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  1. PLATnumb

    Question Quick question about adding a second nvme to my build

    My motherboard I'm using right now is an ASROCK B550M-C. It has a Hyper m.2 gen 4 slot and an m.2 gen 3 slot. I have in the hyper slot a gen 3 WD Blue 500gb nvme. I have received for christmas a gen 4 WD Black SN850x 2tb nvme. My OS and everything else are on the 500gb. I was curious if it...
  2. M

    Question Dell G3223d something weird....

    So i bought this Monitor dell g3223d, used for a while almost month. And i'm noticed weird issue, the Screen randomly flashes black, like itself turns off and return on, also if i shake monitor by holding legs it also happens too... My GPU is RTX 3070, Driver latest 546.17. Today i encountered...
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    Question How can I fix this random crashing ?

    The computer can boot fine most of the time but will randomly crash and gpu fans will go max speed. I feel like the gpu is faulty.Some things to note is some weird blue lines and white flickering sometimes appearing on boot. As of now I have tried: DDU old graphics driver and got new one...
  4. Eksoduss

    Question Fullscreen causes screen to flash black and return me to Desktop

    Borderless and Windowed work perfectly fine. All Nvidia Drivers are up to date. This doesn't happen with all applications, but specifically games like Rainbow 6 Siege and non-16:9 games like Touhou 06 (before it could be forced into fullscreen, now it doesnt work anymore. The exact process is...
  5. M

    Question Some black flashes while gaming (and browser letters failing too)

    Good morning everyone I've been playing Valorant and Hogwarts Legacy all week, no problems. Suddenly today, I opened Valorant and I see some flashes, like rendering failure and I have no idea what it could be, it's happening while gaming and watching videos. I've already cleaned my PC, removed...
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    Question Monitor gives intermittent black screen ?

    I bought an VGA to HDMI adapter for workafter I accidently broke the flat screen monitor that I had sent out for work-- which works for the VGA cord that I have with the monitor except that it keeps going black and then displaying correctly intermittently and it's driving me crazy. I've even...
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    Question Newbie trying to upgrade RAM

    I was gifted two 16GB sticks of RAM to upgrade my HP Victus Laptop 16-d0xxx. After I installed the new RAM, the laptop turns on but the screen remains black. I don't know whether the new RAM Is compatible--I honestly figured it would work if it plugged in (newbie, I know) The upgrades sticks...
  8. BingoStirwell

    Question Black screen then restart, event 41 kernel power, when playing Escape from Tarkov

    I just built a new PC and I'm at a loss CPU: Ryzen 9 5900x GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 PSUs(persists with both): Corsair CX750F RGB ; EVGA SuperNova GS 650 RAM(persists with both): Corsair Vengeance LPX ddr4 3200 4x8gb ; Teamgroup t-force vulcan z ddr4 3200 2x8gb When I play EFT a few minutes...
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    Question asus tuf gaming VG27AQ faded blacks

    Hi, I recently bought this monitor and I noticed that the blacks are gray or are very bright I don't know how to explain I am attaching two photos, can you fix or improve the yield? because with the other monitor which was a very basic 4K it didn't give me color problems. The other screen next...
  10. Colbybrunner

    Question HDMI over ethernet balun issue - Screen goes black and signal cuts out when launching HDCP content such as Netflix or Disney+

    I am currently running into an issue where the HDCP handshake causes my HDMI over ethernet balun to black out and stop displaying a signal until I unplug the balun, and plug it back in. This is the balun I am currently using: J-Tech Digital 4K@60Hz It works great otherwise. I have it connected...
  11. dannyvw

    [SOLVED] Monitors not working after plugging in ethernet cable

    So I plugged in an ethernet cable because I wanted to get some more download speed for something I was downloading, but once I plugged it in my screen went black after about 15 seconds. I tried restarting several times, cleaning my RAM (read it might help), and also plugged in another monitor. I...
  12. WakeUpDeadPCs

    Question GPU black screens when opening games or other intense tasks

    I got two of the same gpus, one works fine under pressure, video encoding, CUDA, 3D ,Graphics_1 all at 100% for extended time not a single black screen or anything weird, the other works fine for browsing pc/web and plays 4k60 video fine, but 10 seconds into opening a game or trying similar...
  13. M

    [SOLVED] Black screen when starting up a game.

