Building a pc

do you have a spare psu to try? I still think its a faulty mobo

Originally Posted by ooogemaflop

do you have a spare psu to try? I still think its a faulty mobo

only a small 250 watt of the old pc not enough to power the gfx card

can you test the gfx in another machine?

what would i need to connect a monitor to the mother board ?(no VGA connection on the board)

what connection is available does it have onboard gfx?

Have you connected the PSU correctly? i.e. Not just the main supply to the board but also to 4 pin CPU and any 4 pin connections to the graphics adapter?

i dont think the machine has onboard gfx

Originally Posted by ooogemaflop

i dont think the machine has onboard gfx

what do you think is the problem with the dvd drive powering off when the IDE cable is attached

I assume you have tried it without any drives?
As for what the problem is with the ide, I could only speculate but all together my gut says faulty mobo
You have got all the mobo connected as lee said ( just to be sure)

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Have you connected the PSU correctly? i.e. Not just the main supply to the board but also to 4 pin CPU and any 4 pin connections to the graphics adapter?

yes i have the 24 pin mother board ,4 pin mother board (next to cpu) and seperate connection for the gfx card

[damien c]

Does the motherboard have a 4 or a 8 pin socket next to the cpu?

If it has a 8 pin but 4 coverd have you removed the cover and tried it with all 8 pin's connected to the board from the PSU?

I would 1st try disconnecting all the drive's from the board and see if it display's a image or not on the screen when the graphic's card is connected, then if it does connect each drive and try again 1 at a time and see what happen's, if you still get no signal then I am certain it will be a faulty board and or graphic's card but more than likely the board alone.

Have you used the correct lead to the graphic's card, not trying to say your stupid but if it requires a 8 pin power connector just make sure you have used a pci-e not a 8 pin cpu power lead.

If all lead's are correctly installed and drive's etc and you still get no display on the monitor, try another graphic's card if you can and try the new graphic's card in another pc to rule that out.

Or your other option is to send the everything back and get them to test everything and replace anything that might be faulty.

I believe power connections are keyed you cant fit an 8 pin 12 aux to a pci e it simply wont fit

[damien c]

Wasn't sure I thought they were different but never tried it myself don't fancy frying any of my stuff.

neither have I but it is the whole point of the keying system lol

[Dai]

I'm wondering about PSU myself. That quad core and graphics card draw a lot of power.
How about trying a minimal build - gfx card and one ram stick. See if it'll post and display anything with the least possible hardware.