I have an hp x23led monitor which I use as my main and an old viewsonic something or other as the 2nd monitor running from a 7950 gfx card.
The hp runs using the dvi-d cable and has recently started acting weird - when I first turn on the pc everything is fine for about 30 mins by which time I'm more often than not in a game. The picture on the monitor then darkens for no apparent reason. I still have a picture and can see the game but it just a lot darker.
The viewsonic stays the same and isn't affected.
I can sometimes "fix" the problem by going into the AMD control centre and changing a setting on the monitor (changing resolution etc, anything that forces the monitor to go black and then back on) and unplugging and then plugging the monitor back into the PC also sometimes fixes it.
So I'm trying to track down what the issue could be - is the monitor on its way out?
Stuff I've tried:
Unplugging both monitors and only running the HP monitor
Checking that the GFX card is seated right and power cables are secured
Checking drivers for GFX card and monitor
I'm trying to figure out if its a monitor, cable or gfx card issue - I don't think its the gfx card
The hp runs using the dvi-d cable and has recently started acting weird - when I first turn on the pc everything is fine for about 30 mins by which time I'm more often than not in a game. The picture on the monitor then darkens for no apparent reason. I still have a picture and can see the game but it just a lot darker.
The viewsonic stays the same and isn't affected.
I can sometimes "fix" the problem by going into the AMD control centre and changing a setting on the monitor (changing resolution etc, anything that forces the monitor to go black and then back on) and unplugging and then plugging the monitor back into the PC also sometimes fixes it.
So I'm trying to track down what the issue could be - is the monitor on its way out?
Stuff I've tried:
Unplugging both monitors and only running the HP monitor
Checking that the GFX card is seated right and power cables are secured
Checking drivers for GFX card and monitor
I'm trying to figure out if its a monitor, cable or gfx card issue - I don't think its the gfx card