hey guys, thanks for the replies.
@Macer - Once I installed vista I used the disk from asus and installed everything using "InstALL" which does everything in order, starting with the chipsets IIRC. which leads me to beleive baker1444 might have it right, I'll get the new pc in here and plug my monitor in, see if it works. But if it doesn't and I do need to reinstall stuff, I don't know how I would go about it as I can't get any signal from my graphics card, my mobo also doesn't have a built in 1, and sadly I dont have any PCI-E cards lying around, I only have 2 AGP cards.
Anyway I'll report back once it's all wired up in my office
Thanks again
Mark