R6950 Not Detected

thebreau

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Hello,

I just built a new pc and the only thing not working is my R6950 (MSI Twin Frozr 3). The fans seem to be running (at max, very loud) but the gpu is not detected. I ensured that it is placed in the proper pcie slot as recommended in the mobo manual and that it is hooked up to the psu. Now the only thing I can think of is maybe improper hookup to the psu because there are two 6pin connectors on this gpu but I only connected one of those to the psu (not sure if that was right or not).

My system specs are:

Mobo: Asrock extreme3 Gen3 Z68
CPU: core i5 2500K
RAM: Corsair 4x4GB 1600 DDR3 in dual channel
PSU: Corsair 600W 80PLUS Modular
Chassis: Corsair 600T
SSD: Crucial M$ 64GB
BD: Samsung bluray player

Also I ensured that PCIE was set to be the main graphics source in UEFI.

Thanks for any help!