Jump to content

GPU/Screen static grey when turned on

KidKid
By KidKid
in Troubleshooting
 Share
Go to solution Solved by KidKid,

I'll start a new thread soon with more information.

Posted

Hello. I've been having this GPU or monitor problem (I'm not sure, but I think it's the GPU) the whole time I've had this computer. When the computer monitor is woken up (after the turn off screen timer), then I sometimes see this static moving grey screen with two black streaks. I believe I remember seeing this on my old monitor too, but the same computer, but it happened randomly) This only happens sometimes on a random schedule (sometimes one day after the other, or a break for a month!) Here is a video I got during the problem - https://photos.app.goo.gl/We9PQh728CwTsDcM7. I have ran FURMARK before, but not for longer than an hour, and no problems showed. The BIOS is up to date, and this problem has persisted through Windows factory resets and updates and GPU driver resets and all. I'm starting to think this is a hardware issue, rather than software/drivers, for three reasons -

 

1. It happened over driver updates and Windows updates and factory resets

2. I see a similar screen during HP hardware diagnostics GPU testing, though it didn't find any errors with my GPU (which you can see the video here - https://photos.app.goo.gl/R3wZ9KTQtoWffCEu9

3. Someone in the reviews of the same computer I have (HP Pavilion TP01-2165z stock, no upgrades) had a similar problem to me (picture link here- 1134519e-6ab2-55be-a126-335098af40b9 (800×600)

 

How I temporarily fix this problem, is to either unplug the monitor's power, or the HDMI cable, then plug it back in again. My PC specs are listed below. Thanks! 🙂

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600g w/ Radeon Graphics | 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM | 256GB NVME SSD + 2TB HDD | Amazon Basics 2.0 Speakers

                                                                                       

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1605505-gpuscreen-static-grey-when-turned-on/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

No upgrades at all? Not even RAM?

 

Try using OCCT to test VRAM specifically.

Ryzen 7 5700X3D (CO -30) - AX370-Gaming 5 - 2x16GB @3600C18 - EVGA RTX 3070 8G XC3

[PBO2] CO -25/-25/-30/-30/-30/-30/-30/-30

[BIOS] Vsoc 1.1 / DRAM XMP

 

i5-6400 4.38GHz @1.36v (162.2 BCLK) - Z170M-Plus - 2x8GB @3244C16- Biostar RX 570 8G w/ MSI Armor cooler

[BIOS] BCLK: 162.2 (x27) / Vcore 1.35 / DRAM 3244 (XMP timings) / FCLK 1GHz (1622) / RebarUEFI patched

 

ROG G531GT : i7-9750H (uv) - GTX 1650 +700mem - 16+8GB @2666 - 1920x1080@145Hz (up to 172Hz) IPS panel

[Throttlestop] FIVR - Vcore -160 / Vcache -105 / iGPU+unslice -125 (IccMax 255)

 

i5-4690K + Z97-AR + Panram Blue DDR3 2800 2x4GB Lightsaber Blue

iMac 21.5" (late 2011) : i5-2400S - Samsung 4x4GB PC3-1333 - HD 6750M 512MB - cheap Winten SSD (MacOS High Sierra) - 1920x1080@60 LCD

Acer Z5610 "Theatre" : Core 2 Quad Q9550 - 2x2GB PC3-1333 (Samsung) - 1920x1080@60Hz Touch LCD - great internal speakers

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
14 minutes ago, thekingofmonks said:

No upgrades at all? Not even RAM?

Nope! No upgrades. Okay, I'll run OCCT, though I don't technically have any VRAM; I use an integrated graphics processor from the 5600g APU.

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600g w/ Radeon Graphics | 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM | 256GB NVME SSD + 2TB HDD | Amazon Basics 2.0 Speakers

                                                                                       

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
3 hours ago, thekingofmonks said:

No upgrades at all? Not even RAM?

 

Try using OCCT to test VRAM specifically.

How long should I run the test for? And what test should I run exactly? Thanks! 😃

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600g w/ Radeon Graphics | 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM | 256GB NVME SSD + 2TB HDD | Amazon Basics 2.0 Speakers

                                                                                       

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
  • Solution

I'll start a new thread soon with more information.

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600g w/ Radeon Graphics | 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM | 256GB NVME SSD + 2TB HDD | Amazon Basics 2.0 Speakers

                                                                                       

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Troubleshooting

×