Need a new gfx card

[Stephen!]

Probably some LCD screen burning.

[Hitman]

Probably some LCD screen burning.

Mm it never used to happen. And the weird thing is it's fainter with this gfx card... is there anyway to reduce it, it's bloody annoying sometimes.

[The Professor]

if it is LCD burning, a new monitor is your only option methinks. We have an LCD in our common room at 6th form that used to be used as an information screen in main recpetion that displayed the school logo in the top corner... now everything we watch on it has the school logo in the top corner

[Agnostic Bear]

if it is LCD burning, a new monitor is your only option methinks.

Nope, run this for a while: http://www.jscreenfix.com/

[Hitman]

I don't think it's an LCD burn... it only happens on certain things and different places... I'll try and take a picture.

OK, well taking a picture of it is almost impossible... it never used to happen before the new mobo was installed, which had an Intel GMA3100 onboard gfx... now it has the 9400gt and the line has gone a bit.

Let me try and explain the lines... they're not like dead pixel lines, they're not 100% in height. On some images and backgrounds they produce lines behind things, such as the facebook login box. On a screenshot they don't appear so it's something to do with the screen... I'll try running what JB posted.

[Chippiewill]

The only 3 I know of are the dual gpu cards aka the GTX295, 4850X2 and the 4870X2

I have the 4870x2

[Stephen!]

I have the 4870x2

Wonderful

[Tomm]

Might be a damaged DVI cable.

I don't think it's an LCD burn... it only happens on certain things and different places... I'll try and take a picture.

OK, well taking a picture of it is almost impossible... it never used to happen before the new mobo was installed, which had an Intel GMA3100 onboard gfx... now it has the 9400gt and the line has gone a bit.

Let me try and explain the lines... they're not like dead pixel lines, they're not 100% in height. On some images and backgrounds they produce lines behind things, such as the facebook login box. On a screenshot they don't appear so it's something to do with the screen... I'll try running what JB posted.

[Hitman]

Might be a damaged DVI cable.

I'm using a VGA cable, not a DVI cable - could the VGA cable be damaged?

I'll give it a try on another cable.

[Tomm]

VGA is crap, use DVI. With VGA you can get interference and other bad stuff (e.g crap cables can affect quality) since its an analogue signal. DVI is digital and unless there is physical damage or a lose connection you should not have any problems even over long distances (e.g 10m+).

I'm using a VGA cable, not a DVI cable - could the VGA cable be damaged?

I'll give it a try on another cable.