Monitor randomly loses display?

[Someguy668]

It's not the monitor. Tested this. There are no weird temp increases or decreases in either GPU or CPU.

Used driver cleaning software to clean out every trace of remaining drivers and installed fresh ones.

Haven't tried a new PSU or GPU. It did make an intermittent whirring sound then went silent and then repeated. This stopped when I switched to on-board graphics and stopped using my dedicated GPU.

It's been running fine using my on board GPU. No signal loss or glitchy screen since.

Before I go out and buy a new GPU, do you guys reckon this is the problem too? My old GPU is still plugged into the motherboard and fans are still spinning so I guess it's still drawing power. Whining noise and signal/freezing issues have been solved just by using on board graphics.

 

[RARRAF]

so what is mystery PSU and GPU we are talking about ??????????????????

 

[Someguy668]

Sorry. Forgot to add specs. Specs below:

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.5GHZ
GPU: MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 760 Twin Frozr 4GB DDR5 OC'D G-Series Edition
RAM: 8GB Kingston Hyper X Beast @ 2400mhz
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa
PSU: Corsair CX750M (Modular)
MOBO: Asus Z87M-PRO
HDD 1: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
HDD 2: 2 TB Seagate Barracuda
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE 24"

 

[RARRAF]

as long as the PSU is not the problem then yes get a new GPU by all means or try test it in another system a friends machine.

 

[Someguy668]

So can I definitely rule out an issue with my PSU?

As I say, the GPU is still inside and plugged in with power to it. The only difference is that I'm using on board GPU instead of dedicated.

Unfortunately, I have no other system to try it in 🙁

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

No, you can't "definitely" rule out the PSU at this stage, but you have to start somewhere by swapping out a component which could be the cause of that particular problem.

For troubleshooting/testing purposes it obviously makes sense to try and borrow a component to swap out with in order to avoid wasting money replacing a component that's not faulty.

 

[Someguy668]

I think I'll take it to a shop near me that diagnoses for free. You're right. It's the only way to rule out faulty components completely. Thanks for the input 😉

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Just be careful, some of these PC shops will try to rip you off in a number of ways (like telling you they've replaced another part when they haven't, then they just add it to the bill. Or they'll give you a false diagnostic report which says it needs 3 new parts when it only needs 1).

Just keep your eyes open and don't act or speak like you know nothing - - they love that type of customer.

Good Luck!