Just built my computer, it turns on, but nothing shows up on my monitor

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#1 vicscrape
Member since 2006 • 328 Posts

I finally put my first build together and it turns on, but I plugged it into my monitor and nothing will show. Should I plug directly from the GPU to my monitor or from the motherboard first. The problem with the motherboard it seems is that it doesn't have an output to the monitor. Or it does and I just don't know it is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675&cm_re=945-_-19-103-675-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-157-176-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534&cm_re=1tb_sata-_-22-136-534-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153&cm_re=rosewill_case-_-11-147-153-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127518&cm_re=GTX_460_1gb-_-14-127-518-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&cm_re=600w_psu-_-17-341-017-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334

Thanks

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#2 JimmyJumpy
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The cable to the monitor can only be plugged into the back of the video card with this motheboard.

did you check if the cables are plugged in like it should (between monitot and GPU as well as the mains from the monitor)...

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#3 vicscrape
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figured it out. turns out we didnt install the other 4-pin power connector.

thanks anyways

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#4 JimmyJumpy
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figured it out. turns out we didnt install the other 4-pin power connector.

thanks anyways

vicscrape

A suggestion I put forward in another thread, but didn't think of here as you asked about the monitor... Nice to see you sorted it out ;)

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#5 Meat_Wad_Fan
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figured it out. turns out we didnt install the other 4-pin power connector.

thanks anyways

vicscrape

For the cpu? hehe I made a thread with the same issue when I built my computer.