Question PC Screen randomly black screening during gaming

Nov 10, 2023
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Please help. Any game I play, about 5-15 minutes in my pc will black screen. I can still hear audio, but nothing is responsive and obviously I can’t see anything. The only solution is to restart my PC. I don’t think my temps are the problem as I usually hover around 80C, which is hot but not hot enough to cause this as far as I know. I was originally using an outlet extender which was kind of janky so I figured that might be cutting off the power at random. But nope, plugged directly into the outlet causes the same issue. I never had this problem up until the last couple months, the problem comes and goes, but seems much more frequent now. I did replace my motherboard about a year and a half ago, but it's been working fine so I don’t think that’s an issue. If anyone could help or give me suggestions that would be greatly appreciated.

I've tried doing stress tests for my GPU, CPU, RAM, and PSU and during those stress tests no black screen happens. I've also used DDU to reinstall drivers (yes, I boot into safe mode), and while usually that does fix it for maybe a few hours it comes back after a few games and does the same exact thing. I've talked to a few people and some people say it's a GPU problem while others are saying it's a PSU problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken 600W Semi
Motherboard: TUF Gaming B550 Plus
Ram: 16GB DDR4 Ram
SSD: 1TB ADATA SU760 SSD
HDD: WD WD20EZAZ Blue 2TB Hard Drive
GPU: 1660 Super
PSU: GameMax Power Supply 600W Semi Modular 80+ Bronze VP-600-M-RGB
Chassis: Corsair 4000D (≥2yrs)
OS: Windows 10
Monitor: Sceptre Curved 30" 85HZ Ultrawide
 
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Lutfij

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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.

If you think it's a PSU problem, source(borrow, not buy) a reliably built PSU that can deliver 550W of power to the entire system, from a friend or neighbor. If you think it's a GPU, drop the GPU into a known working system and see if the issue persists.
 
Nov 10, 2023
2
0
10
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.

If you think it's a PSU problem, source(borrow, not buy) a reliably built PSU that can deliver 550W of power to the entire system, from a friend or neighbor. If you think it's a GPU, drop the GPU into a known working system and see if the issue persists.
Sorry for the late reply.
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken 600W Semi
Motherboard: TUF Gaming B550 Plus
Ram: 16GB DDR4 Ram
SSD: 1TB ADATA SU760 SSD
HDD: WD WD20EZAZ Blue 2TB Hard Drive
GPU: 1660 Super
PSU: GameMax Power Supply 600W Semi Modular 80+ Bronze VP-600-M-RGB
Chassis: Corsair 4000D (≥2yrs)
OS: Windows 10
Monitor: Sceptre Curved 30" 85HZ Ultrawide