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So I just got my first PC in 9 years a couple weeks ago, (I've only used my old laptop maybe twice per year since I bought it) so I'm sorry if this is a very noob question. I got a 75hz 1080p LG monitor, plugged directly in to my GPU, a GTX 1050ti 4GB, using a DVI-D single link cable. In all my games, (particularly in overwatch) however, I have constant screen tearing. I heard it's affected by the fps being higher than the monitors refresh rate, but it happens no matter what fps my games are running at. My monitor only supports DVI-D and VGA. Should I get a new monitor, or is there something I'm missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if you need any other information about my PC, please let me know.

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Have you tried enabling vsync? 

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It's rarely if ever the monitor. Do you use vsync in games? Have you done a clean driver uninstall with DDU and then re-installed fresh drivers? 

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On 3/4/2018 at 7:22 AM, BeardyMcBaldman said:

So I just got my first PC in 9 years a couple weeks ago, (I've only used my old laptop maybe twice per year since I bought it) so I'm sorry if this is a very noob question. I got a 75hz 1080p LG monitor, plugged directly in to my GPU, a GTX 1050ti 4GB, using a DVI-D single link cable. In all my games, (particularly in overwatch) however, I have constant screen tearing. I heard it's affected by the fps being higher than the monitors refresh rate, but it happens no matter what fps my games are running at. My monitor only supports DVI-D and VGA. Should I get a new monitor, or is there something I'm missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if you need any other information about my PC, please let me know.

dvi-d single link doesn't have enough bandwidth for 1080p 75hz, get a dual link cable and set the refresh rate to your monitor's native refresh rate and enable vsync 

 

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