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Nothing displaying on monitor

Hi I have just bought a brand new pc and monitor. However, nothing is displaying on the monitor. The package I have bought is from Dino PC. Details are shown here http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Velociraptor-i5-3450-Package-93p1454.htm

The graphics card is a AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB. Everything powers on ok. I have connected the screen via a D-sub cable. However I am wondering do I need to connect with a DVI-D cable? Unfortunately this has not been included in the box.

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  • System
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    you need to use either the dvi or hdmi connection on the card rather than the vga motherboard connection i think - only going by what I can see in the link
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  • Thanks for the prompt reply. Unfortunately, the monitor doesn't have an HDMI connection and I don't have a DVI-D cable so will have to wait until the morning and buy one. At least it gives me hope that it will be easily resolved.
  • System
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    Check the boxes for adaptors, sometimes the graphics cards have a couple of VGA/dvi in with them...
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  • No adapters in the box, but I have plugged it into the lounge tv which has HDMI and instantly got a picture. Thanks again for your help.
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