Sudden screen loss (turns either pink, striped blue/gray, and striped black/gray)

[CSalTre]

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270X (2 GB)
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

I've made a previous post on this problem, just that there wasn't any solution. The problem consists of suddenly turning the monitor screen to either pink, striped blue/gray, and striped black/gray; if in a YouTube video, audio sometimes continues, and sometimes it continues but deteriorated (while the weird screen color(s) appear). This problem persists and don't know how to solve it.

Thank you.

 

[azca]

try changing whatever cable connects your screen to the gpu. If that doesn't help it, RMA the gpu.

 

[CSalTre]

try changing whatever cable connects your screen to the gpu. If that doesn't help it, RMA the gpu.

My monitor is about 5 years old and has only VGA. The GPU came with an adapter so I'm using VGA to connect GPU and monitor. Is that a potential cause for the screen behavior?

Thanks.

 

[azca]

yes it could be your monitor going out or bad cable (replace with new cable), bad adapter (replace the adapter) or bad gpu.

Start with the simplest 1) cable 2) adapter 3) screen 4) gpu

easiest way to test gpu is to try using a different screen.

try changing whatever cable connects your screen to the gpu. If that doesn't help it, RMA the gpu.

My monitor is about 5 years old and has only VGA. The GPU came with an adapter so I'm using VGA to connect GPU and monitor. Is that a potential cause for the screen behavior?

Thanks.

 

[MarkW]

Have you done a complete removal of the AMD drivers, and then done a clean install of them?

 

[CSalTre]

Have you done a complete removal of the AMD drivers, and then done a clean install of them?

No I haven't. I will be looking forward. However, this screen loss doesn't occur everyday I use my PC; 1 month the PC is with no problems, but the next month, every week I have the screen loss at least once. It's unpredictable.

 

[peter0188]

My monitor sometimes went pink with pink lines across the screen & would flicker every now & then. I traced it to an over-tight cable connection at the kvm box. I just loosened the screws a tiny bit.
Now, i dont know if the problem was the tight connection or if the kvm box is flaky but i aint investigating any further whilst the going is good.