Screen goes dark after few seconds into boot

RubenTheHuben

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Feb 25, 2017
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Hey everyone
I have an Asus R9 270X. As mentioned in the title the screen goes black after a few seconds after it boots. Here's everything I know:

1. It's probably a GPU problem
I've tried different monitors and gfx cards and the problem only occurs when I'm using the R9 270X.

2. The screen doesn't go black when I boot into safe mode
Obviously that's not a fix but maybe it helps...

3. Updating drivers doesn't help
I've done it several times but no change

Is the gfx card dead? If yes, why does it work in safe mode?
If anyone could help me that would be awesome!
I havent been playing for 2 months now, hopefully we can get this fixed :)
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE!
Ruben
 
Solution
A failed video card can often work in safe mode or on the base VGA drivers because not all parts of the card are actually working or being stressed. If other cards work in your computer, the card is pretty much guaranteed to be bad.