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DanielSpaending

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Hi guys,

Im having a very irritating problem with my monitor (Acer XG270HU), that I hope you can help me solve.

I recently upgraded my GPU from a Sapphire R9 390, to a MSI 1070 Armor OC. Some times after I finish playing a game, or more seldom even when I start up my PC, the screen turns black. The only way to get a picture is either by unplugging the DisplayPort cable, or by turning the monitor off and on again. This happens very often, but not all the time.

I didn't have this problem before when I used the R9 390, so I suspect it might be a weird issue with Freesync. Also if I play in windowed mode, I can't seem to replicate the problem.

I have tried using DDU, and installing fresh drivers, but i didn't work. I am running Win 10 btw.

Have any of you experienced this issue before?
 
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Hello! I think I faced the same issue like you. Purchased a brand new STRIX RX480 and experienced a lot of weird PC freezes and crashes after some time while playing games. Sometimes, I get grey screen crashes and sometimes black with buzzing sound. Really, really got tired of searching the whole internet and no one in the internet has helped me/anyone. Tried a lot of things but still faced the issue. Almost major people say that maybe the PSU issue and RAM issue. Nope! Not at all. This problem has become really a mystery these days. Can't figure myself out. Try searching for the same issue on the internet and you will find many of them!
 
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I know! So frustrating :( I am very sure this is not a PSU or RAM issue, I didn't see this issue until after a got a new gpu. The PC itself run superb. No freezes or BSOD's. Its just that issue with the monitor going black after full screen gaming. Hope you find a solution to your issue.
 
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My problem isn't fixed and I'm choosing to go to NVIDIA GPUs. Take a look at your NVIDIA Control Panel monitor settings, maybe there are some settings affected. I recommend to uninstall your previous AMD Drivers using 'DDU Tool' if you didn't uninstall drivers correctly.

And I'm also sure that is neither the RAM nor the PSU.





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After much fiddling, and unistalling/reinstalling drivers, I think I managed to solve the problem. In the Nvidia control panel, I found out that the monitor was listed as 60hz monitor, but in reality it is 144hz. Once changed it up, I haven't had a black screen, so I think that was the issue.
 
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