Wont display image with GPU installed

[MrLagoon]

To begin with, this is what I own:

 

CPU: i5 4690k 3.5ghz quad

cooler: Corsair H60

Mobo: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

SSD: 256gb

GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card

Case: NZXT Phantom full

PSU: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor

 

SO, my problem is rather odd. when I have the graphics card installed into the motherboard, if I insert the VGA to the mobo, the screen says no signal detected. If I plug in the hdmi to either the mobo or gpu, it says no cable detected. However, if I remove the gpu entirely, everything works fine and I have an image. Actually, that's how I'm writing this right now. 

 

Prelim troubleshooting:

I made sure everything was working and plugged in correctly, and then RMA'd both the mobo and gpu to amazon since it is within 30 days. The problem I'm having is that I don't have my gpu installed and that's kind of the entire point of building this pc. 

 

Please help.

[Guest]

you have plugged the monitor into the motherboard first then installed the drivers, and have you tried getting a different HDMI cable?

Edit:

@MrLagoon make sure you follow your post

[Codymm03]

does it work if you plug into the gpu

[Codymm03]

 

Edit:

@MrLagoon make sure you follow your post

agreed

[MrLagoon]

I did install the drivers of the mobo. I haven't tried another hdmi cable. I got this one from radioshack. Fair point, the hdmi doesn't work in this setup in which the vga does provide an image (sans gpu installed).

 

This question is from sheer lack of ignorance: Shouldn't the vga work either way if it was still plugged into the mobo when the gpu was installed? 

[MrLagoon]

does it work if you plug into the gpu

nope, not vga or hdmi

[Codymm03]

nope, not vga or hdmi

what are the specs of your computer

[Guest]

nope, not vga or hdmi

Make sure the 2 3x PCIE cables are plugged into your GPU, or 1 6 pin, also make sure they're plugged into the port labeled PCIE on the PSU 

[MrLagoon]

Make sure the 2 3x PCIE cables are plugged into your GPU, or 1 6 pin, also make sure they're plugged into the port labeled PCIE on the PSU 

The asus gpu has an 8 pin that i've hooked up. otherwise, i'm not quite sure what you're talking about for pcie cables.

[MrLagoon]

what are the specs of your computer

CPU: i5 4690k 3.5ghz quad

cooler: Corsair H60

Mobo: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

SSD: 256gb

GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card

Case: NZXT Phantom full

PSU: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor

[Guest]

The asus gpu has an 8 pin that i've hooked up. otherwise, i'm not quite sure what you're talking about for pcie cables.

well there's most likely your problem Use the included cables with your POWERSUPPLY not GPU 

[MrLagoon]

well there's most likely your problem Use the included cables with your POWERSUPPLY not GPU 

 

I'm sorry, I didn't make that clear. The gpu only has an 8 pin female in which to plug in the 8 pin male from the psu. That's all squared away.

[iBlackCrystall]

I'm sorry, I didn't make that clear. The gpu only has an 8 pin female in which to plug in the 8 pin male from the psu. That's all squared away.

maybe is the card is death, return it before it's too late !

[MrLagoon]

maybe is the card is death, return it before it's too late !

Already tried that. This is the second card they sent and I highly doubt I've got two bum cards in a row. Also, I know the card is getting power because a small light changes from red to white when I plug the 8 pin in.

[FuzzyYellow]

try disabling the iGPU in the BIOS.

 

when i added my GPU, the same thing happened until i removed the GPU, and selected discrete as the primary graphics card.

[MrLagoon]

try disabling the iGPU in the BIOS.

 

when i added my GPU, the same thing happened until i removed the GPU, and selected discrete as the primary graphics card.

I do that through the mobo BIOS? 

[FuzzyYellow]

I do that through the mobo BIOS? 

yes.

[MrLagoon]

try disabling the iGPU in the BIOS.

 

when i added my GPU, the same thing happened until i removed the GPU, and selected discrete as the primary graphics card.

Ok cool. So I remove the video card, disable the iGPU thru the mobo, reinstall the GPU, and golden? I'll report back. Appreciate it!

[FuzzyYellow]

Ok cool. So I remove the video card, disable the iGPU thru the mobo, reinstall the GPU, and golden? I'll report back. Appreciate it!

yes. although, you don't have to disable the iGPU, just set the default as an external card. it depends on which mobo you have.

[MrLagoon]

yes. although, you don't have to disable the iGPU, just set the default as an external card. it depends on which mobo you have.

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard