Problem with GTX980 and GTX970

Is then we you boot up the computer and don't press anything while it gets to the login screen?

E.g. The monitor displays images like the BIOS startup, WINDOWS loading and then it blacks out when it comes to enter the password.

I have not purchased my new computer yet so I do not have the problem. I was asking if others with these two cards were experiencing the below described problem as there is a 17 page thread on nvidias forum GeForce > Community > Forums > Support > GeForce Drivers > about it. This is one of the posts describing the problem:
Hey all,

Received my GTX 980 yesterday (previously owner of a GTX780), went ahead and installed it after removing current drivers. I started windows normally and updated the drivers on a clean install, after that windows has been very unstable when it comes to initialization. I can enter the bios and see the windows logo and the loading icon, however when it comes to the login screen, the monitor looses signal, like it was turned off.

It's important to notice that this is ONLY happening on displayport, HDMI is fine. Windows drivers are also fine whether using DisplayPort or not.

I did both clean install and also used Guru3D to clear all driver files when upgrading to 433.16.

my rig:
Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200)
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
EVGA 04G-P4-2982-KR GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Superclocked
Plextor M5 Pro 250GB
WD Black Series 2TB
Corsair AX 860W
Windows 8.1 Pro
Samsung U28D590D 28" Monitor

The only thing left is reinstall windows, however I would like to check if anyone else is having same problems? I know it's not the display because the previous card worked just fine. I know it may not be the card since it does initialize sometimes (booting on HDMI and switching to displayport works as a workaround), I know it's not a problem with previous drivers conflicts since I did clean install, so we are left with a driver situation.

Thanks in advance.

Here is nvidias only response so far to the problem:

We still have not isolated the root cause but we are on top of this. It might help if you could email me at [email protected] with the following info:


1) DisplayPort monitor make and model
2) Graphics card make and model
3) Did you test every DisplayPort on your GTX 970/980?
4) If possible, please send me a dispdiag log file from your monitor as described below



5) GeForce forums username in case I need to reference back to this thread for more information.

Thank you

You don't have to unstill old drivers anymore, just install the new one.

Sometimes when changing video cards nowadays, at least with nividia you don't even need to change drivers assuming the drivers you had installed also were used with the new card.

After installing my new Gigabyte G1 GTX 980 I noticed that waiting to turn on the monitor kept the Display Port from showing the AMD BIOS screens and it was black until the Windows 7 screen finally popped up. I can avoid this by turning on the NEC PA302W monitor I have first or right after I hit the power button.