Question Is this a GPU issue?

[Captorski]

The problem:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmLbcZ6199I


Things I have tried:
Ruled out the display port cable
traded monitor's for 3 days with roommate, neither of them acted weirdly
Used DDU, updated drivers
Fresh install of windows 10


i5 9600k
msi z390-a
evga sc 1070
corsair 600w bronze

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there.

I've had a similar issue with an EVGA GTX1060 SC. It would come and go randomly like that. Extremely hard to even replicate. In the end, I had to RMA the card, as the port itself was faulty. Can you try the cable in a different port to be sure, as opposed to a different cable. If you have a DP on the monitor it might be worth trying that instead of HDMI.

 

[Captorski]

I just switched to hdmi from dp just to see if it happens.
I used my roommates dp cable and it did the same thing, i also used different dp ports on the card.
Now im trying to make it happen again, im using a video playback. So im guessing if it was the card the video would also go black in playback, if not it might be the monitor.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Maybe try a bios update. It could resolve the issue.

Other than that, I'd say return it for a replacement.

 

[Captorski]

I just put my video card into my roommates computer for 3 days with no issue. Put it back in mine within 4 hours black screening again. Leads me to believe its motherboard or power supply. Thoughts?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

It could be the either. How old is the PSU? Please link the exact model, so I can take a look at it. It's possible if it was over 3-5 years old, that it is not providing enough power. PSU's degrade over time. It will be out of warranty I expect, so getting a new one would be a good idea anyway, and possibly fix the problem. If your room mate was agreeable, you could try his PSU to see, and then purchase a new one if he problems stops

 

[Captorski]

Optimistic update.
I put my video card in the second pci slot and for the last 24 hours haven't had a black screen.

I'm waiting out the weekend to make sure I'm not over zealous lol

Also, thank you for the help and ideas you gave

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

No problem. Check the GPU with GPU-z in the second slot. It could be running at 8x instead of 16x (16x for the slot closest to the CPU is the right one for the GPU). It could be the primary PCIE 16x slot is damaged, which is why it's not working.