The screen turns black and displays "No Signal" while playing PC games.
The screen turns black and displays "No Signal" while playing PC games.
Ugh, that doesn't seem like my problem. The comp was running smoothly for two years. But the Corsair cooler stopped working after two years, which might mean they have a poor failure rate. They have great tech support and RMA options.
I believe you're correct. I spent a long time last night playing and the room was cold, but now in a warm room I play the same thing and within 15 minutes I get a black screen and no signal. I tried updating to the old 566.36 drivers as recommended, but it didn't help. Still, I experience a black screen or system lock-up after about 15 minutes. It doesn't seem like a driver problem. It appears to be an overheating issue, especially with the 108C hot spikes during today's warm room FurMark test. I'm expecting new thermal pads and an HDMI cable to arrive on Tuesday, along with fresh thermal paste. Could this also indicate that my GPU is failing or just the thermal paste is wearing out?
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