Screen Tearing Help?

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Shubbah

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hi there. i have a alienware x51

GPU: GeForce GTX 660
CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 CPU@3.10GHz
8GB Ram

when i first bought it i never had screen tearing problems when watching movies/videos on the net. a few months later now that is all i get. i tried putting v-sync on and it does literally nothing the screen tearing stays the same, i have a Samsung Syncmaster 205bw 59/60hz display. please could someone help? ive tried newest drivers everything :( i just wanna watch my movies without this horrible problem that has appeared from general use overtime? :( thank you to anyone that can help.
 
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jsrudd

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Are you sure that you mean screen tearing? This only happens in games and does not happen when simply watching videos. Could you describe the problem?

 
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Shubbah

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hi there im not sure on how i find that out? im not too knowledgeable with computers and what does rma mean? im guessing return, thank you for the hastily reply.
 
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Shubbah

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well when i first got the pc. WoW would run perfect then a few months later i see wow runs a little less performance wise now. but i don't get screen tearing or visable screen tearing in game but now if i turn v-sync on in game i get tremendous drop in fps and screen tears. but as i said if i turn off v-sync in the in-game setting its perfectly fine. but if i watch youtube or anything with video online whenever there is something moving the screen gets a line through the middle like distorted? sorry if screen tearing isn't the right word. but thats what it looks like to me. thanks
 
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Open your case and take a look at your PSu (especially how many amps are on the 12v line), it might be crap and messing with your pc
 
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Shubbah

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ok sio i cant open it cause i have no idea how to but i watched a review of the same spec as mine as the guy said it had a 330w psu
 
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Well the easiest and fastest fixes I would suggest would be to check the temperatures. Run furmark for about 10 minutes and note the highest temp, post it here as well as the idle temp. I would also do the same with prime95, you can use something like hwmonitor to get the temps.

If those look ok I would reinstall your GPU drivers and possibly flash player since it might be a video acceleration issue.
 
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I would first suggest trying your computer out with a different monitor to help determine if its the computer or the monitor that is at issues.

Also, screen tearing should only happen with V-sync off. Turning v-sync on should fix any screen tearing issues.
 
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