Black Screen and Buzzing

[cupo38082]

Hello, sorry if this is not the right category for this thread, but i tried, anyway, I have an old-ish PC as a backup/internet browsing PC for my main rig, but i occasionally play some low end games on it when im bored, and sometimes when i go to play a game, i will be playing(sometimes up to an hour in, but sometimes i will play longer and nothing happens) and all of a sudden the screen will go black, and my headphones will start buzzing, not stopping till i force a poweroff. I got a bit concerned so i booted up memtest86 and just did one pass, with no errors detected. So im unsure what the next step to take should be.

Basic PC specs(It was a cheap Best buy pre-built):

AMD A8-5500 APU
12gb low speed ram
Win 10 x64bit
1TB Harddrive
no GPU

 

[ffg7]

when the screen goes black, does the monitor's power light stay on or go off?

 

[cupo38082]

when the screen goes black, does the monitor's power light stay on or go off?

it will turn off, then come back on, but still with no image

 

[ffg7]

what is the make & model# of the monitor? is the headphones connected to the monitor or the computer?

 

[cupo38082]

what is the make & model# of the monitor? is the headphones connected to the monitor or the computer?

i couldnt tell you the monitor model, but its an old square Dell , and the headphones are plugged into the front of the tower

 

[ffg7]

the model# will usually be at top right corner & on back of monitor.

 

[cupo38082]

the model# will usually be at top right corner & on back of monitor.

lol i think its too old for a real name, but here a link to the monitor with the same part no.

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/monitors/en/1708FP%201908FP.pdf

 

[ffg7]

do you have or can borrow another monitor for testing purposes to try on that computer to see if the issue is with the dell monitor or the computer?

 

[cupo38082]

do you have or can borrow another monitor for testing purposes to try on that computer to see if the issue is with the dell monitor or the computer?

i do, will reply with the results

 

[cupo38082]

do you have or can borrow another monitor for testing purposes to try on that computer to see if the issue is with the dell monitor or the computer?

it happened again witht he new monitor so thats not it

 

[ffg7]

can you borrow a videocard for testing purposes to see if your card is the problem or not? do you have a spare psu or can borrow 1 ?

 

[cupo38082]

can you borrow a videocard for testing purposes to see if your card is the problem or not? do you have a spare psu or can borrow 1 ?

there is no video card in here and no i cant borrow any other pieces of a PC without dissembling my main rig