- Jul 21, 2013
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Specs:
amd fx 6300
msi 970A-G46
(2) 4gig modules of Corsair xms 1600 ram
Gigabyte Windforce 7950
1.5tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
120gb Intel 530 SSD
Cooler Master HAF 922
600 watt OCZ MODX Stream-Pro Power Supply
Rosewill RNX-N150HG (Wireless Adapter)
Vizio 26 inch HDTV (1080p) attached by HDMI cord
I just recently built my first gaming computer about a month ago, I wanted to maximize my performance per dollar, so I took a big risk and bought the majority of my parts used. Once I completed my computer I ran prime95 and multiple GPU stress tests and everything passed with flying colors. The only problem I've ran into is my screen will randomly turn black; and I have no idea what triggers it. The two most common occurences are when I am playing Empire Total War and when I am using a Virtual TI83 calculator to do my online statistics homework. The only surefire way to get it to black screen is doing my math homework, always about 30-40 minutes in it will black screen, but audio will still come out fine. I avidly monitor my temps with both speedfan and CPUID, nothing out of the norm except my TMPIN01 temps hover around 46c while doing light tasks and bump up to 60c when gaming or heavy load. Everything else hovers around 30c at idle (cpu drops down to 19c). None of my temps have ever exceeded 63c. CPU temp in bios is usually around 56-58c.
My attempts to remedy the problem:
Looked at Eventviewer but nothing shows up except for me cutting the power unexpectedly
Ran prime95 blend for 5 hours with no errors or overheating
Ran both prime95 blend test and GPU stress test at the same time to attempt to recreate a black screen, didn't work.
Turned off all power saving features/screen timeout, didn't work
Tried unplugging the tv and letting it cool off and plugging it back in, didn't work
Tried switching to a different tv after it black screened, didn't work
Tried plugging straight into wall rather than a power bar, didn't work
Tried fiddling with the cables, didn't work
Tried underclocking GPU, didn't work
Tried reseating RAM, didn't work
Tried cleaning off all thermal paste with alcohol and Qtip and applying a bit less (I was certain I put too much on), didn't help
TL;DR, My computer randomly black screens but audio still works and only way to fix is to do a hard reset. Please help me computer gurus!!
amd fx 6300
msi 970A-G46
(2) 4gig modules of Corsair xms 1600 ram
Gigabyte Windforce 7950
1.5tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
120gb Intel 530 SSD
Cooler Master HAF 922
600 watt OCZ MODX Stream-Pro Power Supply
Rosewill RNX-N150HG (Wireless Adapter)
Vizio 26 inch HDTV (1080p) attached by HDMI cord
I just recently built my first gaming computer about a month ago, I wanted to maximize my performance per dollar, so I took a big risk and bought the majority of my parts used. Once I completed my computer I ran prime95 and multiple GPU stress tests and everything passed with flying colors. The only problem I've ran into is my screen will randomly turn black; and I have no idea what triggers it. The two most common occurences are when I am playing Empire Total War and when I am using a Virtual TI83 calculator to do my online statistics homework. The only surefire way to get it to black screen is doing my math homework, always about 30-40 minutes in it will black screen, but audio will still come out fine. I avidly monitor my temps with both speedfan and CPUID, nothing out of the norm except my TMPIN01 temps hover around 46c while doing light tasks and bump up to 60c when gaming or heavy load. Everything else hovers around 30c at idle (cpu drops down to 19c). None of my temps have ever exceeded 63c. CPU temp in bios is usually around 56-58c.
My attempts to remedy the problem:
Looked at Eventviewer but nothing shows up except for me cutting the power unexpectedly
Ran prime95 blend for 5 hours with no errors or overheating
Ran both prime95 blend test and GPU stress test at the same time to attempt to recreate a black screen, didn't work.
Turned off all power saving features/screen timeout, didn't work
Tried unplugging the tv and letting it cool off and plugging it back in, didn't work
Tried switching to a different tv after it black screened, didn't work
Tried plugging straight into wall rather than a power bar, didn't work
Tried fiddling with the cables, didn't work
Tried underclocking GPU, didn't work
Tried reseating RAM, didn't work
Tried cleaning off all thermal paste with alcohol and Qtip and applying a bit less (I was certain I put too much on), didn't help
TL;DR, My computer randomly black screens but audio still works and only way to fix is to do a hard reset. Please help me computer gurus!!
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