Multiple unidentifiable display issues

I am running an Nvidia GTX 680 with two monitors connected to the DVI ports.  When I log in I will get a screen flash similar to that of when you plug a second monitor in or change your display settings.  It just goes off for a second or two once
or twice in a row and then it's fine.  Occasionally however it will do this flicker 3 or 4 times and then the screen turns a bright green and the whole PC is locked up tight.  It has to be force powered off.  It happens seemingly randomly though
there are a few things I can do that cause it 9 time out of 10:
Changing from a window containing video to any other window including the desktop.
Running any sort of video editing software.  I tested it with After Effects CC 2014 and Premiere CC 2014.
I have taken some steps to resolve:
>Updated and downgraded Nvidia driver as well as let windows choose the driver to install in hopes of finding a working one.  They      issue continued.
>Installed the manufacturer monitor drivers as well as let microsoft choose a proper driver.  Neither worked.
>Tried multiple DVI cable/Monitor configurations.  It actually seemed to happen more often with one monitor than with two.
>Ran all updates in Windows
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
I checkec GeForce website about this Graphic Card information and found its latest driver was released at Thu Jan 22, 2015. I just want to confirm have you tried this latest driver for test? In case this is driver compatbility problem, it would be better
to use the latest driver for test.
On the other hand, please make sure other hardware driver, such as motherboard firmware to be latest.
If problem persists, if your computer contains another integrated graphics, please try to disable it in BIOS settings for test.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

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