Random 1-3 second black screens when playing Battlefield 1

[Tommygunn]

I am having continued issues with random, short duration black screens in BF1. I have no idea what the cause is and I've tried 144Hz, 120Hz and 100Hz and it happens randomly and multiple times on each.

My specs are as follows:
Viewsonic XG2401 1080/144Hz
Ryzen 5 1600
G.Skill 16Gb 2400MHz
XFX RX580 8Gb

Any ideas why this is happening and how I can resolve it?

Cheers,
Tom.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Check for something running in the background - I found a system notice pop-up window that kept initializing and also, the status report from my backup service.

 

[Tommygunn]

It would appear to be a known driver issue so I've had to go back, as someone suggested, to 17.1.1. Things seem to be ok now.

Tom.

 

[entrycoupling]

Maybe your drivers are outdated. Try to update them and see if it fixes the problem.

 

[Tommygunn]

All other drivers up to date.
I've tried many of the updates for my GPU, post 17.1.1 including the latest, and they all exhibit the same problem.

Tom.

 

[Tommygunn]

I've just done a DDU and updated to 17.12.2 and now I'm having the problem with BFBC2. Granted I was having hard crashes with BFBC2 before so not all bad

Tom.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Tom, just to be sure I understand. You are having short 'black screen' issues while playing all types of games. You did a DDU and a clean install of the AMD current driver.

Have you tracked temperatures? If not try something like MSI Afterburner (not for overclocking - just for seeing state of machine). If you can run the utility in a second monitor, you can see what is happening as you game.

Also, check XFX for support for your card...might be a maker's issue.

 

[holdum323]

Hi @Cycloid Torus knows these things, so follow his advice.(y) I'm not a gamer. Check to see if your machine meets the requirements. How old is your power supply?

 

[Tommygunn]

In the past hour I have removed and re-seated the g/card and my problems seem to have gone away! Could it really be that simple, a bad contact?

I have been keeping an eye on the temps and here's a snap shot after about ten minutes of play on BF1 at Ultra settings, nothing out of the ordinary.

Tom.

 

[Tommygunn]

Cycloid,
About three weeks old, along with all the other components.

Tom.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Reseating can work. I once found a bit of wire down in a slot which was a problem I chased for a couple of weeks. When in doubt, use strong light and magnification (works for politicians, too).