9500 Screen Tearing

[Karius]

Hey there.

I recently installed a Nvidia 9500 graphics card on my computer. But when i installed the latest drivers I get quite noticeable screen tearing and when i open up world of warcraft the screen flashes black like every 6 seconds. Please Help.

-Karius-

 

[reghakr]

Is that the only problem you have is the Warcraft game?

 

[Karius]

Is that the only problem you have is the Warcraft game?

Nope its also my screen in general is when the screen tearing happens but it only flashes black with warcraft.

 

[reghakr]

Did you get the driver directly from Nvidia?

 

[Karius]

Did you get the driver directly from Nvidia?

Yep

 

[thefabe]

If you would update your system specs in your user CP ( top of page, then edit system specs) this would help to understand more about your system. Also what card are you upgrading from? As it seems that this type of issue happens when upgrading form a card that used old legacy drivers. I would recommend using a driver cleaner app like driver sweeper, or driver cleaner to clean out all remnants of old drivers then try to reinstall the new ones and see if the issue persists. Guru3D - Driver Sweeper (Setup) download from Guru3D.com

 

[Karius]

Hey i've updated my specs as much as i could in my cp. Plus i upgraded to 9500GT to 7100gs btw.

 

[thefabe]

Thanks. Well it would seem that the driver from Nvidia is the same for both cards so that would eliminate the legacy theory. I don't see your monitor listed. If you can please include it. I will do some more research and get back to you. Fabe

 

[Karius]

Hey but in device manager it just says Generic PnP Monitor...

 

[thefabe]

Well then if you can find the manufacturer and model # I would go to their site and download and install my monitor driver. Also is this occurring as soon as you turn on your system? As this can also be a heat related problem if not always present. Also if you'll scroll down this page you'll see other threads on this issue. The second one has a lot of information that might help you as well. Fabe

 

[Karius]

if it is heat related how could i lower the heat?

 

[reghakr]

Is this under Display adapters?

If so, uninstall the drivers from Program ans Features''m Now download a run this tool

Driver sweeper:

http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

No do the install again.
Make sue you gave the download from Nvidia,.

 

[thefabe]

Well first you need to find out what temps your card is running at you can use GPU-z for this. GPU-Z 0.3.4 download from Guru3D.com. Then you can use either riva tuner or Evga precision tool to regulate your fan speed on your card. RivaTuner v2.24c download from Guru3D.com Evga precision EVGA | EVGA Precision | EVGA Precision

 

[Karius]

I've had a look at the 2nd thread and thought i should post a crash dump but i cannot get to Windows/Minidump?

 

[thefabe]

If you haven't actually had a crash a dump file may not have been created.

 

[Karius]

Hey again i used GPU-Z and it said that the temp was 51*C. Is this too high?

 

[thefabe]

No that is well within tolerances. It has to be something else. Try doing what was mentioned in the other thread about making sure all your drivers are up to date. Especially the chipset. You'll have to go to the Packard Bell site for them. You will need your serial number, usualy located next to the genuine windows sticker on the back of your case. Aslo look for a monitor driver.

 

[Karius]

I used radarsync and it said that my nvidia hd audio, nvidia nForce System Management, and Realtek HD Audio were all out of date.

 

[thefabe]

Then you should update them. I would like to see you get your monitor recognized as what it is as well. So you will have the correct resolution and refresh rate.

 

[Karius]

Just updated everything that i needed to from the PB website. But couldn't find any monitor drivers and am still getting screen tearing...