The background info:
-I built this computer in late January 2020. Since day one pretty much it has had some of these oddities with certain programs.
The Specs:
-CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Matisse (16 Cores 32 Threads) /// Cooler: Corsair H150i Pro RGB AIO Liquid Cooler
-RAM: 32GB (4x 8GB) Dual-Channel G-Skill TridentZ RGB 3200MHz (16-18-18-38) 1.35v DDR4
-Motherboard: MSI Prestige X570 Creation (AM4)
-Graphics Card: Asus ROG Strix Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6
-Storage: 1TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus (M.2 NVMe (V-NAND)) - System Install Here /// 2TB Samsung SSD 860 EVO (SATA) - Extra Storage
-OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
-PSU: EVGA 1000 GQ 1000W Semi-Modular 80+ Gold
-Screen: Display Port - Acer Z321Q (32" Curved) G-Sync
Overclocking:
-XMP is enabled.
-CPU is set to Offset Mode and Voltage is offset to -0.0500 V
-These are the only changes.
The problem:
-When running certain programs, particularly upon opening them, the screen seems to do this faint blinking. The mouse movement also goes from fluid to kind of jittery or stuttery. Sometimes the problem can be "resolved" by minimizing the program and then bringing it back up. Sometimes doing it again will cause it to come back, make it worse, make it better, or make it only happen when doing certain things within the program. It does seem to "slow" things down a bit while using the program, but not by much. If the program is not the focused on window or is minimized, the problem usually subsides while I'm in the other window or on the desktop with everything minimized.
The programs:
-This was always worst in Adobe Photoshop 2020, but it also affects a program called Wonderdraft which is used for creating fantasy maps. The issue never used to affect, CCleaner, but it does now, and also now affects Dungeondraft which is also used for creating fantasy maps of a different type. It can also affect other programs I just don't know about yet. I have since learned that the problem does not affect Photoshop, Wonderdraft, or Dungeondraft, as long as Google Chrome is not running. If Google Chrome is running, then they are impacted somehow. CCleaner seems to be affected whether chrome is running or not.
-Recently the issue seems to have affected gameplay in No Man's Sky as well, under certain circumstances. If I go through the center of the galaxy and the game loads a new galaxy, and then loads the planet, once I'm in control of my character again the game is "stuttery" when looking around. If I minimize the game and bring it back up, the problem ceases.
-Recently I have had a few of crashes while playing the game when I did not a couple of months ago.
Things I have tried:
-I have updated all of the device drivers I can find updates for.
-I have updated my graphics driver many many times and it is currently up to date.
-I have updated and flashed my BIOS to the latest version available.
-I have removed and re-enabled XMP.
-I have enabled and disabled SVM Mode.
-I have tried tweaking graphics card settings.
-I have cleaned all my dust filters and blown out the tower of dust.
-I have removed, rearranged, and reseated my RAM.
-I have removed and reseated my graphics card (quite awhile ago, though)
-I have tried a number of other things as well, I can't remember everything I've done at this point.
Other Information:
-This is a weird issue, I'm really not sure what to make of it, but this is also my first AMD machine. I have mostly just tried to ignore or just deal with the problem for awhile now, but it seems to be affecting more and more programs with time, whereas in the past, it was mostly just Photoshop, now I deal with it when running CCleaner, and my map creation software, and it seems to be beginning to affect games too.
-I might be spacing out some information, I'll likely remember if I am if it becomes relevant.
-I'm hoping it's a really easy fix and someone already knows exactly what the cause of this behavior is, but if not any suggestions, any information, ideas, or solutions would be a great help. Thank you.
-I built this computer in late January 2020. Since day one pretty much it has had some of these oddities with certain programs.
The Specs:
-CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Matisse (16 Cores 32 Threads) /// Cooler: Corsair H150i Pro RGB AIO Liquid Cooler
-RAM: 32GB (4x 8GB) Dual-Channel G-Skill TridentZ RGB 3200MHz (16-18-18-38) 1.35v DDR4
-Motherboard: MSI Prestige X570 Creation (AM4)
-Graphics Card: Asus ROG Strix Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6
-Storage: 1TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus (M.2 NVMe (V-NAND)) - System Install Here /// 2TB Samsung SSD 860 EVO (SATA) - Extra Storage
-OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
-PSU: EVGA 1000 GQ 1000W Semi-Modular 80+ Gold
-Screen: Display Port - Acer Z321Q (32" Curved) G-Sync
Overclocking:
-XMP is enabled.
-CPU is set to Offset Mode and Voltage is offset to -0.0500 V
-These are the only changes.
The problem:
-When running certain programs, particularly upon opening them, the screen seems to do this faint blinking. The mouse movement also goes from fluid to kind of jittery or stuttery. Sometimes the problem can be "resolved" by minimizing the program and then bringing it back up. Sometimes doing it again will cause it to come back, make it worse, make it better, or make it only happen when doing certain things within the program. It does seem to "slow" things down a bit while using the program, but not by much. If the program is not the focused on window or is minimized, the problem usually subsides while I'm in the other window or on the desktop with everything minimized.
The programs:
-This was always worst in Adobe Photoshop 2020, but it also affects a program called Wonderdraft which is used for creating fantasy maps. The issue never used to affect, CCleaner, but it does now, and also now affects Dungeondraft which is also used for creating fantasy maps of a different type. It can also affect other programs I just don't know about yet. I have since learned that the problem does not affect Photoshop, Wonderdraft, or Dungeondraft, as long as Google Chrome is not running. If Google Chrome is running, then they are impacted somehow. CCleaner seems to be affected whether chrome is running or not.
-Recently the issue seems to have affected gameplay in No Man's Sky as well, under certain circumstances. If I go through the center of the galaxy and the game loads a new galaxy, and then loads the planet, once I'm in control of my character again the game is "stuttery" when looking around. If I minimize the game and bring it back up, the problem ceases.
-Recently I have had a few of crashes while playing the game when I did not a couple of months ago.
Things I have tried:
-I have updated all of the device drivers I can find updates for.
-I have updated my graphics driver many many times and it is currently up to date.
-I have updated and flashed my BIOS to the latest version available.
-I have removed and re-enabled XMP.
-I have enabled and disabled SVM Mode.
-I have tried tweaking graphics card settings.
-I have cleaned all my dust filters and blown out the tower of dust.
-I have removed, rearranged, and reseated my RAM.
-I have removed and reseated my graphics card (quite awhile ago, though)
-I have tried a number of other things as well, I can't remember everything I've done at this point.
Other Information:
-This is a weird issue, I'm really not sure what to make of it, but this is also my first AMD machine. I have mostly just tried to ignore or just deal with the problem for awhile now, but it seems to be affecting more and more programs with time, whereas in the past, it was mostly just Photoshop, now I deal with it when running CCleaner, and my map creation software, and it seems to be beginning to affect games too.
-I might be spacing out some information, I'll likely remember if I am if it becomes relevant.
-I'm hoping it's a really easy fix and someone already knows exactly what the cause of this behavior is, but if not any suggestions, any information, ideas, or solutions would be a great help. Thank you.