Firstly, thank you Layback Bear, I will definitely try those :)
Lava King, there has been no change in room temp here but I enclose a GPU temp reading from first boot-up, hope that helps.
Thank you to you both for your input and time.
Graham
Compare that to the previously posted graph that shows 52C at 3% load. Fan speed at 30% and 1234 rpm. Something seems amiss to me.
I don't know about this specific graphics card, but some of them use only 2 wires for the cooling fan power, they don't have an actual speed monitor. My HD 4350 reported fan speeds even with the fan unplugged. Therefore, I tend to disregard the reported fan speed for any 2 wire fan.
GPU overtemp may not be the root cause of the problem but it certainly could be a contributing factor.
Graham, please continue to monitor your GPU temperature so that we can see if there is a relationship between it and your blank screen problem.
Thank you both very much, I will certainly take another reading and post it here.
Graham
The issue happened again today but after an hour? I also noticed today that the monitor switched-off? I downloaded a monitor testing application but that seemed to run through OK.
Graham
UPDATE!!!
I have been trying another monitor for two days now and, touch wood :) the issue has not surfaced. If it is this, can anyone recommend a 24" monitor which would be used for general work and occasional gaming?
Many thanks as always.
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