GPU Dead?

[Lgchinadragon]

So this was my first time to do my own custom water loop. the only thing that didn't work when I started it up was the gpu. So, I thought, maybe the motherboard just didn't like the PCIe port I put it in. I put it in another one, and I still had the same problem, triple checking that it wasn't a seating issue. I went into the bios, and both times, the motherboard wasn't recognizing that anything existed in the slot. Is it possible that when I was cracking open the shell, that I could have static shocked the gpu dead? I was pretty careful in placing the thermal pads and cleaning the gpu off... is there anything else I should try before giving up entirely on it?

 

here's my specs:

i7-7700k

Barrow-Jetting micro waterway; Acrylic Aurora

Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO

Alphacool GPX, full block + backplate GTX 1080 m10

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 GB DDR4-2400 RAM

Corsair RMX 1000W

XSPC RX240 Dual-Fan Radiator V3 + 4 noctua's in a push/pull

Bitspower D5 pump

Tygon E-3603 3/8" ID (1/2" OD) Clear Tubing and Bitspower fittings

CA-1I7-00F1WN01 THERMALTAKE v71 case

Mayhem x1 UV blue coolant