antinvasions]

Hi all,

Just built a new pc and used the following mobo, cpu and psu.

£249.99 x 1 - Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit
£78.14 x 1 - Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
£66.66 x 1 - SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

a) Anyway all installs went well, but when I switched on the pc first I couldnt get any signal from the gpu. I could get a image using the built in vga slot on the mobo.

b) SO i double checked and it seemed I didnt plug in enough cables into the gpu from the modular psu. If I plug in one i get the same problem, however, if I plug in two I get no signal from the mobo vga slot.

I am using a vga to dvi adapter. Could that be faulty... or am I missing something glaringly obvious. I can use the vga slot on the mobo, but if i try the vga cable with dvi adapter on it wont work via the mobo dvi slot. Does this indicate that its broken?

Note: I went and changed GP Card as I had it in the PCI X8slot to the PCI 16Xslot yet the problem persists...

I

 

[ote1]

I built my first PC a couple of months ago and had the same problem of not getting signal from the GPU. In BIOS I hadn't selected the PCI slot as my graphics adapter instead of my i5 graphics.

 

[antinvasions]

I already have it set to boot from PCI slot 1 (16x default one). But I just went and disable onboard gpx and now have no signal at all.... will need to reset bios

 

[humbug]

Hi all,

Just built a new pc and used the following mobo, cpu and psu.

£249.99 x 1 - Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit
£78.14 x 1 - Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
£66.66 x 1 - SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

a) Anyway all installs went well, but when I switched on the pc first I couldnt get any signal from the gpu. I could get a image using the built in vga slot on the mobo.

b) SO i double checked and it seemed I didnt plug in enough cables into the gpu from the modular psu. If I plug in one i get the same problem, however, if I plug in two I get no signal from the mobo vga slot.

I am using a vga to dvi adapter. Could that be faulty... or am I missing something glaringly obvious. I can use the vga slot on the mobo, but if i try the vga cable with dvi adapter on it wont work via the mobo dvi slot. Does this indicate that its broken?

Note: I went and changed GP Card as I had it in the PCI X8slot to the PCI 16Xslot yet the problem persists...

I

There should be an 8 Pin and a 6 Pin power inlet on the GPU, use them both or it will not work.

Am i understanding this right, your trying to get a signal from the GPU by plunging it into the Motherboard VGA?

you need to plug it into the GPU.

 

[antinvasions]

Nope you misread completely...

I plug both 8 and 6pin into the GPU and then it automatically disables the Mobo DVI-D/VGA ports (as expected).

However, then neither of the DVI-D ports work on the GPU. I am however using a VGA to DVI-D Adapter.

If I unplug the GPU (just the pin power supplies) I can use the VGA port on the mobo (which I am doing at the moment).

I think it is either:

Its a the VGA to DVI-D adapter is bust

or my oldish 22" Monitor cannot support DVI-D, but I used to use this monitor with a DVI-I adapter with no problem. But this is out of the realm of my know how...

 

[thefogo]

DVI-D is digital so won't work with VGA unless you get an active converter/adapter.

Never mind, I guess you're using one of those.

 

[humbug]

Nope you misread completely...

I plug both 8 and 6pin into the GPU and then it automatically disables the Mobo DVI-D/VGA ports (as expected).

However, then neither of the DVI-D ports work on the GPU. I am however using a VGA to DVI-D Adapter.

If I unplug the GPU (just the pin power supplies) I can use the VGA port on the mobo (which I am doing at the moment).

I think it is either:

Its a the VGA to DVI-D adapter is bust

or my oldish 22" Monitor cannot support DVI-D, but I used to use this monitor with a DVI-I adapter with no problem. But this is out of the realm of my know how...

Can you test the DVI-D adapter on the motherboard?

 

[antinvasions]

i tried it with the mobo dvi-d slot and it didnt work.... so maybe its just busted or monitor cant hack it

 

[humbug]

i tried it with the mobo dvi-d slot and it didnt work.... so maybe its just busted or monitor cant hack it

At least now you know it may not be the card.

Do you have a TV with a DVI, or even a HDMI?

I would take the rig and plug the GPU up to your TV if you can, to test and make sure the GPU is actually working.

You might be right about the Monitor if the GPU works on a TV.

 

[antinvasions]

yepp ill give it a go as soon as the misses arrives...