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w1cked
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Hello,

 

I am experiencing a weird problem with my PC and I think its because of my GPU. 

 

While I'm gaming, sometimes both of my screens turn black and my monitor says it doesn't have input, a couple seconds later both of the screens turn back on and I can continue gaming (expect PUBG does crash, other games do not crash). 

Also, sometimes when I turn on my PC, the displays don't get an input and after like 10 seconds my PC reboots and everything works again like normal.

 

Is my GPU dying or does this have another reason?

 

Thanks in advanced,

 

w1cked

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 7600k Kaby Lake @ 4.8GHz
MB: MSI Z270 PC Mate
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 @ Stock
RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 @ 2133MHz
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB NVMe m.2
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SATA
HDD: Seagate 1TB 7200rpm
PSU: Sharkoon WPM600
Case: BitFenix Shadow
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit
 

 

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id start with running Display Driver Uninstaller(DDU) and doing a fresh install of the latest drivers for the card, tends to help with a lot of issues

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

id start with running Display Driver Uninstaller(DDU) and doing a fresh install of the latest drivers for the card, tends to help with a lot of issues

I'll try this and report back if it helps. Thanks for the fast reply!

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21 hours ago, w1cked said:

It is still happening. Do you have any other solutions?

check all the cables in the system and reseat the GPU?

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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I'm having a similar issue after switching to my new build, and it looks like we both have a Gigabyte MB and an EVGA 9 series. One thing that I'm going to do is reseat my GPU and make sure my power cables are properly seated. I read somewhere through brief Googling is that it could be a power issue to the card so it turns itself off under heavy load to prevent damage. I've briefly checked my event viewer and didn't see anything noteworthy. Thermals also seemed within reason when it crashes. 

Fun fact: I can still RDP into the machine after the issue occurs so it seems isolated to Display Drivers. I think the GPU was still in device manager, but I can't say for certain.

 

I'll let you know if I find a resolution in a few weeks when I'm back from traveling.  

 

MB: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming  Wifi

CPU: Intel i7-8700k

GPU: EVGA 970

PSU: Corsair CX750M

OS: Win 10 EDU 64 bit

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

check all the cables in the system and reseat the GPU?

Yes, I did all of that already. 

 

5 hours ago, TurtleTaud said:

I'm having a similar issue after switching to my new build, and it looks like we both have a Gigabyte MB and an EVGA 9 series. One thing that I'm going to do is reseat my GPU and make sure my power cables are properly seated. I read somewhere through brief Googling is that it could be a power issue to the card so it turns itself off under heavy load to prevent damage. I've briefly checked my event viewer and didn't see anything noteworthy. Thermals also seemed within reason when it crashes. 

Fun fact: I can still RDP into the machine after the issue occurs so it seems isolated to Display Drivers. I think the GPU was still in device manager, but I can't say for certain.

 

I'll let you know if I find a resolution in a few weeks when I'm back from traveling.  

 

MB: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming  Wifi

CPU: Intel i7-8700k

GPU: EVGA 970

PSU: Corsair CX750M

OS: Win 10 EDU 64 bit

 

 

 

My board is a MSI ;)

 

Both of my screens do turn back on after a couple of seconds like nothing has happend though, so I think my problem does differ a bit from yours. But maybe your solution will help fix my problem aswell so feel free to give it once your find it.

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9 hours ago, w1cked said:

Yes, I did all of that already. 

Then I'd say the PSU is to blame, because from what I can find it's garbage, and also pretty old now

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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On 5/13/2018 at 4:20 PM, w1cked said:

Yes, I did all of that already. 

 

My board is a MSI ;)

 

Both of my screens do turn back on after a couple of seconds like nothing has happend though, so I think my problem does differ a bit from yours. But maybe your solution will help fix my problem aswell so feel free to give it once your find it.

Reading is hard :)  

I still haven't made it home yet, but i'm leaning towards it being related to my not so amazing wiring skills. I'm thinking something came slightly loose when I decided to throw cable management out the door on the backside of my case and "made the back panel close."

 

TurtleTaud

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