New Graphics Card (Radeon R9 380) Won't Power

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I was hoping you guys might be able to help me. I recently changed my graphics card from 2 Radeon 6970's because I wasn't able to max out games and it was having textural issues. I upgraded to a Radeon R9 380. I'm just using that and not running crossfire. I just got the card in today and tried to run it, however it won't power. The fan won't even start. I have an 850 W PSU which should be giving it enough juice. The only thing I could think of is that my PSU uses 8 pin connectors and my graphics card uses two 6 pins. Is that a problem? Anyways I appreciate any info you guys can give me.
 
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There is no reason it shouldn't power up if the 2 6 pin plugs are connected (your plugs should be 6+2 right, where 2 plugs detach). Is the card fully seated in the slot?

IF its plugged in and fully seated and the fans don't even spin, its defective.
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There is no reason it shouldn't power up if the 2 6 pin plugs are connected (your plugs should be 6+2 right, where 2 plugs detach). Is the card fully seated in the slot?

IF its plugged in and fully seated and the fans don't even spin, its defective.
 
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I've tried that. It gives me the same result everytime. I turn on the computer and I get the first beep. A couple seconds later its followed by a long beep with three short beeps. No power :/. That, and I've also tested my old graphics card with the same cables and it ran just fine.
 
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