    For the past 3 weeks now when ever I start up a game the screen turns black, this never used to happen before, its all most like when the pc change's the resolution it fails to display the correct resolution and instead just display's a black screen. now the monitor doesn't turn off, the monitor...
  14. AntiSipater

    Question PC boots to black screen

    Computer boots to black screen on startup, have to restart multiple times (around 4-5 times) to actually get it working, except for the apps that open on startup like my AntiVirus and Asus GPU Tweak rest of the screen behind is black, I can press Alt + Ctrl + Del to open Task Manager still the...
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    [SOLVED] GPU Black Screen ?

    Hi, I recently switched from AMD to Intel and since then my GPU is not sending a signal to the monitor, only giving a black screen, but the iGPU works. I have taken the GPU to be tested at my local shop and it worked fine so I thought it could have been my motherboard, after trying with a new...
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    [SOLVED] windows update keep blacking screen pc

    I have a pc running programs in the back I turn off any pc update. let it run but, windows force update it and black screen it. As I look into CMD the windows update change the ssd format I have that runs windows on to a different format that force it to black screen. only way I know how to fix...
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    Question Monitor going black, audio looping

    I'm not sure if this is the right section for this, or if the system section is more applicable. A few months ago my PC started running into an issue where the monitor would occasionally cut to black and audio would loop, or continue to play as normal. This would require a forced restart...
  18. Gincal

    Question ASUS Monitor only shows image instantly after turned on

    ASUS VW 221, no HDMI, only VGA Port. I use it as a second monitor, since it was my very old main one. No problem so far, terrible quality but it does what I need. Lately (one or two days) I had noticed it was having a kind of flickering, very subtle. Today, it just went black and it turns out...
  19. Mikaleon

    Question Black screen after enabling Secure Boot along with enrolling Platform Key ?

    Hello, so I tried to enable Secure Boot in preparations for Windows 11. What i did was: Disabled CSM Saved and rebooted Enrolled Platform Key Enabled Secure Boot Saved, rebooted and black screen (no signal) I can also hear 5 short beeps and VGA led is red (I am not sure if it happend before as...
  20. SiniorSipia

    Question Game randomly turns black while in fullscreen, then it gets into windowed mode.

    Hello, this is a very specific and weird problem. The issue is that, while i am playing any game in fullscreen, sometimes the game turns black and i have to alt+tab to see the game again. After alt+tab the game is now in windowed mode and sometimes the game just crashes and i have to close it...
  21. Zefrom

    Question Sudden black screens on display but fans and lights are still on -- GPU problem?

    Hello, new here I have sudden black screens on my display with "No signal" as the only message on the black screen. My fans and lights are still turned on when all these are happening. The black screens happens when I run any games (GTA V or LoL) for a few mins. The black screens also happen...
  22. S

    [SOLVED] i'm having black or white screen mostly when playing games

    hi , I've had some problems with my cpu temp as you can see them in this thread https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/my-cpu-temp-is-100-c.3700840/#post-22300655 . However, one of the problems didn't go away, the black screen one . Today I did see a white screen as well( when I was in google...
  23. rijn12

    [SOLVED] GPU doesn't work after updating drivers ?

    So okay, just a starting information. Here's my current setup: Previous setup: i5-4690k GA H81M-DS2 2x4gb ddr3 1333mhz 650W Corsair R9 270X New setup: Ryzen 5 3600 B450m Steel Legend Asrock 2x8gb ddr4 3200mhz sticks 650W Corsair R9 270X This first came to me when I was turning on my PC way...
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    [SOLVED] Blinking screen and ticking sound ?

    I'm currently having a small issue about my computer. I hear a click/tick/pop sound then my monitor goes black for a few seconds and it goes back to normal. It only happens once per boot, at around 10-15 mins after startup. but after few days is completly black for 45 min or more with ticking...
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    Question Screen goes black.

    Hey everyone, first off, i want to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2021! Now for my issue, i have been struggling with this issue for months now, tried everything i know off but can't figure this problem out. September last year i bought a pre-built PC (yes, i know) with an i9 and 3080 GPU...
  26. InSovietRussiaComputerBuildsYOU

    Question R9 290 black screens only when there is no load (e.g. in Windows)

    Hi guys, for the last couple of months I have been black screens when using my Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC. It is a very peculiar issue, because it only happens when I am outside of a game e.g. with an open browser (with hardware acceleration turned off), or other 2D applications, I believe it has...
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    Question Black spots on LG monitor?

