Black flickering when playing FFXV in 2160p

[Josh D]

Whenever I play FFXV in 3840x2160 my monitor starts flickering and then goes completely black and I can still hear the game when it goes black. It only happens when I'm playing the game, not when trying to launch it. I can turn my monitor off and turn it back on and the picture comes back but then it'll just flicker and go black again after a little bit of gameplay.

This is my setup:

Intel 8700K@3.70GHz
EVGA 1080ti
4X8GB G.Skill Rijaws V Series 3200
ASRock Z370 Killer
WD Black 2TB
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
Monitor: SAMSUNG U28E590D 4K UHD
OS: Windows 10

 

[boju]

See if this helps

Make a shortcut for the game. Go to the compatibility tab of the shortcut and uncheck fullscreen optimisation.

 

[Josh D]

See if this helps

Make a shortcut for the game. Go to the compatibility tab of the shortcut and uncheck fullscreen optimisation.

Sorry, I'm not thinking straight, I found the compatibility tab. It says "Disable fullscreen optimization". I'd check that box, right?

 

[boju]

Yeah to disable

Fullscreen optimisation is a blend between borderless and fullscreen, some games don't agree with it, might help.

 

[Josh D]

Yeah to disable

Fullscreen optimisation is a blend between borderless and fullscreen, some games don't agree with it, might help.

My monitor still flickered when I played it.

 

[boju]

Have you tried lowering the resolution? Is it just this game in 4k it flickers? What Hz is it set at?

Which video cable are you using? Hdmi or Displayport? Which cable came with the monitor?

 

[Josh D]

Have you tried lowering the resolution? Is it just this game in 4k it flickers? What Hz is it set at?

Which video cable are you using? Hdmi or Displayport? Which cable came with the monitor?

It doesn't flicker when I lower it to 1440p but that's not what I want and I haven't tried other games in 2160p yet. This monitor is 60Hz and I'm using HDMI cable that came with the monitor.

 

[boju]

Might be just the game.

If Windows desktop isn't flickering dont think it's the monitor or gpu.

Try a test in 4k

http://www.geeks3d.com/20150626/furmark-1-16-0-download-gpu-stress-test-opengl-benchmark/

 

[Josh D]

Might be just the game.

If Windows desktop isn't flickering dont think it's the monitor or gpu.

Try a test in 4k

http://www.geeks3d.com/20150626/furmark-1-16-0-download-gpu-stress-test-opengl-benchmark/

I ran it and it seems fine. I can give you the results if you want?

 

[boju]

thanks but no need. Just wanted to see if Windows would flicker under the strain and it didn't.

Try another game when you get time.

 

[Josh D]

thanks but no need. Just wanted to see if Windows would flicker under the strain and it didn't.

Try another game when you get time.

Just played Far Cry 5 on max settings in 2160 and it worked fine.

 

[boju]

Seems its just the game so maybe here will help https://segmentnext.com/2018/03/07/final-fantasy-15-pc-errors-fixes/

 

[Josh D]

Seems its just the game so maybe here will help https://segmentnext.com/2018/03/07/final-fantasy-15-pc-errors-fixes/

Thanks for your help boju. I found that running it in borderless mode gets rid of the flickering altogether. It makes the game look a little different, brightness wise, but that's something I can deal with. And who knows, this seems very common among other players so maybe it's a fix that Square will have to look into.

 

[boju]

Your welcome, hope the devs give a fix.

Might want to try that fullscreen optimisation setting again on or off, might improve brightness.

 

[Josh D]

Your welcome, hope the devs give a fix.

Might want to try that fullscreen optimisation setting again on or off, might improve brightness.

Will do. Thanks again!