my HD woes. flickering

mephistophilus · 06-16-2007, 11:31 AM

hello all

i have a HD monitor (see link below) connected to my 7950GT 512 via a HD cable i just bought today i have the cable plugged in to the HDMI slot on my monitor and on the graphics card its in one of the two DVI slots via an adaptor that came with the cable

now my problem is that with the resolution 1600 x 900 which i have used since i got this monitor with a standard DVI cable i get a huge amount of flickering yet when i change to 1280 x 960 the flickering goes away but that leaves me with stretched looking icons also i download 2 movies trailers for Mr Bean one was a standard trailer while the second was a HD trailer which i viewed in 720DPI and i could not see any difference at all, should i see a difference here?

please help me stop the flickering :(

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...specifications

mephistophilus · 06-16-2007, 12:21 PM

all my resolution settings on all my games have been reset to 600x480 is that normal when changing a cable?

ebackhus · 06-16-2007, 11:23 PM

Have you tried a dual-link DVI cable?

mephistophilus · 06-17-2007, 11:40 AM

not even sure what that is

dai · 06-17-2007, 01:07 PM

it's one of these
http://www.datapro.net/products/1142.html

mephistophilus · 06-17-2007, 04:28 PM

ah ok. this is what i am using

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5346556.htm

dai · 06-18-2007, 01:47 AM

what is it like with the 1680x1050 resolution

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-18-2007, 02:47 AM

Whats the Max resolution your Monitor can support. When i changed cables from a DVI to a 3-colour component i noticed that i gained some resolutions and lost others. While the ones that i didnt loose looked different from before.
I had a res of 1280x720 and it work perfect for the DVI but when i used the 3 colour the 1280x720 was stretched..

Also the flickering may indicate that you have set the Resolution higher than your monitor can support or the refresh rate is above 60

mephistophilus · 08-24-2007, 12:00 PM

sorry for the super long response i didnt know anyone had replied

native resolution is 1680x1050 (i think thats max too)

dai · 08-24-2007, 12:25 PM

subscribe to the threads then you will receive an email when someone replies

ebackhus · 08-24-2007, 02:02 PM

I'm using a 22" widescreen LCD and a single-link cable. It's running at the native 1680x1050 just fine. 30" screens REQUIRE that dual-link cable for resolutions higher than 1280x720.

Also, if you're using an nVidia card don't use the 162 series drivers. The 94 series work best with current monitors.

mephistophilus · 08-25-2007, 04:16 AM

Dai i don know how to do that

i will install that driver and let you know

dai · 08-25-2007, 12:23 PM

at the top of the page you can click on user cp and set it in there
it is already set for instant email notification,if you are getting them check your emaail program or your isp is not blocking or filtering them out as spam

06-16-2007, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	my HD woes. flickering hello all i have a HD monitor (see link below) connected to my 7950GT 512 via a HD cable i just bought today i have the cable plugged in to the HDMI slot on my monitor and on the graphics card its in one of the two DVI slots via an adaptor that came with the cable now my problem is that with the resolution 1600 x 900 which i have used since i got this monitor with a standard DVI cable i get a huge amount of flickering yet when i change to 1280 x 960 the flickering goes away but that leaves me with stretched looking icons also i download 2 movies trailers for Mr Bean one was a standard trailer while the second was a HD trailer which i viewed in 720DPI and i could not see any difference at all, should i see a difference here? please help me stop the flickering :( http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...specifications

06-16-2007, 12:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: my HD woes. flickering all my resolution settings on all my games have been reset to 600x480 is that normal when changing a cable?

06-16-2007, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: my HD woes. flickering Have you tried a dual-link DVI cable? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-17-2007, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: my HD woes. flickering not even sure what that is

06-17-2007, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: my HD woes. flickering it's one of these http://www.datapro.net/products/1142.html __________________

06-17-2007, 04:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: my HD woes. flickering ah ok. this is what i am using http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5346556.htm

06-18-2007, 01:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: my HD woes. flickering what is it like with the 1680x1050 resolution __________________

06-18-2007, 02:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,472 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: my HD woes. flickering Whats the Max resolution your Monitor can support. When i changed cables from a DVI to a 3-colour component i noticed that i gained some resolutions and lost others. While the ones that i didnt loose looked different from before. I had a res of 1280x720 and it work perfect for the DVI but when i used the 3 colour the 1280x720 was stretched.. Also the flickering may indicate that you have set the Resolution higher than your monitor can support or the refresh rate is above 60 __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

08-24-2007, 12:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: my HD woes. flickering sorry for the super long response i didnt know anyone had replied native resolution is 1680x1050 (i think thats max too)

08-24-2007, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
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08-24-2007, 02:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: my HD woes. flickering I'm using a 22" widescreen LCD and a single-link cable. It's running at the native 1680x1050 just fine. 30" screens REQUIRE that dual-link cable for resolutions higher than 1280x720. Also, if you're using an nVidia card don't use the 162 series drivers. The 94 series work best with current monitors. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-25-2007, 04:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
mephistophilus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 262 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: my HD woes. flickering Dai i don know how to do that i will install that driver and let you know

08-25-2007, 12:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: my HD woes. flickering at the top of the page you can click on user cp and set it in there it is already set for instant email notification,if you are getting them check your emaail program or your isp is not blocking or filtering them out as spam __________________ Last edited by dai; 08-25-2007 at 12:26 PM.