NEED HELP: Screen Tearing (RESOLVED)

[nocturneborn]

I have been at this for hours, and please don't tell me to enable Vsync, because I have, both in NVIDIA Control Panel, and NVIDIA Profile Inspector, simultaneously, and alone for each.

I'm running Skyrim SE on an NEC 20WMGX2 connected to an EVGA GTX 980 TI HYBRID with a DVI-VGA adapter cable. Had this issue with a VGA-VGA cable using an HDMI adapter, but recently switched to the dedicated cable as it was recommended by NVIDIA customer support.

Unfortunately, VGA is the only input my monitor receives, and despite numerous hours tinkering with the aforementioned programs, I have not found a concrete solution.

The best visuals I've encountered are using Skyrim SE in Windowed Borderless Mode, but unfortunately that drops my frame rate by about 20+ FPS, something I cannot allow.

I have capped my FPS using NVIDIA Profile Inspector and EVGA Precision XOC, simultaneously, and together, and have done everything I have come across in terms of suggestions from other users experiencing the same problem.

No matter what, horizontal lines across my screen, and I don't know what to do.

I've tried Fast Sync, disabling Vsync in SkyrimPrefs, the whole bit, and I'm f****** tired.

If anyone has a solution to this, please let me know. I may have to buy a new monitor just to game. The current one I have for colour accuracy, as I'm also a photographer.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Sorry, but I really think a new monitor is the only solution.

[nocturneborn]

Thanks. I may get one just for gaming, pretty cheap used.

[Caesar]

Are you using your native resolution (meaning 1680 x 1050 at 60 Hz) ?
Also, please clarify because by your text I got a bit confused, are you using an hdmi adapter or just a plain DVI cable, or..?
If you're using an adapter(or anything else than DVI to DVI), that could be the reason - you should go with a DVI to DVI cable.
"Screen tearing is usually caused by the frame rate of the game and the refresh rate of the tv/monitor being out of sync".
Also have you tried, in "NVIDIAs Control Panel" to set the "Vsync" to "Fast" & enabled "Triple Buffering" ? If not, try that. (Try "Global Settings, not "Program Settings").

[nocturneborn]

Yes I have done that, everything you mentioned apart from the DVI -DVI cable.

Like I said, VGA is the only input my monitor receives, and therefore an adapter cable (DVI-VGA) is my only option.

Thanks for your help, but I think I'll just have to wait for a new monitor.

[Caesar]

If you got this;
https://www.cnet.com/products/nec-multisync-20wmgx2-lcd-monitor-20-1-series/#p=nec-multisync-20wmgx2-lcd-monitor-20-1/
Monitor like mentioned, then no.
DVI is what your screen uses/should use.
Or do you mean your PC doesn't have an DVI input-slot ?

[Orange]

In Nvidia Control Panel, are you forcing Vsync on in Global Settings or Program Settings?

I recently started a new playthrough using Skyrim SE, which is running great on my older GTX 770 compared to the original Skyrim. I had the very noticeable screen tearing too and had to enable Vsync via Nvidia Control Panel Program Settings (selecting skyrimse.exe and not skyrimselauncher.exe).as the Global Setting refused to remove screen tearing.

In my SkyrimPrefs file (C:\Users\yourname\Documents\my games\Skyrim Special Edition) I also have Vysync set to iVSyncPresentInterval=0.

While searching for solutions for my screen tearing, people were suggesting using Riva Tuner Statistics Server (RTSS) to limit your FPS to 60 to match your monitors refresh rate as it is more reliable than Nvidia Inspector.

[nocturneborn]

Thanks, Orange, I have done that also.

Caesar, it seems to me you are right. I assumed all this time that I only had VGA.

I guess I'll be making a trip to my local hardware store. Thank-you.

[Ancient]

Originally posted by nocturneborn:

Thanks, Orange, I have done that also.

Caesar, it seems to me you are right. I assumed all this time that I only had VGA.

I guess I'll be making a trip to my local hardware store. Thank-you.

Also worth mentioning to make sure what you get is a DVI-D cable. DVI-I females (the ports on your video card and/or monitor) will work just fine with a DVI-D cable, but in DVI-I cables they contain additional pins and wires to carry both the standard digital image (DVI-D) as well as an analog signal (DVI-I is needed for older analog CRT monitors that used DVI cabling, but cannot actually display a purely digital signal) and a DVI-I cable (male) WILL NOT connect to a DVI-D port (female) like your monitor has, so make sure that what you get is a DVI-D cable.

It's also worth noting that DVI cables come in two additional formats, single- and dual-link. Single-link is all you need for displays up to 1920x1200@60HZ. For larger DVI-D displays, like a 2560x1600@60Hz, etc. a dual-link is required to support the extra bandwidth needed to push the images to the display. A dual-link is cross-compatible of course, but because they have more pins and wires inside them (25 vs single-link's 19), they are usually more expensive. So again, since your monitor only supports 1680x1050@60Hz through DVI-D digital port, what you want is a single-link DVI-D cable.

More info: https://www.displaygeeks.com/difference-between-dvi-i-and-dvi-d/

[nocturneborn]

Thanks a lot. I'll try and report back.

[nocturneborn]

The issue corrected itself, seemingly, unless calibrating my monitor for the umpteenth time resolved it, but I don't see how. Maybe a Windows Update? I'm still using my DVI-VGA adapter cable, and have crystal clear everything, no problems.

Going to hope it stays this way, make sure I give myself the option to rollback if need be.

Thanks everyone for the support, definitely not a hardware issue!