Unable to install GTX 670 drivers to windows 8.1

Memo101

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Hello everyone i hope someone can help me out, I have read many many forum tips regarding fixes for this issue. But before that let me explain what my situation is and then i will go onto what i have tried.


System Specs:
-AMD FX-6350 6 core (CPU)
-Hyper 212 Evo (CPU Cooler)
-Asus GTX 670 2GB Top edition (GPU)
-Samsung 120GB 840 EVO SSD (OS Drive)
-WD Blue 1TB HDD (Storage/Game Drive)
-Asus M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ (MOBO)
-8GB 1600mhz Corsair Vengance Blue Ram (RAM)
-Seasonic M12II 620 Bronze 620GM2 80Plus (PSU)
-Display: Asus VH238H-P 23 Inch
-Corsair K70 Keyboard
-Logitech G400 Mouse


OKAY.. so I had Windows 7 64 bit installed for a while, then i decided to make the jump to Windows 8.1 when i found it on sale online.
I downloaded Windows 8.1 64 bit to a USB boot drive, but saved that for later and installed Windows 8.1 from the desktop as an "Upgrade" from my current system.
Then after installing all drivers and setting up my Windows Profile everything was perfect no issues, gaming was awesome, overall the system was great as it should. BUT one day (about 3 weeks after installation) i was playing League of Legends and my screen went black mid game. I reset the computer and from there on out I have been getting the black screen and have been unable to install the Latest and/or previous Nvidia Geforce Drivers(337.50) and every time I've had to Reboot in Safe Mode to uninstall the current drivers and or disable the "Video Adapter" to be able to access the desktop.
1st method: I tried everything from preventing Windows Update to install anything, and then downloading GeForce Drivers going into safe mode with not network access then installing from there but the installer would reach the "restart to install updates" then upon restart the black screens would occur.
2nd Method: Tried to allow windows to install drivers on It's own and it did install the "Officially" drivers 335.23 but they failed to install just as the previous method did.
3rd Method: Removing Re-seating the RAM, and Video Card and checking cables and fans making sure everything was functioning properly. after removing and re-seating the Components I tried methods 1 and 2 a few times with no success.
Thanks for any help in advance!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
Hi, did you try to install the drivers provided on the Asus site? Did you install the latest chipset drivers? Check these suggestions if you hadn't already.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro/ Windows 8 Enterprise
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1545/ Asus F5V
Hi, did you try to install the drivers provided on the Asus site? Did you install the latest chipset drivers? Check these suggestions if you hadn't already.


Hello werty, Yes i did i tried the asus drivers, 314.22 drivers that some forums were suggesting worked. I also tried the current drivers and the beta drivers that are were released in china. (each installation was done after ddu removal via safe mode).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
Only the 337.61 hot fix drivers managed to fully install ONCE (all the others went black a little bit after the installation and eventually restarted with the black screen loop), but when i restarted the computer windows would not boot, it would just Loop the Black screen until i was able to get in safe mode and remove the drivers with ddu and then i would get back into the desktop reset and retry.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
suggest:
  1. Move the Video card to the other slot
  2. Re-install the driver, use custom installation, on the next screen, put a check mark on "Perform a clean Installation"

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
suggest:
  1. Move the Video card to the other slot
  2. Re-install the driver, use custom installation, on the next screen, put a check mark on "Perform a clean Installation"

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I'm assuming you mean to move the video card to the other PCI Slot i will try that after work.

I have been using the custom installation and performing a clean install after i used DDU (driver removal). just to be on the safe side i would do that every time.

But thanks for your input.



