Gainward BLISS GeForce 7900, no output!! help!

I have just bought the following card

Gainward BLISS GeForce 7900 GS "Golden Sample" SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

and installed in in the following system

Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6400
Gigabyte 965P DS3
2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C5
Tagan 580w psu

However there is no output to the monitor, i have tried other gfx cards and they work so somthing is definately wrong with the new card.

I have reseated the card so many times i could do it in my sleep with one hand.

The only thing i think of is a.) the card is broken or b.) ive missed somthing so mind numbing simple during the install that i should be banned from ever building a pc again. (yes, i did remember to power the card.)

The gfx card has 2 DVI outputs whereas the monitor has no DVI inputs. I have tested another d-sub monitor that doesnt work either. However both monitors DO work on the DVI out on my other PC with a DVI to D-sub converter.

Does anyone have any ideas before i RMA this card??

Cheers,

Tom

I recall back in the days of the 6800, I think if you forgot to connect the power cable to the card, the card would still work but just operate at a much lower resolution and many of the features disabled.

I am not sure if this still apply with the current gen cards. My guess is the card is broken.