    Video As you can see there are some black spots on the screen. Normally i don't notice them but when there is something bright i can see them and its annoying. The monitor is an old LG M2250D . Can someone help me?
  28. m7mdhijo

    Question asus gtx 750 ti oc from aliexpress black screen

    asus gtx 750 ti oc from aliexpress black screen -- I have a problem and I bought a GTX 750 Ti OC ASUS graphics card with one fan and it does not need wires, just connect to the computer and connect the screen, but when I turned on the device it worked normally, but there were blurred pink lines...
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    Question IMPORTANT NEED HELP COMPUTER SCREEN TURNS OFF RANDOMLY BUT THE PC IS STILL ON

    hello i am desperate for help with my computer. One day i was playing a video game and my screen suddenly turned black but my pc was still running (i could still hear the game sounds) also my screen was on but black so i restarted and it worked for a couple of hours but happened again playing...
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    Question Gigabyte Rtx 2080Ti Windforce OC 11GB - Error 43

    Hi all, I have problem with gigabyte RTX 2080Ti, when Windows 10 is booting, after Windows logo, apear Black screen with two colomns of artifacts, after that Windows boot normaly, no artifacts, drivers install good, but in device manager there is rtx 2080ti with "!" symbol and error is "code...
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    Question GPU not recognised but seems to be powering fine

    I have just replaced my PSU, CPU cooler and GPU. I tested the system with the iGPU once I put the new CPU cooler on and it was working fine. When I plugged in the graphics card it boots up to a black screen. I tested my old GPU in the system and I'm getting the same fault, despite it working...
  32. PsychicShadow

    Question 3 monitors causes main monitor to go black once in a while

    to start of im a pc-technician and have done all the standard things check cables different dp cable different hdmi cable whenever i plug in my 3rd monitor the main monitor will go black every once in a while for only a couple of seconds especially in games, main monitor is 144 Hz dont know if...
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    Question PC Issue? Graphics card failure or Driver corrupt?

    Over the last year I have had my PC monitor turn off and back on again during gameplay. Only recently it has started becoming a real pain and a massive issue in my life and work. Specs to my PC will be listed below. The few suspected things to make this happen were to be my Powercolor RX580 Red...
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    Question My monitor goes black when I play some GPU-intensive games, but not others.

    I don't really know if this is the right category, but it was the closest. My screen goes black at random for a few seconds in some games like Sekiro, Subnautica BZ and Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order. There might be more games, idk. The screen is the Asus MG278, and I use a GTX 1070. I...
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    [SOLVED] New PC black screen

    Hello! i have a question. Yesterday I got a component pc that I bought. Today i put it together and everything goes perfectly, except that he doesn't give a video. Maybe someone can help me. When starting it beeps one time. The coolers all work perfectly and light turns on. There wouldn't seem...
  36. K

    Question Monitor randomly goes black when in game

    Hello all, recently I had added an older monitor to my gaming setup. I was using a 144hz 1080P monitor for my gaming laptop and decided to change it to my main setup. My main PC setup is a 240hz 1080P monitor, the old 1080 144hz to the left of it, and then a 1600 x 900 60hz display for system...
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    Question My Monitor is randomly flickering black

    My Samsung S22D300 is connected via HDMI to my dell 7577 The HDMI cable is properly connected and is new The monitor works fine for about 5 mins then starts alternating black& normal for about 10 secs then it rests at black, the monitor settings display doesn't appear when it is black if left...
  38. N

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 stuck booting after windows logo

    Hi everyone! I’m struggling with a huge issue: I have Windows 10 installed on a 500GB SSD, and apparently I screwed something up while messing with partitions and switching hard drives around (among other things) while building a second rig from spare parts. The actual issue I’m facing is that...
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    Question Laptop wont boot. .

    Hi! I was trying to help a friend reset the bios password on his Lenovo L460 thinkpad. So first i tried to remove the cmos battery, it didnt work. So i figured i had to reset the bios chip by shorting it out. and so i did.. but now the computer wont turn on.. the power button and the "fn" button...
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    Question PC turns on, black screen and won’t boot.

    I’m having an issue with my pc that I can’t figure out. Upgraded my ryzen 3 1200 to a ryzen 5 1600 the other day and had no issues. Pc ran fine. Today I bought some new thermal paste for the 1600 so I cleaned the cpu and put the new paste on. Went to boot the computer and now I’m just getting a...