Microsoft Windows, Computer DIY and PC Hardware, Networking, Gaming, Tablets and iPads, General and Specific Software I recently bought a brand new, custom computer, set it up about 3 weeks ago. Monitor Randomly Goes Black What Causes A Computer Screen To Randomly Go black? There might be several reasons for this problem in which your monitor randomly goes black for a second and you have to troubleshoot everything from scratch and then only you can figure out what is the actual issue that is causing this problem.