Hello folks,
I bought a set of new components to build a PC. I built it and fired her up, only to find that there was no signal coming from the graphics card. There is no fan activity on the Radeon too. I put the Radeon into an older machine, with no success, and also tried my old GPU in the new setup (Zotac GeForce GTX 260) which did give me fan action, but no signal.
I have so far checked all connections (8 + 6 pins), and flashed the latest BIOS. I've searched online to no real success.
One thing I did notice, was that 3 of the new GPU's heatsink 'fins' were damaged and bent. Not sure what this might mean, if anything, but makes me think that it may have been dropped at some point, or is a re-furb?
This is the hardware I'm using:
CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £116.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+
Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE
Case Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange
Power Supply EVGA 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
Monitor Dell U2414H 23.8"
PCPart Picker estimated wattage at 503W, I have a 650W PSU. Might that be an issue?
Such a bummer after all the work!
Any input would be a huge help.
Regards,
matt
I bought a set of new components to build a PC. I built it and fired her up, only to find that there was no signal coming from the graphics card. There is no fan activity on the Radeon too. I put the Radeon into an older machine, with no success, and also tried my old GPU in the new setup (Zotac GeForce GTX 260) which did give me fan action, but no signal.
I have so far checked all connections (8 + 6 pins), and flashed the latest BIOS. I've searched online to no real success.
One thing I did notice, was that 3 of the new GPU's heatsink 'fins' were damaged and bent. Not sure what this might mean, if anything, but makes me think that it may have been dropped at some point, or is a re-furb?
This is the hardware I'm using:
CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £116.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+
Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE
Case Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange
Power Supply EVGA 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
Monitor Dell U2414H 23.8"
PCPart Picker estimated wattage at 503W, I have a 650W PSU. Might that be an issue?
Such a bummer after all the work!
Any input would be a huge help.
Regards,
matt