Screen is always... weird when in-game (new gpu/pc)

bolosantosi · 26 Jun 2014 at 12:54

Hey, whenever i'm in a game I see constant 'lines' horizontally across the whole screen; I think it may be a driver issue but i'm kinda worried about messing about with it now... how do I see what drivers I have/need? I downloaded the 14.4 drivers (I have a 280x) and then it... wanted me to download them again after installing them so I guess it didn't update, maybe I need to delete old ones first? any tips would be helpful!

Im running a 280x through a monitor cable to a 1080p screen.

porushinobu · 26 Jun 2014 at 13:01

what kind of lines, are they clear wavy lines or is it solid lines hiding parts of the game

also can we have specs too

CrixxzeH · 26 Jun 2014 at 14:47

Could be the GPU, try another just to make sure.. you could do the same with the monitor.

'Drivesweeper' is a program you can use to get rid of the ones you have installed..

1 question, how can you not now know the drivers you've installed, its pretty important stuff.

bolosantosi · 26 Jun 2014 at 16:33

porushinobu said:
what kind of lines, are they clear wavy lines or is it solid lines hiding parts of the game

also can we have specs too

they're... straight lines moving up and down horizontally I think? I recorded some gameplay and it came out fine, so i'm not sure whats up. and sure!

i5 4670k, xfx 280x, z87-hd3 mobo, 8gb ram

stulid · 26 Jun 2014 at 16:35

Does it look like the screen has tears in it and parts dont line up?

bolosantosi · 26 Jun 2014 at 17:13

stulid said:
Does it look like the screen has tears in it and parts dont line up?

it's definitely not screen tearing - it does it with v-sync on or off and is doing it constantly. its like there's some darker lines and some brighter, that move about slightly? I don't know.

bolosantosi · 26 Jun 2014 at 17:37

CrixxzeH said:
Could be the GPU, try another just to make sure.. you could do the same with the monitor.

'Drivesweeper' is a program you can use to get rid of the ones you have installed..

1 question, how can you not now know the drivers you've installed, its pretty important stuff.

thanks, I have no other gpu to try though - i hope its just a driver issue or this would be the second 280x i'd need to send back!

stulid · 26 Jun 2014 at 17:57

Can you photograph it?

porushinobu · 26 Jun 2014 at 18:02

if its the same as I have then its not the GPU and happens all the time even in idle and seems to be harmless.
Also I have noticed it doesn't happen in HDMI. Have you tried a different output, if you have one available.

lee32uk · 26 Jun 2014 at 18:23

Does it do the same when connected to the onboard graphics ?

bolosantosi · 26 Jun 2014 at 19:35

porushinobu said:
if its the same as I have then its not the GPU and happens all the time even in idle and seems to be harmless.
Also I have noticed it doesn't happen in HDMI. Have you tried a different output, if you have one available.

oh my god, I forgot about trying hdmi. it worked! I don't know if it should still be cause for concern in the future but its all good for now at least

sorry for the dumb mistake; it's because hdmi didn't work on the gpu i RMA'd

porushinobu · 27 Jun 2014 at 08:18

bolosantosi said:
oh my god, I forgot about trying hdmi. it worked! I don't know if it should still be cause for concern in the future but its all good for now at least sorry for the dumb mistake; it's because hdmi didn't work on the gpu i RMA'd

I reckon its still the same if you go back off HDMI,
can I have your specs incase we have similarmobos/ CPUs or something?
in mine its definately not the GPU ( I tested a spare)
so I am looking into CPU perhaps as I have also replaced mobo.