I have an OLD! OLD!! Asus 6770 i'm going to install that and see if that installs properly just to rule out other parts of my system but I'm fairly sure that it's the common issue with conflicting or drivers between Windows Update and manual driver installation.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
I'm assuming you mean to move the video card to the other PCI Slot i will try that after work.
Yes

I have an OLD! OLD!! Asus 6770 i'm going to install that and see if that installs properly just to rule out other parts of my system but I'm fairly sure that it's the common issue with conflicting or drivers between Windows Update and manual driver installation.
That's a good idea, but try the other PCI slot first. FYI, normally when you run Windows Updates, Drivers for Video, Audio, Ethernet etc.... are optional. I always go to the official websites and download from them and ignore the optional updates.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
I'm assuming you mean to move the video card to the other PCI Slot i will try that after work.
Yes

I have an OLD! OLD!! Asus 6770 i'm going to install that and see if that installs properly just to rule out other parts of my system but I'm fairly sure that it's the common issue with conflicting or drivers between Windows Update and manual driver installation.
That's a good idea, but try the other PCI slot first. FYI, normally when you run Windows Updates, Drivers for Video, Audio, Ethernet etc.... are optional. I always go to the official websites and download from them and ignore the optional updates.

Should i try it considering my motherboard 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)

Unfortunately I'm at work and i have to wait until after work D:

This is what i'm reffering to as far as the "Known issue" via Nvidia website:
Flickering Screen/Black Screen After Installing Geforce.com Display Drivers onWindows 8
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
Should i try it considering my motherboard 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
Yes it should work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Should i try it considering my motherboard 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
Yes it should work.


okay so i got home and tried a couple more suggestions with the gtx 670 and nothing worked, i moved it to the other slot and it still didn't work.

After a couple of hours i removed the GTX 670 and installed my ASUS 5770 and it installed perfectly and easy!!!

I"m currently using my Desktop pc and it has no issues what so ever so i can say with 100% certainty that is is a problem with Nvidia's Drivers. (which is very disappointing as now i am limited to the 5770 until a fix get's released)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
I"m currently using my Desktop pc and it has no issues what so ever so i can say with 100% certainty that is is a problem with Nvidia's Drivers. (which is very disappointing as now i am limited to the 5770 until a fix get's released)
Or your GTX-670 might be defective. Do you have another PC to test on ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
Hi, I have another thought why your card is not working properly. Your motherboard is intended to work only with AMD parts - CPU, chipset and a Graphic card. It is intended to support Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support which is an AMD feature. Maybe that's why your card cannot be recognized properly. This is just my opinion! I suggest you to look at your MOBO site and see the information there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro/ Windows 8 Enterprise
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1545/ Asus F5V
Hi, I have another thought why your card is not working properly. Your motherboard is intended to work only with AMD parts - CPU, chipset and a Graphic card. It is intended to support Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support which is an AMD feature. Maybe that's why your card cannot be recognized properly. This is just my opinion! I suggest you to look at your MOBO site and see the information there.

I had windows 7 64 bit and all the same parts for over 1 year with no issues, everything started when i Installed 8.1.

Thanks for you input though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-6350
    Motherboard
    M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 670 TOP 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VS238H-P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
My guess is your card is defective since it is one isolated case. I was reading the reviews from Amazon, they all have high praise about it except couple questioning about the reliability. If I were you, I would attempt to get an RMA.

Good luck !!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Hi, I have another thought why your card is not working properly. Your motherboard is intended to work only with AMD parts - CPU, chipset and a Graphic card. It is intended to support Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support which is an AMD feature. Maybe that's why your card cannot be recognized properly. This is just my opinion! I suggest you to look at your MOBO site and see the information there.

The motherboard will support nVidia GPUs. It's exclusive to AMD Bulldozer CPUs (all motherboards will only take Intel or AMD CPUs, never both) but all motherboards will take either AMD or nVidia GPUs. The CrossFire support simply means you can run up to four AMD GPUs in the motherboard, but only one nVidia card as it doesn't have SLi support.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Pro x64 | Win8.1 Pro x64 VM | Win 10TP x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i7-4790k
    Motherboard
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (BIOS 2004)
    Memory
    8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis @1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980 Classified
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S24B300
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD /
    Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD /
    2TB WD Caviar Black /
    2TB WD Caviar Black /
    2TB WD Caviar Green
    PSU
    Corasiar HX 850-80 Gold Modular
    Case
    Cooler Master Silencio 650
    Cooling
    Corsair H80i + 2x SP120s + 2x Noctua intakes
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X4
    Mouse
    Gigabyte M6900
    Internet Speed
    152Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    F-Secure
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