r9 290 black screen only if I run a game within first two minutes of booting. after then it is perfe

[dinoman88]

Hello,

I'm getting a black screen ,running eyefinity, whenever I try to load a game within the couple minutes of me cold booting.

If i wait for it to warm up it's okay and I'm not getting any crash under full loads but only when its cold.

does anyone have an idea what this could be?

I've got an RMA email. should I get it tested?

I've got Eplida memory before I'm asked.

any help would be appreciated
thanks

 

[dinoman88]

I'm aware of the workaround but wondered what it could be. Hardware or software????????

is it sudden heating of the gpu or memory or software taking time to load?

thanks


p.s. I don't like tea.

 

[dinoman88]

If you are going to RMA be warned they wont boot up and test it right away, they will most likely let it load fully.
unless they actually try and test for your fault.

i would take some video evidence of the issue over a couple days to show exactly the issue and it happening a few times.

I will do that and post a link to youtube when i get the chance. I'll include a detailed description so hopefully they will read it before.

 

[dinoman88]

thanks everyone. I'm going to RMA it with a DETAILED description of the problem and link with video evidence.

p.s. I tried with one screen and got the same problem.


solder fractures does sound logical but It's just strange that it only happens loading a game in the first two minutes. I can browse, watch videos straight away. just not load a game.

Does this sound related the the memory chip on the board as I assume that it gets hit hard when loading a game, as opposed to browsing.

I read somthing about eplida memory being faulty (which I have)

thanks all