Please help with monitor issue

[randys777]

While browsing the web or just sitting at the desktop sometimes my monitor will flash off then on real fast accompanied by the device connected/disconnected sound, though it might be duel monitors, but disconnected 2ed monitor and it still happened, does it maybe once an hour if not less, see it maybe 3 times a day on average. My system specs are

CPU: AMD Phenom 2 555, unlocked to quad b55
Mobo: Asrock Extreme 3 870
Ram: 8 Gigs Gskill 1600
Video Card: MSI N560GTX Ti
PSU: Rosewill 630w Single rail

connected to the PC:

Logitech wave wireless Keyboard and MX1100 wireless mouse
Microsoft Lifecam USB webcam
Rosewill 12in1 card reader attached to mobo USB

Thought it might be a video card issue, but I remembered it did the same thing with my MSI 9600 GT,

 

[dogman_1234]

Hello, and welcome to THG.

Have you updated the drivers to the GPU? Try doing that.

If that did not help, get a new monitor will surly do the trick...and don't call me Sherlly.

 

[randys777]

got the latest drivers installed for the gtx 560 266.66

and it does it on both my monitors my 24'' acer H243H and my 20'' acer X203H when either one or both are hooked up

 

[dogman_1234]

it may not be the GPU or the monitors then. Have you had any brownouts, blackouts or power outages/surges?

 

[randys777]

Not that I recall the power down here in orlando is pretty good. I recalled once when both monitors were hooked up and it did it the menu came on the second monitor the 20", so maybe that one is the problem, i unchecked it before in the nvidia control panel, but never totally disconnected the monitor from the system, so i just unplugged it and am going to see if maybe that fixes the issue

 

[randys777]

It was the second monitor!