What causes flickering screens?

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Hi,

I recently got a rig with a GTX 780 and I've noticed a flickering screen on SOME games. On Witcher 2 the screen just flickers but it's more noticable in the dark, it goes when I apply v-sync and I'm left with just one line that flickers. Skyrim has one line in the middle that flickers that's noticeable in the dark slightly. Metro 2033 has a little flicker too.

Maybe I'm looking into the flickering too much, but I'm pretty sure WoW used to flicker on my old gaming laptop. I'm using the same monitor I used for my laptop so could it be the monitor? It's just some average LG monitor
 
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come on conect the hdmi already it wont take you more than 2 minutes.
use the buttons on the monitor to specify the source.there should be a source button.
how many frames are you getting you say you have low frames how low?
if you are using a vga cable you will expirience flickering.
a single link dvi conector supports resolutions up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz.
a dual link dvi conector supports resolutions up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz.


download fraps if you havent and tell us exactly how many frames you are getting.
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The model is Flatron e2241 - 1920x1080, 60Hz

My spec is:
- intel i7-4790
- GTX 780
- 8 GB
- win 7
 
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The frame rate is sick, theres no problems playing any games with ultra settings, it's just some random flickering, that can be annoying on certain games. Fallout 3 was fine, but that's old I guess.

It's connected to the first one, which is where the card is placed I guess, theres a hdmi next to it too. Theres a second one below it though
 
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Yeah I do

Do I just put the hdmi at the back of the monitor instead? HDMI to DVI-D? Just turns the screen into a normal monitor, so unable to use it as a computer monitor with that set up
 
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Theres only an extra DVI-D port on the monitor. Connecting just the hdmi from the GPU to the DVI-D port turns the monitor into a normal screen like a TV, with no computer functionality
 
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I've got an older model that doesn't have a HDMI port at all. I guess I'm gonna have to install Witcher 2 on my laptop and see if the problem occurs
 
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come on conect the hdmi already it wont take you more than 2 minutes.
use the buttons on the monitor to specify the source.there should be a source button.
how many frames are you getting you say you have low frames how low?
if you are using a vga cable you will expirience flickering.
a single link dvi conector supports resolutions up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz.
a dual link dvi conector supports resolutions up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz.


download fraps if you havent and tell us exactly how many frames you are getting.
 
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