Screen tearing & gfx upgrade

[jazzy68]

I just built a micro system after taking back a laptop that just wasn't for me after previously owning a i5 2500k desktop.

System consists of:-

Asus VX239H monitor
Asus Z87M-PLUS Intel Z87
Intel Core i5-4670K
BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Akasa Cobra Power 750W Modular Power Supply PSU
Crucial M550 ssd
windows 8.1 pro

Anyway for now I'm using the onboard Intel 4600 graphics , I have the hdmi going to my 1080 sony tv and using dvi to hdmi going to monitor.

When I watch a avi or browse the net I get a screen tear on the monitor but not on the tv, I have set clone displays with digital tv + monitor, if I set to clone displays monitor+digital tv then the screen tear occurs on the tv set.

I never had this problem on my old desktop system and the only difference was that I had a His ice turbo 6950 card inside and didn't use the onboard graphics.

Is this my problem that I need a dedicated graphics card, I was looking to put a card inside in a month or two, also what card would you recommend with a budget of no more that £150 and would this be better than my old 6950?

 

[shankly1985]

Are both display outputting same refresh rate?

 

[jazzy68]

Yeah both are on 60p hz

 

[SkeeterUK]

No idea if you have aero in that version of windows or if it has the same issues in win 7 but i find i have tearing if aero is off in win 7 when playing games for instance but when i put aero on its a lot better. I used to turn off aero cos it freed up few hundred meg of vram not like i needed it like but still. This is with a 670 card.

Still i dont think this is your issue but thought id mention what i have had experienced recently incase it helped somewhat.