Hi,

I just upgraded my GPU from a Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 1GB to an . I uninstalled all the old ATI drivers and then ran  (the free version) just to ensure there was nothing left. I installed the new GPU and installed the drivers from EVGAs site.

First of all the card is amazing. I was able to play both Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1 Open Beta on Ultra settings. 

A few days ago I noticed that when I click the mouse wheel and drag to scroll down while I'm in an internet browser I see some pixelated screen tearing in the bottom 1/4 of my browser (On FireFox and Chrome). Also, some walls of buildings flicker slightly in the Battlefield 1 Beta at point C in the conquest map. This may be a beta related issue and not related to my GPU though. 
 
I tried disabling Hardware acceleration, smooth scrolling and turning v-sync to adaptive, but none of that has worked so far. I also removed the card and cleaned the PCI slot with compressed air and tried another mouse and DVI cable.

I've heard that flickering in games and tearing could be hardware related... or is this some settings / driver issue? I'd rather not RMA if possible.
 
I called EVGA support and followed their instructions to use DDU to remove all drivers and I re-installed the new drivers from the nVidia site. Still same problem. 

Any help is much appreciated!

System:
Monitor: 
 (1920x1200)
Processor: 
 @ 3.2GHz 
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE2Motherboard: 
System memory: G.Skill Ares 8 GB DDR3 1600 
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO Series MZ-75E1T0 1TB (Primary)SSD: Samsung 830 Series 64GB SSD HDD: WD CB WD5000AAKX SATA III 500 GB GPU: 
 
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 W Case: Cooler Master 335 Elite (with CM exhaust fan)Intake Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM Mouse: Razer AbyssusOS: Windows 10 Home (64 bit) 
 
Thank you!

Hi Sajin,
 
Thank you so much for the response!
 
I tried setting the v-synch to adaptive and that didn't help so I will try turning it on completely. I did try installing the .39 driver but it was unable to identify my GPU. I'll also try a slightly newer driver to see if that helps.
 
I hope this works :)
 
Thank you & I'll report back soon.

Is it worth trying a fresh install of windows? Or is that just a waste of time and effort?

What if I already upgraded from windows 7 to 10 and now I want to clean install 10 from and upgraded windows 10?
Thanks.

Thanks.

I'm trying to create the installation drive now. It failed twice for some reason so I redownloaded it and formatted my 8GB flash drive.

One more question since I have a digital licence for Windows and that is based on hardware and I have changed GPUs do you thing that will cause issues with activation ?

Thank you so much for your help guys.

It looks like the screen tearing is gone now that I did the clean install over the weekend.

I still have to test it in a game, as I'm still downloading Battlefield 4... But I did do a 3DMark test and got a slightly than before the clean install: www [dot] 3dmark [dot] com/spy/426725 (can't post links yet :P )

I hope it works without any issues when I get around to testing BF4.

Many thanks! :)

I changed the post title like you requested. I just hope the game test goes well and I'll feel relieved...
 
Thanks 

OK so I tried BF4 and I was able to play on ultra settings with over 60 FPS. The only thing I noticed while playing were what looked to be "refresh lines", occasionally, but in the same place where the screen tearing in the browser was occurring i.e. the bottom 1/3 - 1/4 of the screen only. I changed v-sync from "use the 3D application setting" to "adaptive" this made the "refresh lines" slightly less of an occurrence and my avg FPS looked as if it went up.
 
Additionally, Today I purchased a Display port cable which I used when this happened. Interestingly I turned my comp off and when out for some errands. When I came back and tried to boot up it wouldn't. Luckily I remembered that I added a DP cable. Sure enough when I pulled it out of the GPU the computer powered on. I tried the 2nd DP cable socket on my 1060 and the same result, after powering off it would not power back on. Due to this  I have since reverted to my DVI and I don't have the power on issues. However I am still experiencing the same issue with the "refresh lines" in the game I see occasionally when jumping, panning to look side to side & running on tile textured roof tops.
 
Any more thoughts?
 
Thank you

CoercionShaman
It won't power on at all?  Or you don't see anything on the screen?
 
Did you disconnect the DVI cable when trying the DP cable?  It could also be a bad cable and the computer thinks there is no monitor attached.

No, it wouldn't power on at all. I had completely removed the DVI and only had the DP cable attached. After removing the DP cable I was able to power on the computer again. I plugged the DP back in and the screen went on. However, when I shut it down and tried to boot up from a cold start again I got the same issue over again on all of the DP ports on the GPU. :P

It looks like I have the latest bios which I recently updated to... before I re-installed windows... 
My BIOS versions
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 2501
Date 02-Sep-14
 
ASUS website BIOS for P8Z77 V LX2 Motherboard : https://www.asus.com/us/M..._LX/HelpDesk_Download/

I'm gonna test another DVI or HDMI monitor later today (I don't have access to an extra one with display port). If all else fails RMA I guess? Thanks for the advice so far all!  
 
 
 

I brought home a second monitor with an HDMI connection and hooked it up, loaded up battlefield 4 and the "refresh lines" were occurring occasionally in the same place.
So I took it back to the store I got it at and they said they are going to check it at their lab. Hopefully, I'll get a replacement soon :) I will keep you posted.