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Is it a GPU or PSU issue? The monitor shuts down during heavy GPU use, yet the background sound remains audible.

Is it a GPU or PSU issue? The monitor shuts down during heavy GPU use, yet the background sound remains audible.

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Flash978
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01-02-2016, 10:42 PM
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I've been working on fixing this issue for a while now and I'm really struggling. My PC has been acting odd lately—especially when the GPU is heavily used, like during video rendering or running graphics-heavy games. Both my monitors go dark and show only black, but I can still hear background audio from things like YouTube or music. I've tried a fresh driver install, adjusted power settings (disabling Link State Power Management), and turned off the screen saver.

My specs are pretty standard: BIOSTAR B450MX DDR4, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, BIOSTAR M700 256GC M.2 PCIe NVME, Kingston HyperX Fury Beast 8GB/3200MHZ with 4x 32GB RAM, and a colorful GTX 1060 Battle-Ax 8G. The PSU isn't reputable, but it's 8GB/3200MHZ. Everything seems fine when I just browse or play low-end games, so I'm not sure what's causing this problem.
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01-02-2016, 10:42 PM #1

I've been working on fixing this issue for a while now and I'm really struggling. My PC has been acting odd lately—especially when the GPU is heavily used, like during video rendering or running graphics-heavy games. Both my monitors go dark and show only black, but I can still hear background audio from things like YouTube or music. I've tried a fresh driver install, adjusted power settings (disabling Link State Power Management), and turned off the screen saver.

My specs are pretty standard: BIOSTAR B450MX DDR4, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, BIOSTAR M700 256GC M.2 PCIe NVME, Kingston HyperX Fury Beast 8GB/3200MHZ with 4x 32GB RAM, and a colorful GTX 1060 Battle-Ax 8G. The PSU isn't reputable, but it's 8GB/3200MHZ. Everything seems fine when I just browse or play low-end games, so I'm not sure what's causing this problem.

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01-04-2016, 12:13 PM
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It seems like the problem might be related to software. Consider rolling back recently updated drivers, starting with NVIDIA using DDU. Have you used DDU? Also, reinstalling might not fix a faulty driver, so it's better to revert to previous versions (1-2). If there are any recent Windows updates, roll them back as well. If that doesn't work, try changing the driver anyway—there should be a solution in Windows updates.
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01-04-2016, 12:13 PM #2

It seems like the problem might be related to software. Consider rolling back recently updated drivers, starting with NVIDIA using DDU. Have you used DDU? Also, reinstalling might not fix a faulty driver, so it's better to revert to previous versions (1-2). If there are any recent Windows updates, roll them back as well. If that doesn't work, try changing the driver anyway—there should be a solution in Windows updates.

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