First off can someone please tell me the difference between the BE SC version of the 2080, and the 2080 BE? I was assuming my BE was EVGA's version of the reference 2080 with "reference clocks" but when I went into the Nvidia Control Panel, I saw that the Debug Mode button was not grayed out, and allowed me to click on it. I didn't - not yet. I changed the extra power plugs on my PSU around to see if that was the problem. It did make things go away for about 1 hr. I continue to get black screens causing the PC to crash - it requires reboot of the PC. 
 
I have a EVGA 800 watt gold. Clicking on debug mode did make things go away. I'm writing this to see if anyone else is having black screens as well? I found some other users on other sites mention they had the black screens causing the PC to crash, but not on here. One user on another site mentioned that he RMA'd his card, and got a new one, but he continued having black screens and PC crashes (requires reboot). So far for me (I'm still testing it with Debug mode) I haven't crashed with debug mode on.
 
That brings me back to the beginning. What's the difference between the regular 2080 BE, and the 2080 BE SC version? 
 
Is this a possible situation that we had with the 980 SSC back in the day where EVGA had to change the entire layout of the PCB to make the card(s) stable? Or am I just a lucky soul? 
 
 

I believe the only difference between those two cards is the out of box clock speed. The xc is slightly higher than the regular black edition. The trim pieces on the regular black edition are also black instead of white like on the xc card. Sounds like you need to test the card in another known good pc to verify where the actual issue is coming from. If the issue follows the card to another pc you'll know it's the card.

Well... after months and months of tinkering, messing, playing games, and playing games with my system - it's not the rtx 2080. After dealing with tech support, they suggested I buy a new power supply. It came to this because I put in my old 980, and I was getting the same results. I'm still having the same problems, but, it was "concluded" that my new 1000 watt psu fixed the problem, but I still had black screens with the 2080. I didn't think to switch back to the 980 until a couple week ago to see if I was getting the same results. It's not the 2080, it's not the 980, and it's not my new 1000 watt psu - it's the motherboard. Being 6 years old (maybe 7, when was x79 dark released?) I think I get my time's worth, and it's time to focus on a new system.

Dang ... I had no idea it was still an issue for you
 
 
MB is causing the issue ? - at least you figured it out ... though I wonder why the MB is the cause
 
This is a Good Black screen guide   The Most Comprehensive Windows 10 Black Screen Trouble shooting Guide

  Dear Cool GTX, if i remember right you sent me an note saying "locking" . I had the same thought - what is locking??? So if in the future if you don't make clear please explain? Like your rig hope it serves you well!!!!!

stalinx20
Thanks guys. YA RJ, I've been kicking this thing for this long, trying to see if there was any tweaking or settings I could mess with in the bios that could fix it. I wasn't going to give up the power of the Dark, haha. It is definitely time for me to renew some hardware. 

I've been looking at the EVGA motherboards, and right now I can't decide whether to stick with quad channel ram or just stick with dual channel. I'll admit i'm one of those guys that has the theory (phenomenon if you want to call it that) that quad channel memory "helps" with micro stutter. Whether that's true or not, I can't prove it. If anyone can show me that dual channel is enough for me (It's a gaming computer, internet stuff, no hardcore benchmarking or crunching, but I want to stick with an i7, no i5) i'm all for a bit of savings in the long run. 

Should I make a new thread, or...?
 
COOL GTX, I didn't have any black screen issues while using my 980 until after I switched over to the rtx 2080, and there's no way I can prove it shocked my x79 dark. that's quite absurd if you think about it. Then I thought maybe i have a bad operating system. however, The way I figured, if I get a new system going, i'm going to end up redoing windows anyway. 

 
When I put two 1080 Ti in my X58 I had to clear the CMOS to make them work ...

stalinx20

ScottH17
  Dear Cool GTX, if i remember right you sent me an note saying "locking" . I had the same thought - what is locking??? So if in the future if you don't make clear please explain? Like your rig hope it serves you well!!!!!

it means they're locking the thread so nobody can write on the thread any further, for whatever reason. Or are you talking about something with your video card locking up? 

ScottH17
  Dear Cool GTX, if i remember right you sent me an note saying "locking" . I had the same thought - what is locking??? So if in the future if you don't make clear please explain? Like your rig hope it serves you well!!!!!

@ ScottH17
 
Sorry - I'm not following you ?
 
I checked your recent History for Posts / Threads ... found nothing but this post in it
 
I checked my PMs and also found no history of PM with you ... though older PMs do get tossed as EVGA only allows a history of <500

stalinx20
^^^ I could try that. But do you have any thoughts why I would continue getting black screens even with my 980? 

There is a Nvidia Patch file for 10 series cards .. on DP that black screen on boot
 
For your 980 ... what Ports have you tried  on your Monitor & GPU ?
 
I'd follow that link I posted about black screen trouble shooting

I have this monitor.  Deep sleep is probably turned on.  Go to your monitor settings, Menu > System > Deep Sleep turn it off on your interfaces.

Nazarus
I have this monitor.  Deep sleep is probably turned on.  Go to your monitor settings, Menu > System > Deep Sleep turn it off on your interfaces.

Can you guide me through where to go for that? I can't find that any where, even looked in the manual for "Deep sleep".
 
I also forgot to add that I don't see how this is possible when I have seen my PC freeze every time before the monitor goes black. 

All is good. So, what do you think? Is there that much of a difference going from dual channel to quad channel memory? is it worth the extra $100, or is dual channel just fine for gaming? 
 
Can you elaborate more how it makes sense to you? Honestly, when I bought the x79 Dark, the only reason I bought it was the board looked really cool, and yes, quad channel sounded mega awesome. So, I put the money down for it. This time around, I'm considering other options. 

I was rather disappointed when evga tech support just cut me off completely when I told them that it's the motherboard. They concluded that "because the warranty is expired, we can no longer service you." it seems they have turned into every typical company out there. Once your warranty is up, they knife your product. And I don't like to bash EVGA, i'll be honest, I'm a fanboy when it comes to EVGA. I have their video cards, mother boards, PSU, mouse - I even looked into their audio cards, was blown away from it. I was shocked by their statement. I guess Charlie the banker's quote (from Casino) is meaningful right now, "In this day in age, you have to be prepared to take some kind of loss."
 
Even a little feedback would have been enough. 

I guess it doesn't matter if you're a value customer or not, once that warranty goes, that's it, buy a new product, nothing more to see here...
 
 

ScottH17
     may the force be with you...

You as well! 

I see a "black" push button, which I have to hold in, but there's no pushpin, or any "click" to it; I have to steadily hold it pressed. No red button that I see. I have an on/off switch for the power. 3 usb on bottom, and 2 on the side. In settings I don't have a deep sleep button. 

the memory controller on the motherboard is dying. I can't use the quad channel dimm slots 1,3,5,7 all together without the pc shutting down; if I use slots 1,3 and 7 or 1,3, and 5 - black screen. had to move the mem sticks from 5 & 7 to slots 2 & 8. Correction: slots 1&2 and 7&8 are being used. Well it was a long ride.