- Jul 27, 2016
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Specs:
- Computer built in Oct 2014
- i7-4790k
- Asus Z97M-Plus Motherboard
- Gigabyte R9 290x Windforce
- 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (4 x 8GB)
- CORSAIR RM Series RM850 850W
Last Friday I was gaming on my rig when suddenly my dual screens went black and I got a "no signal" message. Now as mentioned in my specs I've been using this PC for over two years with the same parts. Confused, I went online on my phone to search for possible issues. After unplugging my GPU and connecting one of the monitors to the motherboard (Intel graphics), it worked. That lead me to assume that my graphics card was dead. So I ordered a new one (Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce). It arrives, I plug it in... and "no signal." I try plugging the card into the other PCIe slot thinking the first might have been damaged. "No signal." I try resetting the CMOS. "No signal."
My computer recognizes all of my RAM, so I doubt that's the issue. The only question mark though is that for a few months whenever I power my computer it would turn on, then turn off a second later, then turn on again normally. The DRAM light goes red, blinks, and then the system boots normally.
What confuses me is that the issue happened WHILE I was using my graphics card. It's not like I changed some settings, turned off my PC, and then it won't boot again. And as mentioned, I can still use Intel graphics so everything seems to be functional.
- Computer built in Oct 2014
- i7-4790k
- Asus Z97M-Plus Motherboard
- Gigabyte R9 290x Windforce
- 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (4 x 8GB)
- CORSAIR RM Series RM850 850W
Last Friday I was gaming on my rig when suddenly my dual screens went black and I got a "no signal" message. Now as mentioned in my specs I've been using this PC for over two years with the same parts. Confused, I went online on my phone to search for possible issues. After unplugging my GPU and connecting one of the monitors to the motherboard (Intel graphics), it worked. That lead me to assume that my graphics card was dead. So I ordered a new one (Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce). It arrives, I plug it in... and "no signal." I try plugging the card into the other PCIe slot thinking the first might have been damaged. "No signal." I try resetting the CMOS. "No signal."
My computer recognizes all of my RAM, so I doubt that's the issue. The only question mark though is that for a few months whenever I power my computer it would turn on, then turn off a second later, then turn on again normally. The DRAM light goes red, blinks, and then the system boots normally.
What confuses me is that the issue happened WHILE I was using my graphics card. It's not like I changed some settings, turned off my PC, and then it won't boot again. And as mentioned, I can still use Intel graphics so everything seems to be functional.
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