Why won't the monitor display anything?

Monitor wont display anything. on my new custom build?

• so i built this new computer and for some reason my monitor wont display anything when i turn it on, it will detect that the cord is in the vga spot and go into standby but wont display anything. everything powers up just no display. i havent installed any drivers, i just put the computer together today. comp specs: 3.2 ghz triple core processor radeon 6850 xfx hd 1 tb hardrive 4 gigs of ddr3 1066mhz 650watt psu

• Answer:

  Do you see the boot sequence at all? No images or text about the BIOS manufacturer or motherboard maker at all? Do you have all the PCIe power connectors connected to the video card? The 6850 requires 2 6-pin PCIe connectors. EDIT: Do you have onboard video disabled in the BIOS? EDIT: Do you hear any beeps when you turn the power on? If so, how many beeps? The video card may be defective and you might need to RMA it back... Have you tried plugging the cord into the onboard video...most motherboards should have it. See if you can and then that might reveal whether or not the video card is defective or not. EDIT: Yeah, I looked up the specs for a 6950 by accident...those require 2 PCIe power connectors. My mistake... Are you sure the monitor is working? Have you connected that monitor to a different computer? PS...make sure you completely power off the computer before connecting or disconnecting the video cables first.