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Started by Lowell1969 | | 6 answers
Graphics card overheating, Fan spinning very fast, Black screen, Lost Input.
Hello all, Please can I get a little help. Right then, I have a Radeon R9 290X Sapphire and it is built in my system that is 4 months old. Problem 1. I think this is card related but when i play games my screen blacks out and screen will then say Lost Imput and their will be a sound loop of what song or sound was playing at the time. In some Circumstances my computer fans will spin really quick. i always end up Force shut down with button. If i boost fan speed in AMD Catalyst cotrol center will that help cool it or what? or does it need a clean. *How do i clean it* Thanks you all for reading.:??: 
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June 22, 2014 2:10:57 PM

How do i do that step by step ? sorry for panic
a b U Graphics card
June 22, 2014 1:18:53 PM

Lowell1969 said:
Says Kernel-Power and it's had 18 critical errors in last 7 days omg!


Calm down.. that probably from you doing your "force shutdown".. read the full message to confirm.
I still think it a driver crash.. you often see that when screen goes black - and a sound loops..
So you need stay calm and do some decent diagnostics.. Make sure you do a totally clean driver install - and then check.

Cheers

June 22, 2014 1:08:02 PM

I think im going to contact my the person i brought my computer of.
June 22, 2014 1:01:26 PM

is that a reference type card?
Specially early R290/R290X with Elpida memory had that "black screen " issue. If yours is one of them, there is nothing you can do. It is a DUD card.
June 22, 2014 12:13:51 PM

Says Kernel-Power and it's had 18 critical errors in last 7 days omg!
a b U Graphics card
June 22, 2014 11:31:13 AM

sounds to me like a driver crash..
Anything in the event logs?
When you changed graphics.. what you change from? and did you do a good clean out of old drivers before installing new drivers for your new card?

Cheers

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