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Your screen turns off when you crank up your graphics card speed, so what do I need to do?

Your screen turns off when you crank up your graphics card speed, so what do I need to do?

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DJStampy0305
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08-14-2026, 11:20 AM
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I was trying to make my graphics card work faster than usual by speeding up its clock. I had a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 with 8GB of video memory, but when I pushed it too hard, it suddenly stopped working right away. The screen went black, and AMD Radeon told me that the GPU was resetting to normal settings and the computer restarted. After restarting my Windows 10, everything looked dark on the desktop, and not even my icons or screens were showing up. My taskbar stayed there but had no pictures on it. I could click the Windows button even though I couldn't see it, and other apps did load when I opened them from the taskbar. However, programs like AIDA 64, Hardware Info, and MSI Afterburner just went black when they started up. It happened again even after restarting once more. Can anyone help me out?
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DJStampy0305
08-14-2026, 11:20 AM #1

I was trying to make my graphics card work faster than usual by speeding up its clock. I had a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 with 8GB of video memory, but when I pushed it too hard, it suddenly stopped working right away. The screen went black, and AMD Radeon told me that the GPU was resetting to normal settings and the computer restarted. After restarting my Windows 10, everything looked dark on the desktop, and not even my icons or screens were showing up. My taskbar stayed there but had no pictures on it. I could click the Windows button even though I couldn't see it, and other apps did load when I opened them from the taskbar. However, programs like AIDA 64, Hardware Info, and MSI Afterburner just went black when they started up. It happened again even after restarting once more. Can anyone help me out?

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Aunorine
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08-14-2026, 11:44 AM
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It came back fine after I changed a few things in the BIOS, so it's not broken anymore.
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Aunorine
08-14-2026, 11:44 AM #2

It came back fine after I changed a few things in the BIOS, so it's not broken anymore.