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Screen Goes Black after Awhile or During a Game

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  • XFX
  • Games
  • Gateway
  • Graphics
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November 22, 2013 6:53:07 PM

I have a gateway DX4860-UR28 with an XFX Card...Yes ik sucks..its the r7 260x. The screeen randomly goes black, everything works in the background but i have to restart to see! idk whats causing this! any ideas?

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November 22, 2013 7:14:48 PM

What PSU? If it is the 300w base then you could have a problem.
Heat could also cause trouble. Is your case well ventilated?
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November 22, 2013 7:18:13 PM

Suggest you download a tool like 'hwmonitor' from CPUID (free) and see how hot your card is getting. +1 for installing the latest drivers.

Nice i5 3330 based system, but the PSU is only 300W. At stock clock the 260x draws 115 watts the the i5 draws 77w max so you should be ok. Suggest if the temps are OK and the driver doesn't help that you download MSI precision and underclock your 260x. See if it stabilizes.

Finally, does the black screen happen all the time, or only when playing a certain game? Try alt-control-del and see if that makes the screen reappear with the menu where you can launch task manager.
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November 24, 2013 2:05:33 AM

Thank all of you, i just needed drivers. the 300 watt is plenty :) 
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November 24, 2013 2:05:35 AM

Thank all of you, i just needed drivers. the 300 watt is plenty :) 
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