Hi Thanks for reading and the advice!

Specs:
Asus ROG maximus VII ranger
i7 4790k
4 dimms cosair dom pro 1866Hz
Cooler master 240 m
samsung 250 evo ssd 1Tb
casair RM850

Poss culprit Palit 980 super jetstream

define R5 case

Now I can get onto the bios with the GPU out of the PCI e slot. I have installed windows 8.1 and downloaded but cannot install 980 drivers thinking that was the problem BUT since i cannot put the GPU. I cannot install drivers

I have pulled out all the stuff and re-installed, checked the connections, checked cpu pins on mobo check alignment of cpu cooler and made sure it wasnt too tight etc.

I am at my whitts end with this t be frank. spent the best part of 3 days sorting errors (blah blah)

Could the GPU be broken? It lights up/spins when inserted in slot.

Thanks for the help