How to get rid of screen tearing

Question

I have a 23" NEC IPS display and the nvidia 9800 gt video card. Even when I enable vsync in flash and games, I still get tearing--a line in the middle of the screen every few seconds or so.

Is the video card or the diplay causing the tearing? Would ugprading to a better video card, such as the nvidia gtx 650, fix the problem?

Issue occurs on both windows and ubuntu; currently running the latest Ubuntu with the latest nvidia driver version 310.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 03 '13 at 19:26

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Tearing is usually caused by the video card outputting to many fps. While vsync is enabled make sure the game is registering it as the proper monitor speed.

answered Mar 03 '13 at 19:26

Griffin

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 03 '13 at 19:29

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If looks like a dark horizontal wavy lines, problems with power supply. If flicker individual points - is overheating memory.

answered Mar 03 '13 at 19:29

STTR

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '13 at 19:29

You need to start testing things with replacement hardware, as using two different OS's and having the exact same result usually rules out software issues.

First, check all connections to ensure proper fit.

From there, move the monitor to a new system, try a different cable, try a different monitor with your system, etc. That should hopefully help you determine if it's the system or the monitor.

How to get rid of screen tearing

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