Question Black artifacts on my monitor after PC crash ?

Apr 27, 2025
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My PCshut down because the electricity went down in my house. After power was restored I'm now seeing black artifacts on my screen, any reason why ?

CPU: Intel i7 13700k
CPU cooler: Arctic Freezer II 360
Motherboard: Asus Z790-F
Ram: GSkill Trident 2x16 GB DDR5 6400Mhz
SSD/HDD: Samsung 990 Pro SSD
GPU: Asus Rog Strix 3080 OC 10G
PSU: Asus Rog Strix 1000W (2years)
Chassis: Lian Li o11 Dynamic Evo XL
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: Asus XG27ACS

View: https://imgur.com/a/Z4hcKcy
 
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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

Might want to open up GPU-Z and see if there are any zero(0)'s showing up in some or most fields. Also go into Device Manager and see if the discrete GPU is flagged with a yellow exclamation mark and an error code 43.
 
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