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Display fails when gaming with fans spinning fast.

Display fails when gaming with fans spinning fast.

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05-15-2019, 05:03 AM
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I was using a 3600 Ryzen processor on a Gigabyte 450 WiFi card, 3200MHz ADATA RAM, a 500W PSU with a 240GB SSD, a 2TB HDD, and an EVGA 1060 graphics card. Everything worked smoothly at first. My CPU cooler was the stock model. I upgraded to an Asus RTX 2060 Super, which improved gaming performance. Then I replaced my cooler with a Master ML120 L, and the PC ran better. I used Asus Graphic Tweak software and updated MSI Afterburner for monitoring temps and FPS.

One evening while playing Arma 3 for 2-3 hours, my PC restarted with all fans spinning at high speeds. The SSD lights didn’t blink. I checked the display on my PC but it wasn’t showing anything—only the graphics and CPU fans were active. I suspected the AIO cooler might be overheating, so I reapplied thermal paste and reinstalled it properly. Still, no display appeared.

I then swapped the PSU from a 500W Gigabyte to a 500W CM series model, but the issue persisted. I returned to my original 1060 graphics card, removed the motherboard battery, reinserted it, and the PC displayed again—suggesting the AIO cooler might be the culprit. I switched back to the RTX 2060 and used the Gigabyte PSU with the stock cooler. After updating Afterburner, everything worked smoothly during long CS GO sessions.

Now, I’m still unsure: is the problem with the afterburner or the PSU not providing enough power? Also, I recall a mistake during cooler installation—cleaning paste got into the pins, which I fixed using a dry toothbrush. Could this have caused the issue? Please let me know what you think.
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05-15-2019, 05:03 AM #1

I was using a 3600 Ryzen processor on a Gigabyte 450 WiFi card, 3200MHz ADATA RAM, a 500W PSU with a 240GB SSD, a 2TB HDD, and an EVGA 1060 graphics card. Everything worked smoothly at first. My CPU cooler was the stock model. I upgraded to an Asus RTX 2060 Super, which improved gaming performance. Then I replaced my cooler with a Master ML120 L, and the PC ran better. I used Asus Graphic Tweak software and updated MSI Afterburner for monitoring temps and FPS.

One evening while playing Arma 3 for 2-3 hours, my PC restarted with all fans spinning at high speeds. The SSD lights didn’t blink. I checked the display on my PC but it wasn’t showing anything—only the graphics and CPU fans were active. I suspected the AIO cooler might be overheating, so I reapplied thermal paste and reinstalled it properly. Still, no display appeared.

I then swapped the PSU from a 500W Gigabyte to a 500W CM series model, but the issue persisted. I returned to my original 1060 graphics card, removed the motherboard battery, reinserted it, and the PC displayed again—suggesting the AIO cooler might be the culprit. I switched back to the RTX 2060 and used the Gigabyte PSU with the stock cooler. After updating Afterburner, everything worked smoothly during long CS GO sessions.

Now, I’m still unsure: is the problem with the afterburner or the PSU not providing enough power? Also, I recall a mistake during cooler installation—cleaning paste got into the pins, which I fixed using a dry toothbrush. Could this have caused the issue? Please let me know what you think.

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