- May 29, 2020
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I've had a good system for a couple of years now that I designed for gaming. AMD CPU and RX 580 GPU, running Windows 7 64bit, with a TV monitor displaying at 60hz. It's a decent build and has been reliably and consistently enabled me to play all modern games at maxed out settings, without overheating or lagging, or the need for overclocking anything.
Suddenly, seemingly overnight I start to notice some tearing on my desktop and browser windows. At first I think nothing much of it, since nothing has changed hardware, software, or settings-wise recently, so I dismissively shut down my system after a night of watching Netflix. However, after I boot up my system the next day I notice a massive amount of screen tearing happening while gaming, making every and any game completely unplayable. The browsing windows show moderate signs of tearing, but surprisingly all videos played from any source, meaning from Netflix on my browser to personal video files and discs played thru media players like VLC, all work at high resolution without any issues. Somehow videos are unaffected.
So far, to attempt to resolve the issue I have tried:
Cleaning all dust from the GPU,
making sure all cables inside and outside the computer are secured properly,
replacing my HDMI cord twice,
inspecting my GPU and TV input ports for damage or looseness,
using DisplayPort connection on GPU instead of HDMI,
using 3 different monitors and 2 TVs, all with different screen refresh rates and resolutions,
lowering and changing GPU, in-game, and screen resolution settings to focus on performance by disabling things like AA and enabling error-correction such as v-sync & freesync and also enabling Triple Buffering,
testing my new and more-than-adequate power supply,
cleanly reinstalling 6 different drivers for my AMD gpu including 1 that came on-disc when I bought it, 3 others that have worked and been upgraded from over the years, and 2 new up to date versions,
using on-board video instead to see if my GPU is dying,
ensuring there are no other electrical appliances within close proximity to interfere,
resetting all GPU and screen settings to default.
I may have tried other troubleshooting fixes, but I don't remember. It's hard to remember since I've been trying to resolve this issue for weeks now without any luck.
I have scoured every forum for ideas of how and what to troubleshoot next, but I fear I've run out of options, and soon patience too. If anyone out there has any different suggestions or think they may have figured out my problem please share your wisdom with me. I am desperate and feeling hopeless.
Thank you for reading this far.
Suddenly, seemingly overnight I start to notice some tearing on my desktop and browser windows. At first I think nothing much of it, since nothing has changed hardware, software, or settings-wise recently, so I dismissively shut down my system after a night of watching Netflix. However, after I boot up my system the next day I notice a massive amount of screen tearing happening while gaming, making every and any game completely unplayable. The browsing windows show moderate signs of tearing, but surprisingly all videos played from any source, meaning from Netflix on my browser to personal video files and discs played thru media players like VLC, all work at high resolution without any issues. Somehow videos are unaffected.
So far, to attempt to resolve the issue I have tried:
Cleaning all dust from the GPU,
making sure all cables inside and outside the computer are secured properly,
replacing my HDMI cord twice,
inspecting my GPU and TV input ports for damage or looseness,
using DisplayPort connection on GPU instead of HDMI,
using 3 different monitors and 2 TVs, all with different screen refresh rates and resolutions,
lowering and changing GPU, in-game, and screen resolution settings to focus on performance by disabling things like AA and enabling error-correction such as v-sync & freesync and also enabling Triple Buffering,
testing my new and more-than-adequate power supply,
cleanly reinstalling 6 different drivers for my AMD gpu including 1 that came on-disc when I bought it, 3 others that have worked and been upgraded from over the years, and 2 new up to date versions,
using on-board video instead to see if my GPU is dying,
ensuring there are no other electrical appliances within close proximity to interfere,
resetting all GPU and screen settings to default.
I may have tried other troubleshooting fixes, but I don't remember. It's hard to remember since I've been trying to resolve this issue for weeks now without any luck.
I have scoured every forum for ideas of how and what to troubleshoot next, but I fear I've run out of options, and soon patience too. If anyone out there has any different suggestions or think they may have figured out my problem please share your wisdom with me. I am desperate and feeling hopeless.
Thank you for reading this far.
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