Hey everyone,
The other day I upgraded my motherboard driver, trying to make sure my rig was doing the best it can. After upgrading said driver I began to notice that sometimes when I would start a program the screen would go black. Eventually I discovered that my computer had not crashed, and neither had the display drivers. For some odd reason my graphics card is sending a blank image to my monitor whenever a program changes settings (resolution, coloring, etc..). Now for the part I can't figure out, unplugging my monitor and plugging it back in (to my graphics card) restores the image. Here are my dxdiag screen shots
http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/raiden500/?action=view¤t=screen2.jpg
http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/raiden500/?action=view¤t=screen1.jpg
As you can see I am running an 8600 GT fatal1ty edition
I'm wondering could this be a sign of overheating? Or possibly underpowering? I've used the card for almost 6 months now with no problems. Also this is not driver related, I have had the same problem with and without the driver. Also reformatting is not a solution as I have just tried that.
I would really appreciate any insight this is pretty frustrating
Note: I'm using a 350W PSU and this card advertised for a 300W
The other day I upgraded my motherboard driver, trying to make sure my rig was doing the best it can. After upgrading said driver I began to notice that sometimes when I would start a program the screen would go black. Eventually I discovered that my computer had not crashed, and neither had the display drivers. For some odd reason my graphics card is sending a blank image to my monitor whenever a program changes settings (resolution, coloring, etc..). Now for the part I can't figure out, unplugging my monitor and plugging it back in (to my graphics card) restores the image. Here are my dxdiag screen shots
http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/raiden500/?action=view¤t=screen2.jpg
http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/raiden500/?action=view¤t=screen1.jpg
As you can see I am running an 8600 GT fatal1ty edition
I'm wondering could this be a sign of overheating? Or possibly underpowering? I've used the card for almost 6 months now with no problems. Also this is not driver related, I have had the same problem with and without the driver. Also reformatting is not a solution as I have just tried that.
I would really appreciate any insight this is pretty frustrating
Note: I'm using a 350W PSU and this card advertised for a 300W
