I've been having an issue with my PC black screening when I play games or run benchmarks. This started happening after I cloned my 1TB NVMe drive to a 2TB one. When the screen goes black, my monitor doesn't recognize any input, but the motherboard light stays on and the fans stop spinning. I did a Windows scan that reported some corrupted files. I'm considering reinstalling Windows, but I'd like to hear if anyone has ideas about what could be causing this or any steps I can take before resorting to a fresh install.
2 Answers
It sounds like it could potentially be a hardware issue, especially since you've mentioned the GPU's metal plate was bent. If reinstalling the drivers doesn't fix the problem, maybe consider swapping in that GTX Titan you have and see if the issue persists. It's good to troubleshoot both software and hardware to rule things out.
What kind of scan did you run? If you haven’t yet, try using DISM followed by SFC to repair your Windows image. Given this issue often points to a GPU problem, and since it was working fine before, it's likely software or driver-related. I recommend doing a clean install of the latest GPU drivers. If that doesn’t work, download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to wipe your GPU drivers in safe mode, then reinstall the latest ones. Also, make sure all your power cables are connected securely; you might have jostled something during the drive installation.
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