Main Issue:This problem is back again with a vengeance. The monitor just stays in power save mode for the majority of times I turn the PC on. The thing is, I can't really say the issue is arising from the monitor getting no signal from the graphics card because it worked before and works at random times. It's this inconsistency that really annoys me. I can no longer sit at my desk in confidence that my PC will work.
I'm typing this through the use of the onboard graphics. Why don't I continue using the PC through this input you might ask, well the graphics card ins't for show. I intend on using it.
How I normally get the PC on: Most of the time I turn the PC on first followed be the monitor and immediately spam F5, that's the most successful way. When I say that I mean it ranges for the first try to about 3 - 6 tries to get monitor working. Once of twice before it came on first try without touching anything, which is what it should be like right? But this is very rare. Two days ago it became futile doing these things as ages of trying to turn it on never prevailed, as if the card just gave up on life or something.
The Fix:So I have tried the following with no success:
-Try a different monitor
-Take out the card an re-seat it
-Turing the PC on minus one stick of RAM
-Tried a different DVI cable
-Unplugging everything and holding the power button for 10 - 30 secs [looked it up]
-Even cleaned the dust off of all the fans [looked it up too]
Maybe there's something I missing or something I shouldn't be doing. Hopefully someone knows what could be going on and how to fix it. This has been going on far too long now. I want to know that every time I want to use the computer, it will work, and consistently too [not just work once type of thing].
If I still can't get it fixed I'll seek help on one of those specific PC issue fixing type sites.
Here's a picture of the setup out of interest: