Screen Display Not Perfect...

[Anphonic]

I Got an i7, windows 8.1
With an msi gtx 970.
I am using my old 1280 screen. So i had to use an adapter to fix the screen on my graphic card. The screen has barely visible like distorted lines in the middle... any fix or suggestions ? Is the related to the adapter or should the screen be new ?
Plus I am planning to get a new monitor soon... what is a recommended size for the gtx 970... ?

 

[photonboy]

1) I'm not quite sure what you mean but it sounds like you mean a CRT (tube) monitor and you have slightly wavy lines. That could easily be due to the nature of CRT monitor but you can easily test this by hooking up to a different PC.

If you have the same problem (at the same exact resolution and refresh rate) it's the monitor. It's easier to borrow a different monitor to make sure your graphics card is all right though.

(You can also hookup the monitor to your motherboard likely as this uses the Intel CPU's GPU. May need to make a motherboard BIOS setting. It should work the same and if so it proves no problems with your GTX970)

2) Size?
I guess you mainly mean resolution as well as diagonal size.

It depends completely on your budget. This is rather a long topic but if you have $150 or less I recommend a 22" to 24" TN panel with 5ms or less response time and 1920x1080 resolution.

There are IPS or similar panels with slightly better color, as well as TN panels that go up to 144Hz, and even GSYNC monitors but again it comes down to buget.

I personally have a 2560x1440 monitor which I think is ideal. I'll post a couple quick links after this.

 

[photonboy]

Examples:

1) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs248hp (24", 2ms, TN, 1920x1080, 60Hz max)

2) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe (24", 1ms, TN, 1920x1080, 144Hz max)

3) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs239hp (23", 6ms, IPS, 1920x1080, 60Hz max)

4) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pb278q (27", 5ms, IPS, 2560x1440, 60Hz max)

5) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370 (GSYNC monitor. Expensive. Just included to make you aware of this technology)

Summary:
I tried to pick quality motherboards that fit different price and feature points. Please note:

TN vs IPS:
One is not "better" as there are pros and cons. IPS has better viewing angles and color but is more prone to slight ghosting than a TN panel due to the response time (lower is better).

144Hz vs 60Hz:
Higher is arguably better however you must be able to output above 144FPS if you want to use VSYNC without stutter. It's also more expensive. To properly use this you should learn how Adaptive VSYNC works and use it for any game you drop below 144FPS but want VSYNC ON.

Adaptive Half VSYNC is very useful as well (force on in Nvidia Control Panel) as you can synch to 72FPS on 144Hz as achieving 144FPS is often problematic and 72FPS is quite smooth anyway to most people. The adaptive method disable VSYNC if you can't output above the target as failure to do that causes stutter (again VSYNC ON but outputting below the target such as 60FPS on 60Hz monitors causes stutter).

 

[Anphonic]

1) I'm not quite sure what you mean but it sounds like you mean a CRT (tube) monitor and you have slightly wavy lines. That could easily be due to the nature of CRT monitor but you can easily test this by hooking up to a different PC.

If you have the same problem (at the same exact resolution and refresh rate) it's the monitor. It's easier to borrow a different monitor to make sure your graphics card is all right though.

(You can also hookup the monitor to your motherboard likely as this uses the Intel CPU's GPU. May need to make a motherboard BIOS setting. It should work the same and if so it proves no problems with your GTX970)

2) Size?
I guess you mainly mean resolution as well as diagonal size.

It depends completely on your budget. This is rather a long topic but if you have $150 or less I recommend a 22" to 24" TN panel with 5ms or less response time and 1920x1080 resolution.

There are IPS or similar panels with slightly better color, as well as TN panels that go up to 144Hz, and even GSYNC monitors but again it comes down to buget.

I personally have a 2560x1440 monitor which I think is ideal. I'll post a couple quick links after this.

My old pc had no issues with the screen... but when connecting the monitor on integrated and dedicated graphics it is the same... i hope it is due to the monitor and not the pc itself...
it's a view sonic va703m...