MSI GTX 970 SLI crashing after returning to idle when exiting a game

Hello,
I'm writing this after a long process find out what was causing my problem.
I have no problem running a game, my issue is when I exit and the system enters in idle.
I don't know if it's drivers problem, a faulty card or any other issue.
 I have a core i7 3930k
gskill ripjaws 2133mhz 16 gb ram
gigabyte x78 ud5 motherboard.
due to case space one of the graphics card is in a pcie x16 slot and the other is in a x8 pcie slot.
I've always found a solution when a problem appears in my computer. But this time It's anoying the hell out of me.
Thank you.

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