display port leads

[robwigan]

how common are defective cables ?

I have had a friend test my crashing system that he has now fixed. it is however losing signal to monitor and flickering especially if I catch the lead or maul the back.

the system an temps are all fine unless the lead is touched. I bought it with my monitor for £4.50 so cheapest I could see

 

[maklabouhlel]

The only way to find out is to try another cable?

 

[Plec]

Monitor and cable length?

how common are defective cables ?

Not that uncommon with budget cables connected to monitors pushing high res/high frequencies...

As, mentioned, the only way to find out is to test another cable. But i would also check that the lead is firmly pushed into both card and monitor - sometimes a couple of mm displacement can cause problems (or re-connect both if not tried already).

 

[orbitalwalsh]

get a good cable ! seems this is a big factor with Freesnc monitors that can handle g-sync . I need to replace mine

 

[labcoattech]

are you using HDMI or DisplayPort?

 

[foster grant]

I myself found using a shorter DP Cable worked for me on FreeSync and G-Sync .

 

[Double07]

are you using HDMI or DisplayPort?

Well given the title says DP, I would assume DP I use 2 monitors and my DP cable is pretty trash and craps out a lot, hardly surprising given the state of my desk/connections though.

 

[robwigan]

new cable all sorted now final issue with my upgrade fixed

after 6 days of endless issues my simple gpu upgrade an case is now fully functional.

 

[labcoattech]

Glad to hear it's sorted