Issue with PC displaying random black screens and occasional failure to boot.
Issue with PC displaying random black screens and occasional failure to boot.
I've been working on fixing the problem for several weeks, but I'm still unclear about what's happening.
Occasionally, my PC can run smoothly while playing games for hours, but it will suddenly shut down within 15 minutes just when I open Windows.
When it does go black, the system remains active and powered on, with no error alerts appearing anywhere.
After a restart, everything works again.
I've checked for loose connections, but found nothing.
I attempted to use the display port on the motherboard instead of the GPU to determine if the GPU was the issue, but the screen still goes black unpredictably.
CPU and GPU temperatures are normal.
I suspect the problem might be connected to my second issue mentioned later.
Also, there are times when the PC won't boot at all, showing a black screen and the power button flashing. The issue seems to occur randomly, even after replacing the RAM.
I believe it could be related to the DIMM slot or one of the RAM sticks causing trouble.
I've tried using only a single RAM stick in every slot to see if that resolves the problem, but it hasn't worked.
I repeated the process with another RAM stick, yet the issue persists.
Anyone have any suggestions on what might be going on?
Used the PC for four hours yesterday.
This morning it wouldn't boot, and the power button kept flashing.
I tried unplugging it and waiting 15 minutes, then plugged it back in.
The problem didn't get fixed.
I unplugged it again and reinserted the RAM stick.
It now starts up properly.
Is the issue with the RAM or the motherboard?