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    Lcd problem or gpu?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by xxravenousxx, Nov 18, 2009.

  1. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've had this notebook for about 3 weeks now and i've noticed my problem during movies/game cut-scenes. Every now and then there is a horizontal line that travels upwards. (It all depends on how much is going on in the movie/cutscene) It's like a tiny wave, more annoying than anything..

    (EDIT: Motion blur is another thing - but only once again when things get moving fast and whatnot.)

    Its def. not screen tearing although I do happen to have screen tearing problems on the two games I play. Is screen tearing normal for Aion And MWF2?

    I understand that vsync will fix the screen tearing... But I'm not sure if its normal.

    My system specs are this.

    m17x
    dual 260m running in SLI.
    2.8 dual core.
    4 gigs of ram.
    (Edit)
    Running Vista 64 bit.

    I'd really like to know if i've got a faulty video cards or not... It does it when not in sli also.

    Thanks!
     
    xxravenousxx, Nov 18, 2009
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  2. rsgeiger

    rsgeiger Notebook Evangelist

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    Test with an external monitor first. If you still see artifacts it has something to do with the video card.
     
    rsgeiger, Nov 18, 2009
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  3. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    its probably the vsync i had the same problem and even with vsink, there are some games like crysis and other high demanding games were you will see that line that travels upwards
     
    blaster, Nov 18, 2009
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  4. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for your replies :)
     
    xxravenousxx, Nov 19, 2009
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