Hey everyone! I've been dealing with a frustrating issue where my monitors go completely black while I'm playing games or even when I tab out. I'm using a GeForce RTX 3080 along with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor. The games I've been playing are Deadlock and Arc Raiders. During gameplay, I can still hear the audio, but the screen remains blank. I've tried everything I could think of—like using DDU, resetting my BIOS settings, running Furmark to check if my GPU has issues, experimenting with different RAM sticks, and even performing a complete reinstallation of Windows. However, nothing seems to fix the problem! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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It sounds like you've done quite a bit already! When you mentioned redownloading Windows, are you referring to a fresh install or just a repair? A full wipe and reinstall can sometimes help clear up hidden issues. Also, did you use DDU in safe mode? Rolling back to an earlier driver can be a good idea if this started after a recent update. Issues with tabbing out can often be driver-related or might involve some other Windows component that has gone wonky. A clean install with a stable version of your GPU driver could solve this!
Yes, I did a fresh reinstall using a USB. I also ran DDU in safe mode and tried previous drivers, but I'm still unsure what’s going on.