Screen randomly goes black while playing games
In 2020 I bought my stationary PC which I have now used for a while.
Recently I've had the issue when I play games, either through Steam or Xbox Gamepass, that the screen suddenly goes completely black (on the primary screen I'm playing on). It happens at seemingly random times while playing where I have to quickly pause the game so that nothing happens to me.
This doesn't happen when I use the PC for "mundane" stuff (i.e. browsing youtube or reddit) but happens only while playing games. If it matters, the games that I've recently played that this happens on are: "Watch_Dogs 2" & "Mass Effect Legendary Edition".
This hasn't really happened before & I don't really know what to look for to troubleshoot it on my own
Thanks for your time!
Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master ML120L V2 RGB (Think it is this one)
GPU: Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Ghost OC
Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming
RAM: Kingston 16GB 2666MHz
Monitor: ASUS 24" VG248QE 144 Hz (my primary gaming screen)
Posted Mar 5, 2022, 10:43 AM UTC
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