No Internet After New Graphics Card

[Ryuti]

I just recently switched my graphics card (750 ti to a GTX 970) and aside from some issues with it not booting at first, I finally got it up and running, but for some reason the internet isn't working. There's nothing wrong with the cable and it works on my laptop, so it's not that

It doesn't show up in device manager or light up in the back.

Is there anything I can do to fix this or do I have to get a network adapter?

 

[boosted1g]

Is this a network adapter built into motherboard, and if it is, what motherboard is it?

Putting in a new graphics card should not effect this at all.
Either you have a finicky network adapter (like the Killer ones) or you shorted your internal network card.

 

[Ryuti]

Is this a network adapter built into motherboard, and if it is, what motherboard is it?

Putting in a new graphics card should not effect this at all.
Either you have a finicky network adapter (like the Killer ones) or you shorted your internal network card.

It's built into the motherboard, yes

It's a GA-F2A78M-D3H

 

[boosted1g]

Since you dont even see it in Device Manger then you probably will need an aftermarket adapter.

The network port is the best place for voltage to escape if the PC is unplugged or not grounded, and thus is one of the first things to short out.

Good inexpensive adapter: https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TG-3468-1000Mbps-Gigabit-Low-profile/dp/B003CFATNI

 

[Ryuti]

I don't have one of those small pci-e slots, only the long ones, will that still fit?

 

[boosted1g]

Yes.

The only difference between an X1 slot and an x4 or x8 is that it has more lanes for more bandwidth.
You can plug an x1 card in ANY PCI-E slot from x1 to x16.

The only "dedicated one" is your first x16 slot as most motherboards only have one x16 that can actually run at x16 speed and the others only actually have x8 or x4 capability. Think of it like there is a total of x52 slots (adding the x16s, x8s, x1s together) but the motherboard only has a max x36 bandwidth to share.