weird flashes on screen

[ben dover kid]

so for example watching youtube videos, sometimes i see like the bottom 1/4 of the screen to flash really fast on some color or something(it looks like a somewhat teared color/picture)(cant really make out what it is because its so fast). could this be something to do with my GPU or monitor? or what?

[MrDrWho13]

20 minutes ago, ben dover kid said:

so for example watching youtube videos, sometimes i see like the bottom 1/4 of the screen to flash really fast on some color or something(it looks like a somewhat teared color/picture)(cant really make out what it is because its so fast). could this be something to do with my GPU or monitor? or what?

Probably GPU.

What are your PC specs? (Motherboard, PSU, GPU...)

Also what's your monitor?

[ben dover kid]

Just now, MrDrWho13 said:

Probably GPU.

What are your PC specs? (Motherboard, PSU, GPU...)

Also what's your monitor?

i5 4690k (not OC:d), gigabyte z97x gaming 3 motherboard, 16GB ddr3 kingston, msi gtx 970 (not OC:d atm), 250GB 850 evo, EVGA superNOVA g3 650W, 1440p 60hz asus PB258Q monitor.

[MrDrWho13]

2 minutes ago, ben dover kid said:

i5 4690k (not OC:d), gigabyte z97x gaming 3 motherboard, 16GB ddr3 kingston, msi gtx 970 (not OC:d atm), 250GB 850 evo, EVGA superNOVA g3 650W, 1440p 60hz asus PB258Q monitor.

That's very unusual. Perhaps it's a problem with your video drivers? Try uninstalling your current drivers then installing the current ones from MSI's site.

[ben dover kid]

Just now, MrDrWho13 said:

That's very unusual. Perhaps it's a problem with your video drivers? Try uninstalling your current drivers then installing the current ones from MSI's site.

yup i tried to reinstall drivers, and also i did reset all settings and redundant extensions and whatnot from my browser(chrome). all of that should be taken care of.

[MrDrWho13]

Just now, ben dover kid said:

yup i tried to reinstall drivers, and also i did reset all settings and redundant extensions and whatnot from my browser(chrome). all of that should be taken care of.

Does it happen randomly or is there a pattern? Are you using VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort?

[ben dover kid]

Just now, MrDrWho13 said:

Does it happen randomly or is there a pattern? Are you using VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort?

it happens randomly. im using HDMI atm im thinking about trying to find another cable if that would fix it

[MrDrWho13]

1 minute ago, ben dover kid said:

it happens randomly. im using HDMI atm im thinking about trying to find another cable if that would fix it

At this point I think you'll need to do some troubleshooting. I'd start with the cable, then try replacing:

• Monitor
• GPU
• PSU

To try to find the root cause of the problem. I've not heard of this one before.