Question (Solved) Weirdest visual glitch I've had forever...

[Scar667]

I've had this problem since I can remember. 4+ years.

When I'm playing a game in fullscreen, I'll get random.. I don't know what to call them, line breaks? You know how when you film a TV you can see horizontal lines move up and down? That's kind of what I have.
At random I'll get an invisible line that goes up to down, distorting everything around it. If I record the game it doesn't show that in the recording.
I don't get this in borderless.

RTX 2070
i5-7600
16gb ram ddr4 2400 (max my cpu allows, even though I think my ram can go to 2666)
AOC 144hz monitor.
Windows 10

Any ideas? Has this happened to anyone? Is this a monitor or card issue?

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

Sounds like "screen tearing".
Turn on G-sync in your nvidia settings and your GPU FPS should then match the frame refresh rate timing of your monitor to prevent tearing.
Search online for G-Sync / Freesync

 

[DRagor]

Is this a monitor or card issue?

If I record the game it doesn't show that in the recording.

If it does not show in recording then it can't be GPU issue. It has to happen on the monitor on video cable. Might be screen tearing or a problem with monitor settings. If you could record it with phone and show us it might help.

 

[Scar667]

Might be screen tearing

Sounds like "screen tearing".

I checked and g-sync was already turned on. I then also checked monitor settings and.. it had Free-Sync?
So I turned off g-sync in nvidia control panel and monitor now doesn't mention free-sync, it seems to be working now. If the problem appears again I'll come back

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

G-Sync is an nVidia specific product designed to go with monitors that have been specifically designed to be G-sync compliant...they charge extra for it !
Free-sync is...well...free... for non G-sync monitors high enough spec to be equipped with Free-sync. If your monitor is equiped with Freesync and not G-sync, then maybe your GPU can or cannot "sync" with your monitor. Investigate....

EG. I have an AMD RX5700XT and a Free-sync monitor, they work together using Free-sync.
I give up after that, it gets murky and there are plenty of other more knowledgable folks here who know more about G-sync v freesync.

Like you say, "If the problem appears again I'll come back "