Swift or Strix?

[cjsjr249]

I've just completed my new build including a NVIDIA GTX980 Strix and a ROG Swift PG278Q. The new PC and monitor run great until I try to play a game. Whenever I run any game, either downloaded from STEAM or on a disc the game will start up and run beautifully for 30 seconds to a couple of minutes then the monitor will shut down and display "no signal". I have to restart my PC to get the monitor to come back on then everything works again. Any thoughts or advice on what the problem could be?

[MeanMachine]

Hi cjsjr249 and Welcome to ROG

Sounds to me like a driver issue or temp related to your GPU.
Have you run a stress test on your card? Monitoring temps while testing.
Do you have the latest GPU driver installed?
Have you tried this Microsoft fix: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/games/en-us
Also make sure your GPU settings re: resolution etc, can be handled by your monitor and configured correctly and that all cable connections are plugged in correctly.

MM

[cjsjr249]

Thanks for your help MeanMachine, but I made a typical first build noob mistake. The Strix card has an 8 pin and 6 pin PCI-E connector, I only had the 8 pin connected! Doh, as soon as I hooked up the 6 pin everything ran fine at all settings and resolutions. After reading all the horror stories on this forum I'm hoping I didn't make a mistake buying this monitor, but so far so good "knock on wood".