Black screen when HDR turned on, little tiny dots around edges of things when not.

[DanceNumber]

Hi there :), Long time listener of WAN and subscriber of LTT on yt, but first time posting. Linus speaks pretty highly of yall so hopefully I can find some help and tips here. My problem is as follows.

 

When I turn HDR on in windows my TV display goes black, audio becomes choppy. When i turn off HDR, there are many tiny dots around all the things on my screen, almost like tv static but overlayed on top of my desktop. Everything used to work perfectly but when I woke up one day the previously stated issue started.

 

- Windows 10 pro 64 Bit, Software version 21H2

- i7 7700k @ 4.2 ghz

- corsair vengance ddr4, 32gb @ 3200MHz

- 500GB WDBlack m.2 SSD

- MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X OC, stock

- LG SK8800 TV.

- MSI Z270-A PRO v1 dated 2016-12-15.

 

I have tried the following

- buying a new HDMI cable

- Using a DVI-HDMI cable instead (works but no HDR)

- Using alternate ports on the TV (all ports work fine with other devices)

- lowering the resolution in windows

- Using an active DP to HDMI adapter

- factory resetting TV

- trying other ports on GPU

 

I suspect one of the following is happening.

1.) My GPU is failing

2.) The alternative cable I bought was underspec'd despite the label refering to it as HDMI 2.1

 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated ♥

 

[aDoomGuy]

Try removing driver with this.

 

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

Recommended procedure:

• Download latest driver from Nvidia
• Disconnect completely from internet
• Reboot into safe mode
• Remove the Nvidia driver using the tool
• Reboot into normal desktop
• Install latest driver
• Reconnect internet

[DanceNumber]

41 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

Try removing driver with this.

 

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

Recommended procedure:

• Download latest driver from Nvidia
• Disconnect completely from internet
• Reboot into safe mode
• Remove the Nvidia driver using the tool
• Reboot into normal desktop
• Install latest driver
• Reconnect internet

Attempting this now. Just waiting on driver to download. Will report back shortly thank you.

[DanceNumber]

1 hour ago, aDoomGuy said:

Try removing driver with this.

 

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

Recommended procedure:

• Download latest driver from Nvidia
• Disconnect completely from internet
• Reboot into safe mode
• Remove the Nvidia driver using the tool
• Reboot into normal desktop
• Install latest driver
• Reconnect internet

You are my f-ing hero dude! This was giving me so much stress and anxiety. But your solution worked! Thank you so much. you've made a complete stranger very very happy  

 

I hope the good karma from helping me goes back to you in a time of needing. Thank you so much!

 

 

 

Now to figure out how the driver might have broken out of nowhere.

[aDoomGuy]

4 minutes ago, DanceNumber said:

You are my f-ing hero dude! This was giving me so much stress and anxiety. But your solution worked! Thank you so much. you've made a complete stranger very very happy  

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Hey, no worries! Glad to be of assistance.

 

Well these things can happen, usually when there is a problem with display it's due to the driver. Some files could have gotten corrupt or overwritten due to an update, to mention possible reasons. I do that procedure once or twice a year even if I don't have any issue to get a fresh driver install. It only takes 5 minutes right and it's better than getting issues with drivers and I like my clean installs lol.

 

8 minutes ago, DanceNumber said:

I hope the good karma from helping me goes back to you in a time of needing

Thank you!