moar good news,
the computer parts came in and I started crackin at building. I'll post some computer pr0n when I get done with the build.
Lights come on and there are no unusual sounds, but I get no video out-put from the card. No BIOS message or anything. I've checked all the physical things like checking if the card is in the slot crooked, if its actually in the right slot (I've tried both). The only thing I can think of is that I plugged power supply cables into things they don't belong in, or something I don't have plugged in. Honestly I didn't really know what I was doing, I was just matching male and female parts.
The instructions that came with the parts were horrible, I feel very unintelligent trying to decipher them.
any suggestions?