This has never really bothered me as I always thought it was happening because of the game itself and not because of a piece of hardware but now that I have seen the lines during full screened videos im starting to get a little worried. During games such as Starcraft 2 and Team Fortress 2 I will get a ton of horizontal ripples on the screen. They are not affecting the game in anyway but in darker areas they are quite visible. I have noticed that in Team Fortress 2 enabling v-sync does remove the lines, but when I tried enabling it in Starcraft 2 it looked like there was still a line or two on the screen. While watching full screened videos I also notice that if it cuts to a scene where the background is grey, a few ripples/lines will pop up there as well. Although, While playing League of Legends in windowed the lines appear, but when I switch to full screen they disappear. I am really confused as to what is causing this and was hoping someone on these forums could help. Thanks in advance.
GPU: EVGA GTX 460 SSC edition
CPU: Intel quad 2 core Q9550
Mobo: XFX nForce 750i
PSU: 700-750 Watts not entirely sure
Monitor: Pretty sure its 22-inches
Edit: Forgot to add if its full screened and the screen is black it appears as though the lines disappear. Also, if i am watching a video and it is not in full screen mode, I cannot see any lines.
GPU: EVGA GTX 460 SSC edition
CPU: Intel quad 2 core Q9550
Mobo: XFX nForce 750i
PSU: 700-750 Watts not entirely sure
Monitor: Pretty sure its 22-inches
Edit: Forgot to add if its full screened and the screen is black it appears as though the lines disappear. Also, if i am watching a video and it is not in full screen mode, I cannot see any lines.