Geforce 770 install in new build causes no display

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benjiboy180

benjiboy180

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Hello community. I am having an interesting problem with my new setup.

First, the specs:

CPU: Intel i&-4790K
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A
Memory: GSkill Ripjaws 1866 DDR3 1x8GB
GPU: Asus GTX Geforce 770 2GB
Case: Corsair 750d
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Seidon 240m
HDD: Western Digital Black 1 TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
PSU: Seasonic 650 Watt Gold Certified

The problem:

When I try to boot the computer up, I get a black screen. No picture, no nothing. Now, this only happens to me when I have the GPU installed. I am fairly certain that I have everything installed correctly, but of course I am prone to be wrong. As it stands, merely taking out the GPU will allow everything to start up and the BIOS to show up.

I don't know if it is a power issue. My PSU is semi-modular, so I have the power cord (labeled PCI-E) plugged into the GPU. One 6+2 pin and one 6 pin (both are branching from the same cord, which I am unsure if it is ok or not, but when I tried using one of the extra cables I got for the six pin, it still happened).

Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening? The GPU does seem a bit loose, so maybe it is not installed quite right, but i can't really push any harder or do anything to get it to feel more secure.

Thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!
 
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UPDATE: An odd solution. I first tried to make the primary display the CPU and keep the GPU installed. This worked. I then switch the primary display to PCI and it also worked. Seems to have been an issue with the auto detecting primary display. Odd....
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benjiboy180

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I assume that you mean I should change the priority from onboard to dedicated GPU in the BIOS. I have no idea where to find PEG/IGD in my Asus Z97-a BIOS, however. I feel like I have looked everywhere.
 
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The bios option for video is here;

ASUS%20Z97-D%20BIOS%2031%20-%20Graphics%20Config.png


From manual;
Graphics Configuration
This item allows you to select a primary display from CPU and PCIe graphical devices.
Primary Display [Auto]
This item allows you to select the primary display from CPU and PCIe devices.
Configuration options: [Auto] [CPU Graphics] [PCIE] [PCI]
Click to expand...
 
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benjiboy180

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Not really a stupid question at all. That was my initial thought. I have tried it both ways, and it doesn't work in any of them (computer appears to run just the same, from sounds to lights whether the card is in or not). Also, I have tried in various PCI slots as well.

Boju, thanks for the reply. I see that the video options are there, but I see nothing that appears to disable onboard graphics or prioritize dedicated over onboard. I am going to try the primary display option though.
 
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UPDATE: An odd solution. I first tried to make the primary display the CPU and keep the GPU installed. This worked. I then switch the primary display to PCI and it also worked. Seems to have been an issue with the auto detecting primary display. Odd....
 
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Sorry, I actually meant PCI-E. I unplugged the VGA once I realized that the HDMI was fine (had a thought that the cord may have been the problem) and then moved the HDMI over to the GPU once I changed the setting to Primary: PCI-E.
 
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