Screen Flicker R9280x

RedJosh94

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Oct 23, 2013
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Hello,
i purchased a new msi r9280x graphics card today and installed it and it is working fine and running games good. however every now and then i get a slight flicker on my screen, it isnt unbearable but quite irritating as it obviously means something is wrong. i first had my display running through dvi/vga adpater. i changed to hdmi but still the problem persists. my graphics card is sat in pretty snug in my case. should i take it out and plug it back in again or is there an easier solution i could try? thanks
 
Try reseating the card first off. It is possible that the could be dust in the slot. If it still persists, then try laying your case flat to see if stress on the slot is causing the issue.

Try some of the following as well. If you have a different HDMI cable to try, try that. If your card has 2 different HDMI inputs, try each one. If your monitor/TV has multiple HDMI inputs try each.

I had a similar issue last year and ended up finding out that it was one of the inputs on my display. I changed the HDMI port and the flickering went away.