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Mar 8 2017 07:40am
I have a 3 monitor display and when I came back from dinner 2 of the monitors would not display anything. A couple things I've noticed before and after might help diagnose the issue. Before, when I would walk in a certain spot right in front of my tower, on the floor, my center screen would flicker (center one is one of 2 no longer working). After no signal, I've noticed my computer randomly gets like 2 fps as it takes forever for my mouse to move from one side, of my remaining monitor, to the other. This doesn't always happens but maybe every 5 minutes.

One monitor is a dvi connection the other is a display cable connection. The 3rd, that is working, is a display adapter from a vga cable... so the display adapter plugs into the gpu.

I thought my drivers were out of date, they were, but updating did not fix anything

Here are my specs
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2zJrLD
My gpu is this however... I got something else than what is above
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Pshj4D/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-ftw-gaming-acx-30-video-card-08g-p4-6276-kr

Does it sound like a cable problem, certain parts pop out of place? Or did my gpu or something else die on me?
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Mar 8 2017 09:11am
If walking cases flicker that should be first thing addressed
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Mar 8 2017 09:25am
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Mar 8 2017 10:11am)
If walking cases flicker that should be first thing addressed


this

meaning its some sort of connection
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Mar 8 2017 10:38am
All of the cables were plugged in just fine. I even unplugged and replugged. So the cables sound faulty? Or could it be what it's connected to? I only ask because 2 displays won't display a signal not just one!
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Mar 8 2017 10:40am
Quote (Amnesiac @ Mar 8 2017 11:38am)
All of the cables were plugged in just fine. I even unplugged and replugged. So the cables sound faulty? Or could it be what it's connected to? I only ask because 2 displays won't display a signal not just one!


did you try moving around which cable is plugged into which port/monitor?
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Mar 8 2017 10:42am
run speccy. I want to see your temps.

I personally would start with making sure theres no damaged cables in the tower.
You walking in front of it should have literally no effect on it.
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Mar 8 2017 05:52pm
So it was the cable after all. I switched out the display cable for an HDMI and now all 3 are working. Only reason I bothered posting was because 2 went out simultaneously which was rather disturbing at first. Now all 3 are working again...

Thanks everyone!
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Mar 8 2017 06:23pm
Doesn't explain why you walking in your room caused issues.
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Mar 8 2017 06:42pm
Quote (King Atrhur @ Mar 8 2017 06:23pm)
Doesn't explain why you walking in your room caused issues.


Unless floor sunk down in that area.
Cause then cable moves if tower moves
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Mar 8 2017 06:46pm
Quote (Penguins0690 @ Mar 8 2017 07:42pm)
Unless floor sunk down in that area.
Cause then cable moves if tower moves


yeah I guess, must of been one real touchy cable or some real fucked up floors.
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