Asus p8z68-v and a new Gainward GTX 770 blank screen of doom

[Fjellheimz]

Hello, i have just gotten a Gainward GTX 770 2GB, and when i use put it in the PCI-e slot and plug it in DVI monitor, the monitor is just saying that no source found and so on.
The power cables are plugged in.

Rig:
MBB: ASUS P8z68-v
GPU: Gainward GTX 770 2GB
RAM: 8GB Vengeance
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU: i5-2500k

I have tried with my old gpu, evga gtx 660 that works fine, but i have read that some people have trouble with this mbb on the 700 series, but i am having troubles finding a fix.

Its vacation time and this is just complete crisis!

 

[Mark_1970]

have you loaded the latest bios revision for the motherboard? These later bios can contain the latest microcode to support gpu's etc

 

[Fjellheimz]

I will try that Mark, ill get back to you once i have tried it !

 

[Fjellheimz]

One more question, i have tried installing bios updates without USB stick (because i dont have one currently).
In my BIOS i can choose to flash bios trough harddrive, but it just says the .rom isent EFI, do you have any clue how to fix this ?

 

[siviprime]

You're best off with a USB stick. Then format to FAT16/32 rather than NTFS (that's why it comes up with the error "ROM file is not an EFI BIOS"). Transfer BIOS update files then go into EZ-Flash, locate the .ROM file and update. In my opinion, MSI and ASUS motherboards have the most convenient UEFI BIOSes, flashing is a piece of cake.

If updating the BIOS doesn't work out, there is most likely an issue with the GPU.

 

[Fjellheimz]

Okey, thanks Siviprime, im gonna see if i cant find a USB stick here, however i just downloaded the bios files required and t here is a .rom in the zip and 2 folders should i just put the .rom file or should i take the folders aswell ?
Folder names: Win7_Win8 -> "Driver" "Install"

 

[siviprime]

Okey, thanks Siviprime, im gonna see if i cant find a USB stick here, however i just downloaded the bios files required and t here is a .rom in the zip and 2 folders should i just put the .rom file or should i take the folders aswell ?
Folder names: Win7_Win8 -> "Driver" "Install"

Extract the ZIP file to some location. Then transfer everything (including all folders) to the memory stick. When you go into the BIOS, the EZ-Flash utility will detect the correct files for update.

 

[Fjellheimz]

Okey updated to BIOS version 3603 still same problem persists.

 

[Mark_1970]

Okey updated to BIOS version 3603 still same problem persists.

Could you try the other pcie slot on the board with the 770 please . Results may give a hint

 

[siviprime]

Out of curiosity, was your 770 purchased 'new' or 'refurbished'? Try what Mark advised, you never know when there's a problem with your motherboard.

If bought new, you should try RMA'ing the GPU through the supplier or through Gainward. Otherwise if it's refurbished, you may need to go through the warranty process with Gainward (it may cost you to replace it).

 

[Fjellheimz]

Tried all 3 PCI-e slots

 

[imrazor]

This is a bit of a long shot, but have you checked your BIOS settings to make sure that the default graphics card is set to PEG or PCIe instead of iGPU? It might've gotten changed when you flashed your BIOS.

 

[Fjellheimz]

How would i go about checking that in BIOS on this card imrazor?

 

[Fjellheimz]

@imrazor, i did that and it did not work
It automaticlly switches back to iGPU

 

[imrazor]

@imrazor, i did that and it did not work
It automaticlly switches back to iGPU

If you're sure that you've got the PCIe power plugs (remember, your card may require multiple power plugs) connected, then it seems like it may be a bad video card. The best way to find out is to put in another system and see if that motherboard can "see" it.

IIRC, the BIOS shouldn't be an issue unless it's a Maxwell card, but I'm pretty sure the 770 is a Kepler part. Besides, your motherboard is an EFI board...

 

[Fjellheimz]

Okey, i will call on thursday for the RMA.
Thanks for the help guys, if i by some miracle stumble upon a fix i will post.