Monitor acting strange, please help

[vivabiafra]

Monitor goes blank sometimes for no apparent reason. The LCD light starts flashing like its in sleep mode and the only way to get it to come back on is to force a reboot (only happens while gaming). I have updated all drivers and there is no system crash when this happens. If you have any ideas PLEASE let me know



pc is home built.
amd athlon 2.8 duel core black chip
asus m3n72-d mootherboard
geforce 9600 graphics card
2 gigs ddr2
500 gig sata drive
Samsung Syncmaster 210t monitor

 

[Tmagic650]

Try another monitor for testing. This will help determine if it is the monitor or the computer

 

[vivabiafra]

kk i just plugged another monitor in and it did the same thing

pc is home built.
amd athlon 2.8 duel core black chip
asus m3n72-d mootherboard
geforce 9600 graphics card
2 gigs ddr2
500 gig sata drive
Samsung Syncmaster 210t monitor
power supply antec earthwatts
model ea-650 (watt)

 

[Tmagic650]

Your video card might be going bad. Check the inside of the computer and check that dust and dirt is not clogging fans, and that all the fans are clean and running normally

 

[vivabiafra]

got it figid out needed thermal paste on the gpu and a good cleaning. was running at 66c and now a cool 30-40c on a full load. ty for ur help

 

[Tmagic650]

Good job... glad we could help