I've been dealing with a frustrating issue since I moved from my dad's place to my dorm. My monitor, which had a slight white tint that showed up only sometimes, started to flicker on and off while I was gaming. This happened especially with games like Project Zomboid and RDR2, making it really tough to play. At first, I thought it was a temporary problem that I could solve by switching from fullscreen to windowed borderless mode, which stopped the flickering. However, after moving to my dorm, the flickering not only returned but got worse. I've checked my settings, updated drivers, and even replaced the HDMI cable, but nothing seems to work. I'm running a HP Pavilion Gaming PC with Windows 11, upgraded to an RTX 3060 graphics card and 36GB of RAM. Any ideas on why this might be happening and how I can fix it?
3 Answers
Have you looked into whether your power settings are causing the flickering? It might be worth checking to see if your graphics card settings are set to power-saving mode instead of high performance.
Have you checked if your graphics card got bumped loose during your move? Sometimes when you're moving your PC, the components can shift a bit. It might be worth taking a look, even if you need to get a screwdriver from someone at your school.
Just make sure to be careful when you re-seat the graphics card. It could solve your issue!
It sounds like a really annoying issue! Have you tried a different monitor or testing your current one with another computer? Sometimes the problem can be the monitor itself rather than the PC. Also, double-check your BIOS settings and display settings to make sure everything's configured correctly.
I didn’t think about that! I’ll see if I can borrow a screwdriver from someone and check it out. I'll let you know if it works!