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i’ve tried both monitors and a different keyboard, and what had happened is i turned my pc off and everything was fine but forgot i needed to do something so 5 minutes later got back on and suddenly nothing was working out of nowhere.
Is this a self-built system? Who/where did you get it from? Doing this sort of work on the inside may void your warranty, especially if you’re unfamiliar and cause damage.
Working on the inside of a computer isn’t difficult, re-seating GPUs is about as easy as it gets, but I wouldn’t want to cause any damage by advising you to do something you’re not comfortable with.
Varying refresh rates/aspect ratios/resolutions on monitors can cause all sorts of issues. I’d unplug one so you only have one monitor connected to the computer.
and failing all of the above, maybe it’s time to consider stripping it all down and reassembling on a piece of cardboard.
inspect each part as you do so, and clean each part - and it’s corresponding motherboard slot.
clean any dust build up on the fans and heat sinks.
as you assemble it outside the case, keep it simple and only connect the core parts needed to get a signal on the screen - so only 1 RAM, no drives, 1 screen, no mouse or keyboard.
that should give you multiple beeps at startup (assuming you have one of those round, little, black, motherboard speakers connected) and possibly a ‘no keyboard present’ error on the screen.
also take to opportunity to replace the thermal paste for the GPU and CPU.
To re-seat a GPU you take it out, inspect the connections (including the power connectors) and put it back in.
The GPU being out is a great time to look around for other loose cables or potential issues - my best guess is that the computer got bumped or having it turn off caused something to shift and cause an issue.
GPU, RAM, and Power connectors are easy things to check first while you have the sidepanel(s) off.
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