First time building, Using a MSI 970A-G46, and Nothing shows up on monitor.

xDeRezx17x

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This is my first time building a computer. I have all the parts i need and put them in their places. But when I turn it on, nothing shows up on the screen. Everything runs fine, all the fans turn on and the hard drive and disc drive spin up.
I even had my friend check it and he say's everything is in their place.

I have a:
Xfx Radeon R7850 graphics card.
AMD Fx 6100 processor.
Two 4gb G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 2133s
and a Apevia ATX-AS500W power supply.

I tried using my friends DDR3 1600 RAM instead and that didn't work.
Also tried using his graphics card and that didn't work either.
The motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics so that's not an option.
We tried using one RAM stick to boot up and nothing happened again. He's thinking that it could be my power supply not giving enough juice for the motherboard but he's not sure.
 

AnEwG

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your gpu needs 500 watts and 21 Ampere at the +12 v rail, when they tested you psu at its rated power (500 watt) it failed! and at 353 watt it could merely deliver 12 amp at the +12 v rail. You should get a better psu something certified 80+ bronze or something. And Don't try to start the PC before getting the new PSU! It could seriously damage the components.