Hello, this is my third or so time trying to figure out what is wrong with my card or what not in a year. Before i get started here are my parts:
Gigabyte gtx 1080 g1 gaming
intel i5-8600k
corsair 650w psu
asus rog strix z370-h mobo
wd blue 1tb hdd@7.2k rpm
now to get to the fun part. here are things i found on my own or was told in previous forums, i have the latest drivers for the 1080 from nVidia and they seem to have no affect on my card, i dont know why that is. i have done almost everything i can think of, i have used ddu a handfull of times with no success, ive wiped my hard drive at least twice to be sure, also with no success. i have my gpu in my in the x16@3.0 slot in my motherboard seated correctly. also, im not too educated on anything other than how to build and setup a pc, but for my gpu the card only uses an 8 pin pcie connector, but the cable i use is an 8+8 cable, i just leave the other connector hanging there, i dont know if that would have an affect or not. im going to include an image of gpu-z if any of you see something wrong or suspicious. i appreciate and welcome all questions or opinions.