Whenever I launch FF14 my monitor turns off, going black for about 5secs before showing HDMI in the top left and showing the game. It also happens when I alt-tab and try open up another application in front of the game.

It only happens when I am in fullscreen. I used to play borderless window but all of a sudden the game would play like a powerpoint, freeze framing every 5 seconds for 10 - 15 seconds. Friends would say I was running around fine on their end, but on my end my whole monitor was frozen.



If I tried to even open Task Manager to close FF14 my whole PC would slow down immensely, in both fullscreen mode AND borderless window.



I have done nothing different since these issues started happening. I keep on top of heat management with a surplus of fans both internal & external. I have steady internet, and 2060Ti graphics card. All my graphic drivers are up to date, and I've tried swapping HDMI cables.



I am going out of my mind trying to fix this. Any advice is seriously appreciated.