[addict]

I have purchased a new graphics card (EN 8800 GT), when plugged in, I get no output on my monitor, must I pre-install the drivers for the card or something?

[mrdaveyk]

whats the rest of your specs buddy?

wattage etc?

[addict]

- Asus GeForce EN8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
- Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
- OCZ Stealth X stream power supply 600 watt
- ASUS P5B Motherboard
- 2 x 1GB OCZ DDR2 RAM That's it so far..

[mrdaveyk]

does the bootup not even appear?

have you tried another monitor?

[addict]

It doesn't appear at all, but like I posted in another part of the forums, my CPU makes a weird high pitched noise aswell, and the power just turns off after a while..

[mrdaveyk]

sounds like a power outtage, loose connection

have you built this yourself?

sounds to me theres a few kinks, are all cables properly attached aswell as all the fans

no power getting to the card perhaps

[addict]

Thank you mrdaveyk, yeh I did build it myself, is there anywhere that explains what should be connected to where? as I do not have the manual handy for the motherboard..

[Carbon]

You need (at least):

ATX power: giant block connector thing with 20 pins. Most motherboard also take 4 more pins which should dangle off the side.

CPU power: 4 pins, square block near the CPU.

PCI-E power: goes straight to the back of the card (this is most likely your problem)

And then all your hookups for fans and peripherals.

Also, if everything's properly connected, take the motherboard out of the case and try running it on a box or something to check if it's shorting on the case.