Help needed odd fault

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 17:49

I have the following spec pc:

980X cpu
Asus RE3 black edition
GTX580 EVGA *** Hydro copper 2
6Gb of RAM Corsair GT
Tagan Piperock 1100W PSU
HP LP2475W 24" screen
Vertex 2e
ICY dock with 2 x 750 GB samsung drives

I currently run the whole set up with water cooling and all temps are low at both load and idle.
I am having a problem where the screen on my monitor blacks out for 1 sec and then comes straight back but it can do this 2-3 times consecutively with maybe 2-5 minutes between doing it again. I run the resolution at 1920x1200 60Hz and it does it constantly how ever if i drop the resolution during gaming or desktop use/browsing (it happens in both) the blanking out goes away. I have a spare motherboard and GFX card of the same type and it happens on both.
Can anyone help? or start me off with some more fault finding and i will respond back?
I have tried stock processor speeds as i have a 4.2 overclock but it still happens.

thanks to any who reply

andy_mk3 · 26 Jun 2011 at 17:52

Duesix said:
I have the following spec pc:
980X cpu

That is a very odd fault indeed.

PrChaos · 26 Jun 2011 at 17:53

Where's the fault? lol

getcarter · 26 Jun 2011 at 17:55

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 17:57

yeah damn had a miss click moment

PrChaos · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:00

All I can suggest at the moment is to download GPU-Z and post back some information from your GFX when idle and under load.

You can download it from TechPowerUp

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:20

Idle

Load

Ginger-Menace · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:22

have you tried different cables? or screens?

andy_mk3 · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:24

Is the card completely untouched, no overclock, bios change etc? It's just that my 8800GT had a non-standard BIOS on it, and I found that was the cause to my problem which was this:

Coupld well be completely different for you but it's worth a try

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:30

Card is completely untouched and i have an identical card which does the same

i have connected 2 new cables for the power (modular PSU) and get the same problem

i fitted a different screen but it has a native resolution of 1000 something by 800 something and the problem did not occur

i have no problems at 1680 x 1050 and as soon as i change to 1920 x 1200 it starts again

PrChaos · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:41

I really don't know what to suggest. It all seems fine to me. Doesn't look like its overheating or working too hard so I'm stumped...

andy_mk3 · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:42

I'm afraid I don't know too much about watercooling, but are all the memory chips and voltage regulators sufficiently cooled by the block?

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:47

it is a full cover block and i am just a befuddled as you guys

Could it be a dodgy inverter or something going on the monitor

help!

andy_mk3 · 26 Jun 2011 at 18:48

I meant are they making full contact?

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 19:31

yes full contact is being made

Duesix · 26 Jun 2011 at 20:57

Does anyone have any suggestions?

desperate bump