FX8120 game startup black screen

Blueblob0 · Oct 31, 2013

Hi

My problem is that I can run some games like Guild Wars 2, Dragons prophet or Deus Ex human revolution just fine, but for some other games as soon as I launch them my monitors go black and then appear to be in sleep mode (not no input standby mode) and my computer just sits like that until I restart it. I wonder if it is an issue with Directx11 as I have recently started programming with dx11 for my uni course and full screen projects using dx11 do the same.

I have a FX-8120 Cpu, with a GA-990Xa-UD3 motherboard, a GTX 660 graphics card and 8GB of ram. I have the latest version of the bios (F13) and have tried running with just 1 monitor (my main monitor is 1920×1080)

Can you help or give me any ideas?

Thanks

blueblob0

Caspr · Oct 31, 2013

This is most likely linked to your graphics card, how much graphics memory do you have? is your directx version the latest?

Blueblob0 · Nov 1, 2013

Caspr :

I have the latest version of directx for sure, my graphics card has 2gb of memory and the latest drivers installed

skitz9417 · Nov 1, 2013

maybe dead card

Blueblob0 · Nov 1, 2013

skitz9417 :

if that was the case i would think that gw2 would not run as well as it does, should I try taking out the card and running gw2 to see how it runs?

Caspr · Nov 1, 2013

2GB is more than enough, maybe try lowering your resolution?

Blueblob0 · Nov 1, 2013

Caspr :

just tried some different resolutions didn't work

Blueblob0 · Nov 5, 2013

Can anyone else help?

Blueblob0 · Nov 9, 2013

ok i tried another gpu and had the same problem

skitz9417 · Nov 9, 2013

it could be ur pcie slot

Blueblob0 · Nov 9, 2013

skitz9417 :

Just tried my second slot and got the same problem

skitz9417 · Nov 10, 2013

ok u may have to replace ur mobo ur pcei slots are gone

whiteknights · Nov 10, 2013

Blueblob0 :

what kind of PSU do you have? the GPU needs a good branded PSU of 450-500w

Blueblob0 · Nov 10, 2013

whiteknights :

It is a 600W power supply so should be good

skitz9417 · Nov 10, 2013

yea but what brand is it

Blueblob0 · Nov 11, 2013

skitz9417 :

one from novatech (http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/nov-psg600.html)

skitz9417 · Nov 11, 2013

thats crap brand i would change ur psu

Blueblob0 · Nov 11, 2013

skitz9417 :

Any suggestions on brands? also is it worth getting a bigger one such as 800W

skitz9417 · Nov 11, 2013

not really a 700w will be fine and corsair,antec,seasonic,xfx

Blueblob0 · Nov 11, 2013

skitz9417 :

ok thanks

skitz9417 · Nov 11, 2013

no worries

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