Disturbance or artifacts in game and on browser

Jude Lobo

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So i'm getting these artifacts in-game : http://imgur.com/a/ApOoy

and on the taskbar im getting these when a white background is on the screen:http://imgur.com/a/YjZgk



I have a old acer monitor that only has one vga port, and i am connecting that to my RX460 card, via hdmi adapter:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Convertor-Cable-Converter-support/dp/B00K808RVQ



I have reinstalled graphics drivers but that didn't help so i connected it to my TV to the VGA port, and when i booted up CIV VI the artifacts weren't there anymore, and the vertical lines on the taskbar also went away.



Now the question is, is this a Monitor issue or a graphics card issue, or a VGA to HDMI adapter issue, and how can i fix this.



this is one i took right now of my taskbar showing vertical lines, happens ONLY when the browser or desktop wallpaper has a white background.:http://imgur.com/a/MxiUN


Thanks in advance, sorry if i posted in the wrong category, don't really know if this is a internal or external hardware issue.






 

Effeectt

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It's likely a graphics card issue, that type of behaviour is associated with dying or faulty GPU's.

However, if you want to find an answer. I'd recommend you find another monitor and plug that in and see if you experience these issues on that monitor, if you do, it's a graphics card issue.
 

Jude Lobo

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I said that above, i plugged my PC to my TV and the artifacts disappeared.Also i connected my igpu to my monitor and the artifacts were still there.
 

Effeectt

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Ok, this is quite strange behaviour. I don't think it's the adapter that is causing the issue because you've stated that with the adapter on the TV, the artifacts don't seem to appear. I can't really give a definitive answer about this issue, but it's likely a monitor issue with that specific monitor.