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Dual Monitor setup 2nd Monitor black screen
I've been using a second monitor for over a year and used it for streaming with OBS with no problems. I decided to record my gameplay instead and changed my OBS settings from Encoding: x264 to NvidiaVSENC for better quality. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet
During that time I noticed every now and then my second monitor would quickly flicker black or just a strange color at least once a day. It never really did anything more than that so I didn't pay much attention
A week or so later the monitor just went black. Things I tried:
-Unplugging everything
-Reinstalling graphics drivers
-Updating drivers
-Trying monitor on different comp. (it works)
-Reseating graphics card
-Changing VGA cord
-Tried another monitor and it did the same thing??
-Also changed the OBS settings back to x264 and nothing happened
-Booting in safe mode but couldn't detect the second monitor. (It's detected normally, just black though)
This was a little over a month ago and I gave up. Today I tried plugging the second monitor back in and it worked for about a minute then went black again. My main monitor works fine.
There is no backlight on in the monitor either. Anyone have ideas? Thanks in advance!
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: NVidia Geforce GTX 950
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)