iOutatime
03-12-2017, 11:05 PM
So I scored a Gateway EV700 for my sleeper build, but after a few months of use, I started to see a weird blue tearing effect on the screen. I've tried both passive and adaptive HDMI to VGA adapters as well as a DVI-I to VGA (which I'm currently using). The flickering seems to be random and at times just turns my whole screen a tint of blue. I use the monitor as an extended display in conjunction with my LCD monitor. The CRT goes to the DVI-I adapter, while my LCD goes straight into DVI-D. Both of which are plugged into my GTX 980 FTW. I tested the monitor on an old Gateway laptop from 2007 with a native VGA port and it seemed fine after letting it run for about 4 hours straight.
There's probably 4 things I think it could be. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong:
1. My GTX 980 FTW video card may have some compatibility issues with the monitor's frequency.
2. The DVI-I to VGA adapter might be decoding the signal incorrectly.
3. The VGA cable somehow magically developed a fault in the cable within the time I've used it.
4. Within the 4 months of using the monitor, it is starting to fail and it may be it's time. :tears:
All the while I've been typing this thread, I've had the CRT playing YouTube videos and no noticeable signs of blue flickering yet. Here's a link to a video that perfectly demonstrates whats happening:
https://youtu.be/QfJr8rDplSU
Any thoughts on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks!
There's probably 4 things I think it could be. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong:
1. My GTX 980 FTW video card may have some compatibility issues with the monitor's frequency.
2. The DVI-I to VGA adapter might be decoding the signal incorrectly.
3. The VGA cable somehow magically developed a fault in the cable within the time I've used it.
4. Within the 4 months of using the monitor, it is starting to fail and it may be it's time. :tears:
All the while I've been typing this thread, I've had the CRT playing YouTube videos and no noticeable signs of blue flickering yet. Here's a link to a video that perfectly demonstrates whats happening:
https://youtu.be/QfJr8rDplSU
Any thoughts on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks!