Computer randomly shuts down with Graphic Card and case fan still running

Abhi Singh

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So this started happening a couple of days ago.

What happens? : I would be randomly doing something on my PC (browsing etc.) and my monitor would go black, neither my Keyboard reacts nor my mouse, I check the Cabinet Power light and its ON, I opened the cabinet to find the problem and see that the Graphic Card fans still running as well as the case fan and case light.

Only solution to this is unplugging the PSU and re-plugging it again, but then again the fiasco happens again in a matter of 15-20 mins.

fx 8120
8b corsair vengeance (4x2)
gigabyte 970a ds3p
Seasonic s12 620w

I am really desperate for help.
 
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This is happening to me also. Display goes to sleep or it goes to sleep never to wake up yet PC is humming away as normal.

I took the card out and have had no problems since have concluded it is the card and will be replacing mine.
Win 7/10 64bit
This literally started happening to me right now.
Are you on windows 10 by any chance?
my hardware
i5 4460
8gb g skill
msi z97 gaming 3
sapphire r9 290 tri x
evga 750w g2

PC has been fine for as long as i built it but it keep turning off black screen.
 


I'm on windows 8.1.
 


Monitor is functional since it does display 'no signal' when the display cable is removed.

One of the detail I left out was that the graphic fans spin slowly when the pc sleeps
 
This is happening to me also. Display goes to sleep or it goes to sleep never to wake up yet PC is humming away as normal.

I took the card out and have had no problems since have concluded it is the card and will be replacing mine.
Win 7/10 64bit
 
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