- Jul 9, 2013
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I've just built my first computer from scratch and everything bar the graphics card is working perfectly. I have an AMD Radeon 7870 HD core edition, link below if you need anymore than that.
I'm currently running on my motherboard graphics, and everything is in perfect working order. I have visited AMD's website and downloaded the latest drivers for my card, the options I chose, which I'm fairly sure are correct, were
Desktop -> Radeon HD series -> Radeon 7XXX series PCIe -> Windows 7 - 64 bit
When I plug my HDMI cable into the graphics card I get no output to any devices
I'm a little confused as to what power the card needs. My understanding was that it needs a 6 pin PCIe connection only provided it is not working in crossfire, but perhaps this is where I am going wrong? I have also tried connecting 2 6 pin PCIe's to no avail. On the card there is an 8 pin socket on the left of a 6 pin and I have no 8 pin connecters.
In device manager I have searched for the card as a display adapter but the onboard graphics is the only one listed. Can anyone help me sort this out? Thanks a lot
Card Link
My PSU
In terms of the unused power cables, I have two PCIe 6 slot female connections and they are also on the same wire as a 2 slot connection, though I dont quite know the purpose of that, it didn't fit when I tried to put all three in, though that may have just been me being incompetent, I could try that again?
Currently the fan on the card is working if that is of any help at all.
I'm currently running on my motherboard graphics, and everything is in perfect working order. I have visited AMD's website and downloaded the latest drivers for my card, the options I chose, which I'm fairly sure are correct, were
Desktop -> Radeon HD series -> Radeon 7XXX series PCIe -> Windows 7 - 64 bit
When I plug my HDMI cable into the graphics card I get no output to any devices
I'm a little confused as to what power the card needs. My understanding was that it needs a 6 pin PCIe connection only provided it is not working in crossfire, but perhaps this is where I am going wrong? I have also tried connecting 2 6 pin PCIe's to no avail. On the card there is an 8 pin socket on the left of a 6 pin and I have no 8 pin connecters.
In device manager I have searched for the card as a display adapter but the onboard graphics is the only one listed. Can anyone help me sort this out? Thanks a lot
Card Link
My PSU
In terms of the unused power cables, I have two PCIe 6 slot female connections and they are also on the same wire as a 2 slot connection, though I dont quite know the purpose of that, it didn't fit when I tried to put all three in, though that may have just been me being incompetent, I could try that again?
Currently the fan on the card is working if that is of any help at all.
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