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Hi, so I just built my first system with a GTX 970, and when I finished everything and booted up Windows, my desktop had tiny red dots flickering in the upper left of the screen. When I unplugged my DVI cables and plugged them back in the monitor it seemed to stop the problem. I was just wondering if this was because I inserted the GPU in wrong? Or was it an issue with how the wire was plugged into the monitor?

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I've had this issue with my GTX 260 before. It's just a poor placement of the video cable (HDMI, DVI, etc.) 

Just unplug and reinsert the cord and you should be fine. 

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The answer becomes clear:

 

I experienced a similar problem with my monitor. I came to the conclusion that since I could not screw in my DVI cable, the looseness of the cord caused the red dots and green flickering.

 

i'm guessing thats just iffy display cables, having a bit of noise.

 

I've had this issue with my GTX 260 before. It's just a poor placement of the video cable (HDMI, DVI, etc.) 

Just unplug and reinsert the cord and you should be fine. 

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