jamiecopen 
My question is just that I am wondering if I have done something wrong to cause these cards to repeatedly fail in the same way?

I doubt it. Cards just fail. Do you have any warranty remaining? 

I got the card fairly late in the release cycle of the card so it is under warranty until November I believe, I already put in another RMA I just want to try to be sure I am not doing something to cause these cards to fail.
 
I was on Windows 10 the first time this happened but I have gone back to Windows 7 to avoid the vsync issues on windows 10 with different refresh rate monitors.
 
I got my current power supply as a replacement the last time I had to RMA this card, the old power supply did not turn out to be the issue though and I still use it in a different computer.

I do not have any other motherboards I can put in this computer to use for months just to see if this motherboard is the issue, that being said my 760 has been used with this motherboard more than the 980ti and it still works without issue.

I am still under warranty coverage, I already put in the RMA request.  I am just worried that if my RMA is accepted I could run into the same issue with the card having this problem in the future since the exact same thing has happened two times.

If it is a fault with the 9xx cards that is unfortunate for everyone that has to deal with it, the two I have had worked with no issues at all until the day they shut off for the first time.  After shutting off for the first time they both died entirely within 5-6 restarts.
 
I am glad I have my 760 still to use, that would have been quite unlucky if I had no alternative card. :P

The motherboard is Asrock H97 Pro4 with a 4690. 
 
It is strange that if the motherboard is the issue why does it only kill the 980ti cards but my old 760 is still fine?  I am playing games on it right now and there are no issues at all.  You would think if my motherboard was shorting out my graphics cards it would kill new ones fairly quickly instead of taking months or years.
 
I really hope the problem is not my motherboard and if it is at least it has not been killing any other components over the years.

Displayport/HDMI
it is 144hz w/Gsync on DP and a 60hz monitor on HDMI
No Overclocking
No Precision or MSI or anything like those
I have not used any benchmarking software outside of attempting to run prime95/furmark both times I experienced this problem with my 980TI cards.
 
I should also mention that even after the 980TI cards would crash in games I could let my computer sit and run P95 and Furmark at the same time for a few minutes and would not shut down/crash but as soon as I close them and then go try to play a game it would crash once loaded into a game.
 
I never ran P95+Furmark for longer than it would take for my computer to crash in a game so 1-2 minutes, I doubt running those programs damaged my card because the card was displaying the issues before I ever used those two programs as part of troubleshooting. 
 
When this happened with my first 980TI that I had to RMA I could keep it from crashing/shutting down my computer by setting all game settings to low and limiting the fps to 30, this made me think it could be a power supply issue but after replacing the power supply the issue was still there.  The second time this happened I did not even bother trying to lower settings/limiting fps because I knew the card was going to be dead after a few more crashes.
 
 
Even if I end up being unlucky and this problem happens again or my RMA is declined I should still be okay until I can eventually replace things.  All I have really been playing lately is osu, Overwatch, World of Warcraft and some Skyrim so my 760 can handle those without issue as long as I keep settings low.

My monitor is 2560x1440 144hz(165max but I see no difference so I leave it on 144) supports gsync and some form of low motion blur and I switch between those two or even just using fixed refresh depending on what I am playing.

ZHRoberts372
The gpu is probs fried that is what happens with mine

It is definitely messed up somewhere on/in the card, the short circuit protection or current protection kicked in on any power supply I used to prevent damage to the computer.
 
Edit: The cost to ship these cards is so high.. ugh, having to pay to ship it twice for RMA is really annoying.

Cidpineda
How much is shipping?

25-30 for me, not nearly as bad as what some people have to pay but it is still a bit pricey. :P

I agree, their customer service is very quick and definitely appreciated.  I will get my replacement card soon and all I can do is hope this one lasts longer than the last. :P

Lol, 2nd.
I am on my 6th, and it is slowly going out on me.
Keeps getting hotter and hotter, and I have to reboot until it works right (loads meshes and graphics correctly).
Like I said, good luck.
Seems like evga only has old cards that others send in as bad already, and if it passes their very light test that isnt even a real game, Heaven test, then they say its a good card. They seem to put new paste on the gpu also. But, the cards are bad anyway. Maybe you will get lucky and they will send you a 1000 series card instead, since the 9xx cards are in very short supply now.