Newly built computer starts, but won't show up on monitor (Please reply quick)

Cowtastrophe

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alright, so yesterday for Christmas, I got a few more parts needed to complete my build. I have:

Cooler Master Elite 430 - Case

XFX Radeon HD 7770 - GPU

Intel Core i5 ~ 3470 - CPU

Rosewill Stallion Series 500w - PSU

RipJaw xSeries 8GB - RAM

Samsung 650 GB - HDD

and

Asus Z77-A - Motherboard

(This is my first entire build just saying.) Alright, when I press power, everything turns on, every single fan, every component, but I have 2 monitors, and I tested the DVI cable on both, and there is no input to the screen. :'( I'll be heartbroken if I have to send in an RMA (I think that's what it's called, lol) because I've been dying to do this. I tried taking out and putting back in my graphics card, I tried blowing some compressed air into the PCI-e slot and the graphics card. I tried using different ports on my GPU and still no avail. :'( I can include pictures or even a video if someone wants me to. I'll show everything that is in the case. But please I need a quick reply. Thank you SOOO Much in advance, and Happy Holidays!
 
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Cowtastrophe

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Lol! Right before I got this reply, I was looking at that connector thinking... hmmm why don't I have one of those on my PSU? Then after snooping around a bit, I noticed it hiding under my HDD. Haha, but my 8-pin wouldn't reach so I had to use the 4-Pin. Nonetheless, thank you very much. You just made my christmas gift 10x better. :) <3
 


That's great news! I'm glad you got it figured out. Enjoy the new build!