GeForce GTX 970 Strix failing to display on a new build, rest of computer works fine

[davidjo459]

I recently built a new computer with the following parts:

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A
GPU: GeForce GTX 970 Strix
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K Quad-Core
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 4 16 Gb (2x8Gb) DDR4 DRAM 2800MHz
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 Bronze Certified 80 Plus

For some reason, the monitor doesn't display anything from start-up even though the fans and light on the GPU turn on (fans turn off after start-up, but that's normal as far as I know). The monitor uses VGA and I'm using an adapter to go from VGA to DVI to connect to the GPU.

When the GPU is taken out and the monitor is directly connected to the VGA in the motherboard, everything works perfectly. When GPU is in, the monitor won't display anything even if connected to motherboard VGA.
I've tried connecting the GPU in all of the available slots on the motherboard but that doesn't make a difference.

Any help/suggestions would be highly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.

 

[Starcruiser]

You probably have a bad card. If you bought it new, send it back for a replacement. These things happen sometimes. Even if QC can get 98% of the cards sent in working order, that leaves thousands that don't.

 

[davidjo459]

You probably have a bad card. If you bought it new, send it back for a replacement. These things happen sometimes. Even if QC can get 98% of the cards sent in working order, that leaves thousands that don't.

I'm planning on exchanging it soon if I can't figure it out.
Thought it would be worth asking for any suggestions just in case I missed something.

Thanks for your answer!

 

[Starcruiser]

Since the onboard GPU works fine, and the card doesn't now matter what slot it's in, it's almost certainly a bad GPU. I doubt an EVGA 750 Watt would have trouble with this card, even in SLI.