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Screen goes black when starting up games or going into my BIOS

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February 17, 2014 7:41:01 AM

This just recently started happening on my 4 month old machine.

Whenever I start up any game the screen will just turn off and any sound that was playing will continue to play and I cannot alt tab , all I can do is turn my computer off.

I also tried to go into my bios ( MSI Z87 MPOWER motherboard ) which has a graphic interface and it also caused the black screen to come up.

I have a Gigabye windforce radeon 280X which is only 4 months old.

The power supply im using in my computer however was recyled from my old pc and is a good few years old.

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February 17, 2014 8:03:24 AM

What is the model or wattage of this PSU you recycled?
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February 17, 2014 8:13:15 AM

The powersupply is a 650w thermal take smart
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February 17, 2014 8:41:14 AM

have you updated the GPU to the latest drivers? and have you check your pc temperatures as well?
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February 17, 2014 8:44:54 AM

I made sure all drivers where up to date and had the latest direct X. All temperatures are in normal ranges when on the internet or that but obviously I dont know about when in game because as soon as I start it up , it turns black. However I did clock the gpu's fans at 95% ( so i could hear the noise ) and left it for a second to see if it would cut out and it did not but when I started a game the whirring of the fans stopped or slowed down. There is also sometimes id I switch between several programs quickly it cuts out
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