Computer Keeps running but screen turns black while trying to play star craft 2.

Luke Schneider · May 30, 2015

I have scoured the internet. I cannot figure out why my PC turns its monitors black and pretends to shutdown but keeps the tower running full force. I have tested temp of all components in the tower. I have reinstalled the operating system and reinstalled the driver for GPU. The PSU has been able to power all components in the tower in the past and shows no sign of failing. The PC runs other games fine. I recently installed Starcraft 2 and have not yet been able to play it. My PC does this infuriating thing evertime it gets close to game play. There is either dark magic here or something I have not come across during my scourge of the internet trying to solve the problem. You'd be hard pressed to come up with a solution I havn't tried. I am DESPERITE though. Please. Why Can't I play this game? ALL SPECS LISTED BELOW.

Mainboard : Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
Chipset : AMD 880G
Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 965e @ 3400 MHz
Physical Memory : 12288 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Hard Disk : Seagate ST3500320AS ATA Device (500GB)
Hard Disk : Western Digital WD1600AAJS-22PSA0 ATA Device (160GB)
Hard Disk : Seagate Expansion Desk (3001GB)
Hard Disk : WIBU - CodeMeter-Stick (41MB)
DVD-Rom Drive : Hewlett-Packard DVD Writer 1040d
Monitor Type : HannsStar JW199D - 19 inches
Monitor Type : Unspecified
Network Card : Atheros Communications AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)

Darkbreeze · May 31, 2015

Actually, ALL SPECS are NOT listed below. You have no power supply listed.

The PSU has been able to power all components in the tower in the past and shows no sign of failing.

Actually, it DOES show signs of failing, as is evident by the fact that your GPU is locking up, possibly due to a lack of voltage or another power related issue. Plus, ALL components in every case, worked in the past, until they didn't. A failing component isn't going to send you a two week notice of failure ahead of time. Since the system runs normally except when gaming, which requires the GPU to pull way more power than it does in normal operation, the PSU would be my first suspect, the GPU would be the second.

Let's start with the PSU model number which should be located on the PSU.

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