Screen goes black at random places

[kevinseafood]

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2048 MB*
RAM: 16GB DDR3 Generic
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
* = updated to latest drivers but problem still occurs.

Outside of Gameplay
So when I boot up, I would normally see the ASRock bios boot thingy. Now I'll get a glimpse of it before the monitor turns black. After the ASRock boot, I would see Windows 8.1's loading circle then my lock screen. With the problem, I don't see the loading circle and my monitor "turns on" after my lock screen goes up. The problem also occurs when I go into fullscreen some video streaming sites i.e. Netflix, YouTube, Twitch..

During Gameplay
>With First Person Shooters, when I look at a certain direction or object, the screen goes black. Everything still works, my screen just goes black. It doesn't just immediately go black though. It kind of fades into black like it went to sleep. I can easily get out of it when I look elsewhere.
>With MOBAs, the problem doesn't occur. It's fine when I play League of Legends.

Temperatures
Idle: 44°C Average
Gameplay: 74°C Average / 82°C Max

I'm connected with a DVI-I cable and I've tried HDMI and other cables but the problem still persists.

 

[kevinseafood]

I figured out the solution. My monitor is an ASUS VE228. One of the settings on it was ASCR (ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio) and that was set to on. So whenever my monitor showed a dark scene or some text on a black background, my monitor would just "turn off". Turned that off and all is well again. If you're having the same problems, check for ASCR if you have an ASUS monitor and something similar if you don't.