New MSI R7 370 Not showing on Monitor

tkendall66

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I just recently bought a new R7 370 from MSI to replace my old AMD 6500 Series card. I bought the card because I've been getting into gaming recently. I installed the card, made sure it fit in place then proceeded to try and start my computer. When I try to start it up, it doesn't display anything on my monitor. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated :)
 

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Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
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Hello tkendall66 and welcome to 7forums! :)

What kind of cable do you have connecting the card to the monitor? Does the monitor say anything at all?

Cheers, Boris :)
 

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Hello tkendall66 and welcome to 7forums! :)

What kind of cable do you have connecting the card to the monitor? Does the monitor say anything at all?

Cheers, Boris :)
I tried with a DVI-I and a HDMI and neither showed anything on the monitor
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAmd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz8GBAMD Radeon 6500 series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6500 series
Hard Drives
1TB
Okay, are you sure that your power supply is adequately suited for the power hungry card you've got?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premiumi5-3570k16 GB DDR3 G Skill SniperGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
i5-3570k
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth z77
Memory
16 GB DDR3 G Skill Sniper
Graphics Card(s)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS ROG PG278Q
Screen Resolution
2560x1440@60Hz/120Hz/144Hz
Hard Drives
56GB KINGSTON SVP200S37A60G
512GB Crucial MX100
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164
2795GB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166
PSU
Corsair GS800
Case
Storm Trooper Stryker White
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox/Chrome
Other Info
Logitech G633
Logitech Mouse Matt
Okay, are you sure that your power supply is adequately suited for the power hungry card you've got?

I have a 700w power supply, Everything inside the tower turns on and lights up including the fans
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAmd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz8GBAMD Radeon 6500 series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6500 series
Hard Drives
1TB
Okay, are you sure that your power supply is adequately suited for the power hungry card you've got?

I have a 700w power supply, Everything inside the tower turns on and lights up including the fans
Okay but what does the GPU say, all fans spinning? In what pci slot do you have it plugged in?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premiumi5-3570k16 GB DDR3 G Skill SniperGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
i5-3570k
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth z77
Memory
16 GB DDR3 G Skill Sniper
Graphics Card(s)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS ROG PG278Q
Screen Resolution
2560x1440@60Hz/120Hz/144Hz
Hard Drives
56GB KINGSTON SVP200S37A60G
512GB Crucial MX100
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164
2795GB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166
PSU
Corsair GS800
Case
Storm Trooper Stryker White
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox/Chrome
Other Info
Logitech G633
Logitech Mouse Matt
Okay, are you sure that your power supply is adequately suited for the power hungry card you've got?

I have a 700w power supply, Everything inside the tower turns on and lights up including the fans
Okay but what does the GPU say, all fans spinning? In what pci slot do you have it plugged in?

On a calculator it says I should only need 540w and yes all fans spin, I have it plugged into a PCi 2.0
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAmd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz8GBAMD Radeon 6500 series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6500 series
Hard Drives
1TB
Okay you might need to update the BIOS however one more thing do you hear any beeps or do you see the POST/splash screen?

If none of the above, go here and download the BIOS file:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97/HelpDesk_Download/

If you are unfamiliar on how to do the update there is information on how to use the AMI FLASH DOS Utility, click the link called BIOS-Utilities.

Cheers, Boris :)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premiumi5-3570k16 GB DDR3 G Skill SniperGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
i5-3570k
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth z77
Memory
16 GB DDR3 G Skill Sniper
Graphics Card(s)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS ROG PG278Q
Screen Resolution
2560x1440@60Hz/120Hz/144Hz
Hard Drives
56GB KINGSTON SVP200S37A60G
512GB Crucial MX100
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164
2795GB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166
PSU
Corsair GS800
Case
Storm Trooper Stryker White
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox/Chrome
Other Info
Logitech G633
Logitech Mouse Matt
Okay you might need to update the BIOS however one more thing do you hear any beeps or do you see the POST/splash screen?

If none of the above, go here and download the BIOS file:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97/HelpDesk_Download/

If you are unfamiliar on how to do the update there is information on how to use the AMI FLASH DOS Utility, click the link called BIOS-Utilities.

Cheers, Boris :)

Everything seems up to date, and no, I don't hear any beeps or see any screens
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAmd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz8GBAMD Radeon 6500 series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6500 series
Hard Drives
1TB
Have you got the 6-pin power supply connector plugged in to the video card?
 

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Mellon Labs (custom build)
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Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
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ASUS M5A97 R2.0
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16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
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XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
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Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
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Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
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Corsair TX-750
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CoolerMaster HAF 912+
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Logitech G710+
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Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
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MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
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Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAmd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz8GBAMD Radeon 6500 series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Amd Phenom II x6 1100T 3.30 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6500 series
Hard Drives
1TB
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