Newly built PC turns on but no display... Please help!

danjeed

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When I turn it on the led fan at the front of the case comes on, so does the cpu fan, the gpu fan, and the dvd drive starts to spin. I've tried moving the rams to different slots, even taking one of the modules out and leaving just one in. I've taken the gpu out and placed it back in a couple of times, admittedly back into the same slot because my ssd stops it from going into the lower one...

I'm using an asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard which doesn't have any video out connections, so I'm using the hdmi port on my graphics card (vtx3d 7870 tahiti le) to connect it to my tv. When I turn the pc on, the tv recognises that there is an input or a signal, however the screen remains blank. The tv definitely does work and I've used the same hdmi lead to connect my laptop the tv with no problems. So I'm kind of running out of ideas...

Any help would be greatly appreciated
 

danjeed

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Ah right, I've only got an hdmi cable :/ I guess I'll have to buy a dvi cable then

 

danjeed

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Thanks for the advice. Is any reason why a dvi to hdmi cable wouldn't work because I may get one?
 

danjeed

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I get what you mean. The thing is though, my gpu has a dvi but my tv hasn't, it's got a vga. So do you know if it would it be more wise to get a dvi to hdmi or a dvi to vga, or if it wouldn't matter?