No signal through monitor across several graphics cards

Hi. I'm running an IdeaCentre K410 with Windows 8, and I'm having a serious issue with getting any sort of display from my monitor after installing a new graphics card. Here is the system specification of the shop bought PC:
i5 3350p
8GB DDR3
Geforce GT 630
I upgraded the power supply to a Corsair 600w, which is a decent PSU. I attempted to install a HD 7750 PCIe 3.0 card into the slot, and later tried a 660ti in the same slot. Both cards gave no output to the monitor despite all connections being correct internally. The system appears to be running fine in the background. Here are the tests I conducted:
- Downloaded all relevant chipset drivers etc from the Lenovo K410 page
- Checked card was seated correctly, and cables attached accordingly. Reseated card
- Tried multiple monitors with different cables (HDMI output, DVI-VGA)
- Prioritized PCIe video output in BIOS
- Tried a Corsair 430w PSU for the low power 7750
- My friend tested the 7750 in his system, which worked fine
After all this testing I still get the same result for both cards.
Now the BIOS revision was updated 9/12/12, which is fairly recent. The only thing I can think of is that the motherboard has some kind of compatibility issue with PCIe 3.0 (PCIe revision of 7750 and 660ti), as the working GT 630 is PCIe 2.0.
I cannot find any BIOS specific updates online, so how should I tackle this? This is incredibly frustrating.
Help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks.

Whew I thought I was the only one with this problem. 
 I purchased a GTX 660 and hearing the computer turn on with everything running smoothly (even the cards fan sounds nice) I get nothing. I followed all the steps you outlined...nothing. 
 Any Lenovo tech support here? Please?

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