VGA vs DVI follow up.

you sure its screen tearing?

http://www.geforce.com/Active/en_US/shared/images/articles/introducing-the-geforce-gtx-680-gpu/Tearing2.png

shouldnt have anything to do with the cables.

odds are its something to do with default profiles in your GPUs control panel; maybe it switches based on the cable (analog vs digital [thought dvi could be outputting analog instead of digital, too]).

odd problem, but check to see if v-sync and triple buffering are enabled with each cable.

quote ashantiqua

you sure its screen tearing?

http://www.geforce.com/Active/en_US/shared/images/articles/introducing-the-geforce-gtx-680-gpu/Tearing2.png

shouldnt have anything to do with the cables.

odds are its something to do with default profiles in your GPUs control panel; maybe it switches based on the cable (analog vs digital [thought dvi could be outputting analog instead of digital, too]).

odd problem, but check to see if v-sync and triple buffering are enabled with each cable.

Vsync and TB are both turned off by default, I have made sure of that. It's not that screen tearing, that is the screen tearing that I know and .. hate, but it's like the black'ish lines that going vertically up and down the screen constantly.

But anyway, that only happens on VGA. (I have a DVI to VGA) and a actually little DVI connector that goes onto the end of my VGA cables to enable them to become DVI to VGA cables.

quote harbin91

Does your card have a VGA connection on it and do you have a VGA cable somewhere? Could try that to see if it is the cable at fault.

TBH I've not recieved a problem from using DVI to VGA. But the above would rule out a damaged cable if that's the cause.

And no it sadly does not, for some strange reasont he 7850 has: 1x DVI, 2x Mini display port and 1x HDMI. I thought it was kind of strange to put those connections on a graphics card, it would of been much better with 1 DVI, 1 VGA and 1 HDMI. I don't like this new set up of connections that is being released.

I was told that I get the interference or whatever it is because VGA is analogue and DVI is digital hence the DVI cable working and the VGA cable getting those lines and what not.


My question is this though;

If I went ahead and bought a Mini display to VGA would that improve it anyway? because it's still technically VGA but isn't Mini display a lot less likely to have interference also and what not and a lot less noisy and what not? Would this help at-all? It'd be nice to know before I go out and buy one, instead of wasting my money and what not.

Thanks.

It may not be "screen tearing" then, it's like I've got black lines going up and down my screen constantly when playing games. (Only happens on VGA though).

quote ashantiqua

could be a damaged cable, or the vga input on your monitor is damaged, or even the dvi-vga converter.

could be other things as well.

does it look like this?

https://vpd4pq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pUBX6RmPYTS0w5iqxaJBVdiL4NGyBZcDo1-WU6kzxzklconMtv9EQFV6YEUqU6KOvKiZq51wFLbc7DtI_9qHpbQ/2012-05-25_00001.jpg?psid=1

any info helps

(Re-typing this message as I typed it in a rushy manner and was a bit un clear.)

What I have tried are:

• 3 Different monitors.
• 4 VGA cables.
• 1 DVI to VGA cable.
• 1 DVI to VGA splitter.

And they all have the same outcome, the vertical dark lines going behind the screen while gaming, they're constantly going up and down the screen. I was wondering if I bought the Mini-d to VGA if that would help at-all?
It probably wont as it will still bee using VGA but ah well.

quote Iceguy2003

I'm puzzled. I've read over and over the whole thing now.

DVI on the card. You can go DVI from the card to DVI on a monitor, and it works. But, going from DVI to VGA, no matter how you do it, what cable, and what monitor, gives you these vertical lines. I've just never personally experienced this problem. It does seem quite odd. Believe it or not, I use DVI from the vid card to VGA quite a bit.

My HD4870 has 2x DVI, and I have a VGA 19" CRT (IBM G97) and a 32" Sanyo flat screen television that uses a VGA input. So, I honestly do run DVI to VGA quite a bit and have for friends, etc. It just leaves me thinking SOMETHING about your video card is damaged. I know that DVI to DVI works for you, but do you have another video card to just try? Just a guess, I'm puzzled.

I do man yeah, I've got my 5770! if I try my DVI to VGA cable, it works. No lines. :/ It's pathetic. Could that be a graphics card problem? even if the DVI works?

quote Iceguy2003

I'd call it a graphics card problem if you can still return it and get another one for free or something. But, really, I don't know. It's gotta be something wrong with the hardware, though. It's very strange, that's all I know for sure lol.

I'll give them a call and see what they say! Only thing I've gotta' pay to send it back myself, which is annoying.

But yeah, thanks man. I thought it was quite strange, :/