Black screen during game play.

[SillyOldSquid]

hello everyone,
I have started having problems with my PC the last few months and I would appreciate any advice on how to fix them.
The problems i am experiencing are,

- Screen goes black when playing certain games.(Driver / Hardware issue)

- Sometimes my pc wont turn on without me switching it on and off at the socket.(Probably Faulty PSU)

I have read that it could be a driver problem or a hardware problem (PSU power delivery issue) or a Motherboard PCI-E issue.

If any of you have had the same problems and have fixed them id appreciate some solutions.

 

[Feronix]

Do you have any other PSU that you could try?

 

[SillyOldSquid]

Do you have any other PSU that you could try?

I don't but I can get hold of one, It will most likely be about 100w lower than the one i have though. I guess with issues like this i just have to troubleshoot until i find the problem.

 

[SuB]

can ya post your full system spec fella?

 

[SillyOldSquid]

can ya post your full system spec fella?

sure,
Motherboard - ASrock extreme 4 z77
CPU - Intel i5-3570 / Cooler - corsair H100i
GPU - Gigabyte AMD radeon HD7950
PSU - Corsair AX850 gold / Blue Cable pack.
SSD - 120gb corsair force.
HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black x 2 , WD 2TB Caviar green
RAM - Corsair vengeance LP 16gb

 

[Feronix]

You can try the stock AX850 cables? Doubt it's in the cables but it's worth a shot.
That system would run fine on a 650Watt PSU btw, so you can easily try your other unit.

 

[SillyOldSquid]

You can try the stock AX850 cables? Doubt it's in the cables but it's worth a shot.
That system would run fine on a 650Watt PSU btw, so you can easily try your other unit.

Yeah I already swapped out the cables and it didn't help, I'l get back to you once I have tested my system with the other psu installed.