MSI GTX 960 gaming 4G artifacts?

[albertuciukas]

Hello,

i dont know is this is called artifacts, but i have these lines and graphical "trash" on ALL my games.
Video to see the problem:
Youtube
Is it my graphics card or something else? No matter what settings i make in games, high or low, i get same results, even if i get 150+ fps, the game just doesnt run smooth as i would like


Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz

Memory
RAM 8.0 GB

Video Card
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Chipset GeForce GTX 960
Dedicated Memory 3.0 GB
Total Memory 4.0 GB

Operating System
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 (build 15063), 64-bit

 

[velocityg4]

Try turning on VSync.

 

[fluffa]

just screen tearing form lack of v-sync

 

[albertuciukas]

Ok thank you guys a lot, turning v sync on does solve this problem. The thing is, im now locked to 60fps. Am i right that new monitor would help (144hz)? i have the old one with VGA connector using display port to vga adaptor.

 

[velocityg4]

Ok thank you guys a lot, turning v sync on does solve this problem. The thing is, im now locked to 60fps. Am i right that new monitor would help (144hz)? i have the old one with VGA connector using display port to vga adaptor.

A 144hz monitor will only stop this if you buy one with GSync support. A regular 144hz monitor will help. But tearing will still occur. It is just less noticeable at 144hz. As the monitor refreshes more rapidly. The only way to stop it is to have FPS and Hz in sync.

VSync works, as you see, but is limited to the few modes the monitor supports or doing x2 divisions (like jumping from 60FPS to 30FPS). GSync is more flexible. The monitor instead has a wide range of rates it supports. So, it will fluctuate Hz on demand to keep in sync with the FPS output. It isn't absolutely perfect but a major improvement. There is also Freesync which is similar to GSync but it is for AMD GPU. You have nVidia.

That being said. What is wrong with 60FPS? Any higher number you got before was just wasted electricity. Since your monitor can only display 60FPS. It was never capable of displaying those extra frames. Without knowing any better. You were already stuck at 60 FPS. The only difference is now you don't have tearing.