Posted March 01, 2018
WinterSnowfall: Aha, ok, got it! We may be on to something here. I'll switch to computer doctor mode and ask you a couple of questions if you don't mind:
1) What CPU does the laptop have?
2) Does it have integrated graphics?
3) What dedicated graphics card does the laptop have?
OldFatGuy: 1) see screenshot 1) What CPU does the laptop have?
2) Does it have integrated graphics?
3) What dedicated graphics card does the laptop have?
2) No (or it may but they're disabled)
3) Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M
But please don't waste any more of your time on this. Whatever it is, me building the new rig should fix it (lol). Plus I just now noticed something that changed (don't know if that might cause it but I changed it back just the same). And it must have changed when Windows did the update. But my refresh rate had reverted back to 60hz. I have no idea why it did that. But I switched it back to 75Hz to match the monitor.
WinterSnowfall: Alright - my thoughts were that it may be an Optimus problem, since I've had plenty of issues with it in the past as well.
Switching to 75Hz should alleviate the problem at least, as now your GPU has to render in excess of 75FPS in order for you to get any screen tearing.
Wish you well and hope you get to build your new rig soon ;).
If it's slow enough, that should cause tearing, too. Though, aren't most laptop's screens' refresh rates locked?Switching to 75Hz should alleviate the problem at least, as now your GPU has to render in excess of 75FPS in order for you to get any screen tearing.
Wish you well and hope you get to build your new rig soon ;).
Post edited March 01, 2018 by kohlrak