Geforce GTX 770: My computer will not power on when I plug it in

[chrisk5]

So I have a HP Pavillion P6000 computer model with 5 gigs of RAM, 650 GIGS hard drive space, a 700 watt power supply. I just bought a Geforce GTX 770 graphics card, and when I plug it in, turn the power on, the power supply light flashes for a slight second, then nothing happens, no power at all.

On the instructions it says I need a minimum of 600 watts or greater system power supply with one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI express supplementary power connector for each graphics card,
and compatible with PCI express or up to PCI express 3.0 compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics card.

I plug all the necessary pins into the card and make sure the card is snugly in.

So my question is, why won't it turn on with the card inside? Is my power insufficient? Is it incompatible with my motherboard, might I have it plugged in wrong?? What's the deal?

 

[Cons29]

most branded pc's i have seen makes use of low power psu ( just around 300w, which is low). not sure about what you have. but, if you can check, check the sticker particularly the 12v amp rating. tell use what the value is
but maybe your psu cant handle the load. was there a gpu there before?
also, are you sure it's 700?

 

[Cons29]

i just checked, not sure how many p6000 are there. but the psu of the one i saw is 250w (as i stated above it is usually low)

 

[filippi]

Try this one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 00:24 EST-0500)

 

[chrisk5]

most branded pc's i have seen makes use of low power psu ( just around 300w, which is low). not sure about what you have. but, if you can check, check the sticker particularly the 12v amp rating. tell use what the value is
but maybe your psu cant handle the load. was there a gpu there before?
also, are you sure it's 700?

Yeah it's at least a 700 watt power supply I got a while ago. I have a Radeon HD 6670 as the graphics card at the moment, which requires 400 minimum watts. The original power supply was 250 watts but I replaced it with the better one. It says 115 volts on my power supply in a red square when I open the case, is that what you mean?

 

[johnnyb105]

some countrys use 230 don't there the 115 is us I belive. red square

 

[chrisk5]

i just checked, not sure how many p6000 are there. but the psu of the one i saw is 250w (as i stated above it is usually low)

I just looked back at my power supply and it's this one: KENTEK 700 Watt 700W 120MM Blue LED Fan Guard Grill Glossy Black ATX Power Supply Dual 12V Rails 2.3 EPS12V 2.92 PCI-E PCI-Express 6/8 Pin SATA 20/24 PIN Gaming Intel AMD by KENTEK

 

[chrisk5]

I still can't get it to work. Even when I don't plug the two power connectors in, it still will not power on. My friend says it won't work with my motherboard because it's PCI-E 3.0. But I believe he is wrong because it says "compatible with PCI express or up to PCI express 3.0 compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics card."

It seems to fit just fine into the motherboard. So I have no clue what the deal is...anyone?

 

[brocklinboy123]

I had the same problem and a fix would be you need a new power supply i had a kentek 800 watts and it would power my card but no display your better off getting a corsair or a good brand psu

 

[DSzymborski]

New, proper power supply is the next step to take, without an alternate PC to test on. Unless you're using a cheapo web surfing rig with a low power GPU or are a fire enthusiast, I would not recommend putting one of those fly-by-night firestarters in a PC. Hopefully, it hasn't damaged any of your quality equipment.