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March 11, 2014 1:10:35 PM

Just got the gigabyte gtx 660, and after installing it into the case, computer will not power up.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00942TK8I/ref=oh_deta...
Here is my current build, and the 550 PSU should be more then enough for it as projected build is pulling 337W. There is even a combo sale of my PSU and the vid card on newegg. According to my build, should have zero compatibility issues.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/fliphusker/saved/3W43

I have never installed a graphics card before, as a10 5800 has it built in. Installation manual was a joke, and was zero use.
Ran external power straight from PSU, and then plugged in both connectors into it. I never ran the driver disc, as figured would get updated drivers from Gigabyte.

Any suggestions?

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March 11, 2014 1:13:58 PM

It may be that the card was dead on arrival, may be worth sending it back for an exchange. As you said, a 550w psu should be able to handle it. My only other guess is that it wasn't connected properly.
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March 11, 2014 1:18:08 PM

Georgehillier said:
It may be that the card was dead on arrival, may be worth sending it back for an exchange. As you said, a 550w psu should be able to handle it. My only other guess is that it wasn't connected properly.

Yeah, the pretty much sums it up... but...
you might try taking the card back out and re-seating it again just to be sure. Maybe visually check over the card to make sure it's in the slot good... and all the PCI-E power cables are pluged in good, etc....

Also, check to make sure that something else didn't happen somewhere else in the case (do a visual inspection). Maybe even try to see if the system will turn on with the card completely removed.
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March 11, 2014 1:22:19 PM

KevinAr18 said:

Also, check to make sure that something else didn't happen somewhere else in the case (do a visual inspection). Maybe even try to see if the system will turn on with the card completely removed.

Yeah, that's a good point actually, I had a motherboard that was dead on arrival, moved everything back onto the old motherboard and worked fine. Just try it without the card to see if it still works, could just be that a wire or component is lose or something.
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March 11, 2014 1:50:12 PM

The cable they sent with it, was the issue. Guess was using the wrong one for what I needed. So put in a 6 pin pci express cord, and it fired right up. LOL, now my dumb issue is that my 1.5 year old monitor now needs a DVI to VGA adapter, which it did not come with, sigh. I really appreciate the help from you all. Sorry that it was such an easy nub issue.
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March 11, 2014 1:55:53 PM

Any way you can connect the monitor using DVI, HDMI, or Diplayport? :)  Basically use anything but VGA or analog.... VGA has a poorer quality picture; the others should give you a perfect picture.
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March 11, 2014 2:22:03 PM

The problem is that was not really wanting to shell out $180 for a card, and really had my sights set on a SSD next. Is it really that much less quality with VGA? Guess just a bit pissed that a monitor 1.5 years old is that far out of date already.
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March 11, 2014 2:27:37 PM

Do you mean for a new monitor? and what's your monitor like? what's the resolution and aspect ratio?
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March 11, 2014 2:46:56 PM

fliphusker said:
The problem is that was not really wanting to shell out $180 for a card, and really had my sights set on a SSD next. Is it really that much less quality with VGA? Guess just a bit pissed that a monitor 1.5 years old is that far out of date already.

That is really strange. VGA only monitors have not been very common for over a decade now. If you got a new monitor only 1.5 years ago and it only had VGA, I'd question what kind of quality monitor you got or how you even ended up with a VGA only model (VGA models are extremely rare). Only really bad monitors usually had VGA (models over a decade old by now); or some good models, but really old ones (again over a decade ago).

BTW, check and see if you have any other ports on the monitor. It's really strange to even find a VGA only model in stores nowadays, so maybe you have a DVI, HDMI, or Displayport somewhere?

If you haven't noticed any problems, then I guess just stick with your VGA monitor for now. The difference is supposedly noticeable, but you can probably live with it for a while.
Right now a good priced IPS panel is $150-$250 (and they even sell them in stores now). For example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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March 11, 2014 2:49:55 PM

fliphusker said:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007JLEEXC/?tag=pcpapi-20
that is my monitor, could i just get a different cable for it?
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-HDMI-Adapter-Cable-M...


Yeah, just use a DVI-D cable. Check and see if maybe your monitor might have come with one. If not order one:
http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=102&cp_id=10209

Update: I checked; I doesn't come with a DVI-D cable, only VGA, so you'll have to order one.
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March 11, 2014 3:11:39 PM

DVI will be a lot better quality as well :D 
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March 11, 2014 3:14:50 PM

fliphusker said:
The cable they sent with it, was the issue. Guess was using the wrong one for what I needed. So put in a 6 pin pci express cord, and it fired right up. LOL, now my dumb issue is that my 1.5 year old monitor now needs a DVI to VGA adapter, which it did not come with, sigh. I really appreciate the help from you all. Sorry that it was such an easy nub issue.


Georgehillier said:
DVI will be a lot better quality as well :D 


That reminds me... when I say order one... let me be clear:
Get a DVI-D to DVI-D cable

Not DVI-I to VGA ... basically don't use analog or VGA anymore.
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March 11, 2014 4:54:31 PM

I had not even bothered to look on the back of my monitor, very sorry for wasting peoples time. It does have a DVI, so went and spent way too much money on one, sigh. My computer did not like when I plugged in the DVI cable, guessing I simply did not have the power cable seated firmly. It is all fired up now, and currently installing the drivers. I so appreciate everyone's help here. I simply wish I would have spent a lil more time looking around my computer before posting here.

Much thanks all, all deserve a pat on the back for helping out a nub.
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March 11, 2014 5:19:35 PM

fliphusker said:
I had not even bothered to look on the back of my monitor, very sorry for wasting peoples time. It does have a DVI, so went and spent way too much money on one, sigh. My computer did not like when I plugged in the DVI cable, guessing I simply did not have the power cable seated firmly. It is all fired up now, and currently installing the drivers. I so appreciate everyone's help here. I simply wish I would have spent a lil more time looking around my computer before posting here.

Much thanks all, all deserve a pat on the back for helping out a nub.


It's not a problem at all. I overlook that kind of stuff all the time too. At least now you got the monitor hooked up to a better cable and your new video card is working. :) 
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March 11, 2014 10:47:17 PM

well, except for one itsy bitsy issue, well, not real small actually. While putting in the new graphics card, shorted out my sound for my speakers, sigh. LOL, now in the market for a sound card, if I can.
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March 12, 2014 8:29:55 AM

I am music junky, but simply listen to music through my phone. I am a gamer, and do not like the game and teamspeak through headsets together. So guessing I can not simply add a sound card. What about usb speakers?
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March 12, 2014 2:07:32 PM

You can use the build in sound card and just buy some speakers, I wouldn't get usb speakers, just get a standard set with an audio input, that was you can connect it to anything which outputs audio
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March 12, 2014 2:24:10 PM

fliphusker said:
well, except for one itsy bitsy issue, well, not real small actually. While putting in the new graphics card, shorted out my sound for my speakers, sigh. LOL, now in the market for a sound card, if I can.


Your video card actually has a sound card builtin... but I don't know how you would be able to use it. It goes over HDMI I think.

Anyways, good add-on sound cards have gotten kind of rare by now. It might be because of how common onboard sound is now, but I can't help but wonder if the majority if the reason is because of Creative Labs, but I don't know which facts about them are true to be sure. :( 

Whatever the reason, there is not as many choices as their used to be... and reviewers don't seem to focus on sound cards for reviews much anymore.

You might consider going out and getting a nice cheap model that will probably be equivalent to what your onboard sound was like.

Or you might go overboard and get one of the high quality models. In this case, getting recommendations from some audio communities might help.


Question: Did you make sure to disable the sound for the video card? I am assuming you were using onboard sound before you installed the video card. Well, new graphics cards come with built in sound for HDMI. Sometimes this sound get's turn on and turns off your real sound card.
* Right click on the sound icon on the taskbar.
* Go to "Playback Devices" and then the [Playback" tab.
* Disable your Video card/TV/Monitor/HDMI sound.
* Enable your old sound system that you used to use.
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