Computer display going bad

[mattprice09]

Hello,

So my Windows computer has been periodically having moments where the screen goes black for a few seconds, then the screen returns. During this "blackout" time, I can still hear the volume and control with the keyboard/mouse - it is only the video that stops working temporarily.

After this was occurring for a few weeks, there were times where it didn't come back and I had to restart the system to get the display back.

Finally, the display stopped working permanently. Even when I restart the computer I get the "no input" message on the display.

Notes:

- I have tried my monitor with a different computer and it worked - so it's not the monitor.
- My drivers are all up to date.
- I've done a cleaning inside the tower (dusting).
- I wasn't able to retrieve my system specs before the display permanently died, so unfortunately I can't provide these.
- I built the system back in 2012. Since then I've replaced the RAM and the liquid cooling. Besides those things, everything is from 2012.

My feeling is that I may need to replace the graphics card, but I'm not an expert on the issue. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

trying the gpu in a different computer would be ideal.

have you tried a different video cable?