Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme (no oc) Extreme gray screen, or freeze and red squares

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I'm running on an i5 4690k no OC
8GB RAM
550W PSU
and Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme.
Things I've tried
>Taking out the GPU and letting it cool
>switching to HDMI
>Using DDU and then reinstalling an older driver (372.70 - 373.06)


It works in safe mode and when I boot after using DDU. Do I have to RMA? I really don't want to.
 
Solution
Chugalug_
Follow the procedure mentioned above.
Remove the card, boot normally using the motherboard iGPU and enter BIOS settings to check PCIE values.
If they are all standard, do a CMOS reset of the motherboard and try to boot with the GPU installed.

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1. I have a rosewill photon and 2.it worked with the Intel gpu

 
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sorry but I don't have the money right now and It's been working fine for over a year now. It's not the psu wattage.

 
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The 980ti is a new card no?
And when its under load it crashes your PC with graphical errors correct?
It is more than likely the PSU, as the Rosewill photon has very mediocre voltage regulation at higher loads.
Note even Nvidia recommend a 600w minimum PSU with a reference 1080.
On top of this, the Amp! Extreme uses dual 8 pins as a pose to an 8 and a 6 pin, increasing power draw further.
If this isn't enough evidence I don't know what is.
Edit: http://www.overclock.net/t/1572228/why-you-should-not-buy-a-rosewill-photon

Another thread where this is discussed and 600w min is recommended by a moderator: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2860141/600w-psu-980-amp-extreme.html
 
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But I've been using it for over a year. Something must've changed, like a failure. Also it doesn't happen when it's under load. It happens when it boots.
 
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I already used ddu to wipe the drivers
 
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Well i'm sorry, but that pretty much rules out all the other factors....
Considering it is only when the graphics card is plugged in that the system fails to boot and has graphical errors, the power supply appears to be the only culprit, sorry to break it to you...
Try to boot with the graphics card fully plugged in, but with your monitor plugged into the motherboard, let me know what happens.
 
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I tried it and the screen was completely black, it wasn't detecting an input
 
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My motherboard only has one pcie slot. Also, when I boot up your way the monitor detects no input whatsoever.

 
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I don't have any more pcie cards.

 
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Follow the procedure mentioned above.
Remove the card, boot normally using the motherboard iGPU and enter BIOS settings to check PCIE values.
If they are all standard, do a CMOS reset of the motherboard and try to boot with the GPU installed.

 
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