# Is it my computer monitor or something else causing this problem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-computer-monitor-or-something-else-causing-this-problem/998714>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** computer-hardware\
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-computer-monitor-or-something-else-causing-this-problem/998714 "2024-03-11T20:08:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-computer-monitor-or-something-else-causing-this-problem/998714/21 "2024-03-13T13:12:34Z")

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Yes, I too had a GPU hardware issue…probably a “baked” component or two, from overheating, on an older GPU. It was subtle and took a while for me to figure out.

The issue: When running a GPU-heavy application like a 3D video game, it would crash (via screen freezing) after a while, for which I originally thought it was related to software. In the end (months of troubleshooting) I determined it was the GPU. Its way of dealing with overheating was to cause the screen to freeze / turn black.

So, I bought a new GPU, slightly better than the older one, and presto, the problem went away.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-computer-monitor-or-something-else-causing-this-problem/998714/22 "2024-03-14T18:56:02Z")

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My beautiful new 27-inch monitor has arrived and works perfectly.

Thanks, all!

mmm

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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-computer-monitor-or-something-else-causing-this-problem/998714/23 "2024-03-14T19:11:31Z")

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Happy for you, and doubly happy that monitor prices continue to become ever-more reasonable despite high prices for video cards!

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