Screen won't turn on

[9mak9]

Hello, I've had this problem before when it comes to some of my games like Sniper Elite 4 or Xcom 2 where the screen will shut off but then game and computer stay on. The screen says no signal and I can't do anything but restart the computer. I fixed that by changing some of the settings on the game which worked.

Now I had an issue where my anti-virus (Avira) was using 80% of my CPU and I didn't see a scan in progress so I restarted the computer and now the computer goes on but now screen. I've waited a few hours but nothing.

I opened the case and the fans on the GPU are not spinning, I switched the HDMI to the motherboard but that still won't work. You could think it was the monitor but I can turn it off and on and its checking for HDMI/DVI connnections and it finds nothing.

I don't really know what to do because I can't troubleshoot anything without worrying I'll blow something up. Anyone have any advice or thoughts? Thank you very much!

Specs:
MB Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-GAMING 5
CPU Intel Core i5 4690k 3.5Ghz
GPU GeForce GTX 970 4GBs
RAM Gskill 16 GB F3-1600
PSU EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 750W
Nothing is older than 14 months.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Possible gpu overheating\failure. Check temps and try another gpu if

 

[Elixer]

I opened the case and the fans on the GPU are not spinning, I switched the HDMI to the motherboard but that still won't work. You could think it was the monitor but I can turn it off and on and its checking for HDMI/DVI connnections and it finds nothing.

Fans aren't spinning, but, was it hot?
As for monitor, do you normally get a signal from your motherboard? Thought that had to be enabled before it gives out a signal.

Next time it happens, enable the onboard video, and see if monitor wakes up, if not, then sounds like a monitor issue. If so, then sounds like a video card issue.

 

[9mak9]

So after about 9 hours of it not working, I turned it out and the fan is spinning and the computer is back.

What could be causing that issue if everything seems fine? Anything I can check this see? Tempature? BIOS? Event viewer?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Reseat gpu, check temps, check cables.

 

[Ketchup]

Sounds like the video card is on it's way out. Screen going blank during gameplay is a tell-tale sign that this is going on as well, but the non-spinning fans would pretty much confirm it in my book. What brand is the 970? It may still be under warranty.