Hey everyone, I'm having a frustrating issue with my PC since I upgraded my monitor. I recently got a new 1440p mini LED monitor and added my old one as a second screen. Since this switch, my computer has been crashing to a black screen when I try to play games, like Overwatch 2. The PC remains powered on—fans are running and lights are on—but there's no display, and the EZ Debug light gets stuck on 'VGA.' I've checked the error logs, and I think I saw a kernel error 41. I suspect it might have something to do with the PSU since I just changed that out not too long ago. Here are my specs: Ryzen 5600, MSI Gaming Plus 550, MSI 650W Bronze PSU, 9060XT XFX, 500GB SSD, and 16GB of Vengeance RAM. I'd really appreciate any troubleshooting tips as I can still operate my PC, but it crashes during gaming. I've checked for overheating, and the highest temp I saw was 70 degrees Celsius. Thanks!
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It sounds like it could be the cable causing issues. Make sure you're using a higher bandwidth-rated display cable for your monitor, especially since it’s a new model. Sometimes, older or cheaper cables can lead to display problems.
For my main monitor, I'm using the DisplayPort cable that came with it, which is the Xiaomi GPRO 27i.