Video card - EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW GAMING, Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2958-KR
 
Motherboard - 970A-G46 lates bios version  2016-01-08
 
I tried Fresh install, updated bios, newest graphic card drivers and im currently running out of solutions.
 
I just bought this card about a month ago brand new. The only display i have is through hdmi port with my tv. For some odd reason the DVI port isn't picking up any display. The weirdest thing is that on my Nvidia Control Panel it picks up the 2nd monitor but, it goes straight to power saving mode when i try to extend the display. any ideas or suggestions? 
tired of using my tv as my main display. I'm trying to get my actual monitor to work.
 
please help

 

 

 

stalinx20
Just a quick question, do you have the power cable plugged into the GPU? 

yea i have the 8 pin connected too it.

stalinx20
What kind of power supply do you have?
 

PFC 750w sorry had a hard time finding it.

stalinx20
I find it odd that the GPU goes into power savings mode when you extend the supply. What happens when you only have just the monitor plugged? Are you sure the TV you're using supports the resolution you're trying to run at? +

theirs no display on my monitor when it's plugged in itself. i tried multiple monitors with DVI and with a DVI converted to VGA. Well I would assume so, because that's the only way i can get any signal out of my video card is with my hdmi port.
TV - 1366x768
 
I also tried lowering the res manually to the lowest and still same issue "power saving mode"
 
 

What resolution is the monitor? You tried using a straight cable to the monitor correct? DVI or HDMI while using no adapter? 
 

I'm going to try another 8pin. unfortunately i dont have another PSU. right i have image on my tv but not my monitor.

I just want to confirm... Do you have this plugged into your video card? :

stalinx20
I just want to confirm... Do you have this plugged into your video card? :

yea that's the one connected to the card 6pin but I'm using a converter makes an 8 pin because my power supply doesn't have standard 8pin by itself.

yes the power supply does have the 6-pin +2pin but, it doesn't sit properly to the video card and the other 8pin sits on the JPWR-2. The current pin i use for my video card is the extra 6-pin (which i use the converter to make it 8-pin)
 
CPU - AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8350

Sounds like the cable/output is faulty. Have you tried doing a clean install of the latest graphics drivers after cleaning out your old ones with ddu?

Mr.Death,
Maybe a Photo of what you are telling us may be of service.
 

Dr.Death 
when I see dell Dell I got to wonder  if some crazy proprietary plug  knowing them 

Dell uses Standard 6-Pin and 6-Pin+2 Just like the rest of the world.

Dr.Death
maybe the op should ??     apparently something aint right ??   how hard can it be ?  like I said there keyed to fit on way   so maybe the dell used some cheap china nonstandard plug end ???   I don't put nothing past there proprietary ways    it dell     look at some of evgas ?   they got a round pin out  where a squared one should be . on some psu units  that don't match the female plug of the cards..  as in just put the round peg in the square hole  [lol]
 
 
looks like the op has abandoned this ship anyway

Yep! We do seem to have a lot of Ship Jumpers lately.

I forgot to add this about the  ''standard ''   pci-e  plug as you say   also show about the  pinout not correct
 
''i see now  ??   i got out my spare seasonic  pci-e leds and looked at it and funny the 2 pin part of mine are 1 square and  one rounded  just like shown on the card you posted  but i see the evga  is 2 rounded  ??  wow''
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2892285/problem-connecting-asus-strix-gtx970-evga-supernova-750.html
 
''The fact it's making him go into "power savings mode" is the biggest clue here. There has to be something wrong with that power supply. ''
 
that's a point but then why display on one port but not the other  ??  [form op?? ]  ''  The only display i have is through hdmi port with my tv. For some odd reason the DVI port isn't picking up any display.
 
may just come down to  that 1 in 10,000  cards that has a port issue  with in the 900 series  ??
 
you see it all over the place ??
 
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/863996/gtx-980-ti-won-t-detect-any-monitor-plugged-into-the-dvi-port-once-the-driver-is-installed/