Asus g73sw-A1 black screen

[moleman4eva]

My laptop is reaching its 4 year mark in a couple of months and now during games the screen goes black. I can still hear the game sound but just no display. Moving the laptop vigorously brings the display back for a bit before it goes off. Taping my laptop's palm rest also seems to bring it back before it goes black again. I have to tap it continuously until the display come back. This happens only during games.

Is my gpu nearing is end or is it dislodged or something?

 

[Ramtree]

It's already 4 years old. If I were you, I would open it up to see if there's any loose connectors or ribbons. I would also reapply the thermal paste on cpu and gpu. And clean out all the dust trapped inside.
Can have a look at this link: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Reapplying+Asus+G73+CPU+and+GPU+Thermal+Paste/4826

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[PC_Dreams]

My laptop is reaching its 4 year mark in a couple of months and now during games the screen goes black. I can still hear the game sound but just no display. Moving the laptop vigorously brings the display back for a bit before it goes off. Taping my laptop's palm rest also seems to bring it back before it goes black again. I have to tap it continuously until the display come back. This happens only during games.

Is my gpu nearing is end or is it dislodged or something?

Are you able to display on external monitor? If yes, then LCD or LCD cable loose.
If not, then it is likely graphics card failure.

 

[moleman4eva]

It's already 4 years old. If I were you, I would open it up to see if there's any loose connectors or ribbons. I would also reapply the thermal paste on cpu and gpu. And clean out all the dust trapped inside.
Can have a look at this link: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Reapplying+Asus+G73+CPU+and+GPU+Thermal+Paste/4826

Sent from LENOVO using GAGT

ill give that a go. thanks!

Are you able to display on external monitor? If yes, then LCD or LCD cable loose.
If not, then it is likely graphics card failure.

if im not gaming it seems to work fine though