Random Black Screens (PC running afterwards)

nimce

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Hi everyone,
I have this problem:
Whenever I play games, or just randomly surf the internet, sometimes the screen goes black, and I can't use the computer anymore until I hard reset.

The computer does continue to run, sometimes the sound even continues, but I have no option but to hard-reset the computer.

I do NOT overclock the computer.

My specs are:
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Latest BIOS installed)
CPU: Intel i7 4930K
Memory: 32GB of RAM: 4 sticks of 8GB each Kingston DDR3 1866MHz (KHX1866C10D/8G) (DDR3)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Asus GTX 1070 ROG Strix 8GB), exact model is: STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-GAMING
PSU: SeaSonic G-650 (650W)
My chassis is properly cooled (2 intake fans and 2 outtake fans)
Monitors (I connect them with 1 DP port and chain the other one):
DELL U2415 (Main) and DELL E2316H (Secondary)
OS: Windows 10 64-bit

Sometimes, I can see the infamous "Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered" in the Event Viewer, but not always.

I have run the following tests:
memtest86+ (passed)
FurMark (burn mode passed)
AIDA64 Stability Test (Passed)
Heaven Benchmark (passed)
Latest 3DMark stability test (passed)

However, with OCCT I was able to reproduce the problem once using PSU Benchmark, but it's not always happening.

I have also tried:
Replacing the GPU Slot (put the GPU on a different PCI-E
Replacing the GPU to a different one
Cleaning the computer from dust
Installing latest drivers (removed the old ones with DDU)
Formatting the PC and do a fresh install

None of them helped.
Do you have any ideas what the problem can be? and how to fix it?

Thanks a lot!
 

sondresaetre

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Im not sure, i had same problem with my computer, the motherboard was the problem. I RMA'D it 4 times.. after the 4th time i havent had any problems so far.

But it can be another problem with yours.