GPU video keeps cutting in and out

No1Krishna · January 22, 2021

So this recently started happening, my GPU signal keeps cutting in and out randomly, I bought my GTX 1650 SUPER brand new almost 3 months ago and this is now happening. Before all this, today I booted up my PC like normal and it just didn't show a screen, so I manually shut it down by the power button and turned it back on, I changed the HDMI cable too. It booted like normal, then the cuts started to happen, it will cut out for a couple of seconds and then come back on but I can even hear the music in the background that I was playing. Is it a driver issue? I just found out NVIDIA released a new driver on the 7th, I just updated it. I want to know if that could be the problem just in case it happens again. Thank you!

Edited January 22, 2021 by No1Krishna
I misspelled a word

CommanderAlex · January 22, 2021

Welcome to the forums!!!

Have you tried a different port on the graphics card, either HDMI or DisplayPort? Try changing them around and also on the monitor end. If they doesn't fix it, then it could be a bad or dying display port.

No1Krishna · January 26, 2021

On 1/21/2021 at 8:45 PM, SpiderMan said:

Welcome to the forums!!!

Have you tried a different port on the graphics card, either HDMI or DisplayPort? Try changing them around and also on the monitor end. If they doesn't fix it, then it could be a bad or dying display port.

I am using HDMI, the monitor is old and doesn't have DisplayPort (looking for a new monitor), today I booted up my PC again, and it turned on and all I got was a black screen with the mouse on it which I could move. I had to shut it down and boot it up again, which worked, is it my Windows? Cause it just black screens and I do the good old, turn off and on.

CommanderAlex · January 26, 2021

1 hour ago, No1Krishna said:

I am using HDMI, the monitor is old and doesn't have DisplayPort (looking for a new monitor), today I booted up my PC again, and it turned on and all I got was a black screen with the mouse on it which I could move. I had to shut it down and boot it up again, which worked, is it my Windows? Cause it just black screens and I do the good old, turn off and on.

Its strange that you had a cursor but black screen. I would use DDU to completely wipe the Nvidia drivers and reinstall with a fresh copy. Make sure you reboot into safe mode for perform a clean removal of the Nvidia drivers and also download the latest Nvidia drivers beforehand as you will want to disconnect the Ethernet cable or disconnect the WiFi.

Also make sure your Windows is on the latest drivers and check for Windows updates under Windows Update. I would also perform a system integrity check using the Command Prompt w/Administrator privileges ("sfc/ scannow" inside the Command Prompt without the quotes. Be sure to do this on the drive that the OS, usually C drive).