Asus R9 290x Flickering ONLY in Software/Programs

SphinxRa wrote on 7/12/2015, 11:16 AM

Hello,

I tryd several forums to get this answered but no luck,

When i installed the 290x GPU (before i had a NVIDIA GTX960 FTW) i had alot of
VSYNC/FPS/Hz problems, screen tearing/flickering everywhere, this was caused later on when i finded out reading forums and alot of Google by Aero Peek, i always
turn that off because i don't care about how my desktop looks, never was a problem
before, till i went from NIVIDIA to AMD...so VSYNC screen tearing "solved".

What i still have is really annoying, i have 2 monitors in extended mode (one desktop),
when i use Vegas Pro 13 or After Effects CC2015 WITH external preview monitor on
and when i click on media files (anything in the project from pictures till video) in the project like in AE or "explorering" for files in VP13 (auto preview play) then BOTH screens flickers like 5 times orso, everytime when i click a meda file.

I have no idea nomore what it is, googling, reading forums all week but not this
"specific" flickering, i tryd many drivers, even out of insanity i made a "fresh"
install of windows7x64, offcoursse no difference, hope that someone can help me here on the Sony forum, this is driving me insain, could there be a GPU defect? Still a VSYNC defect/conflict?

I have no flickering at all on both monitors with browsers or what so ever,
ONLY in "windowed" programs that uses a "fullscreen" second/external preview.

My specs:
Asus P9X79 Pro
Corsair TX850w v2
i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2Ghz
32gb DDR3 1600
Asus R9 290x DC2-OC-4G
Samsung 250gb SSD
Samsung 500gb SSD
Samsung 3TB HDD
Samsung 2TB HDD
1x LG 27EA33
1x LG 24EA53

Greetings

Comments

astar wrote on 7/12/2015, 1:40 PM

That config looks more than workable with the 290x. Have you tried swapping the monitors around on the different interfaces. Something like DVI and second monitor on hdmi or displayport?

Just something to test.

What monitors are you using?

Tech Diver wrote on 7/12/2015, 2:01 PM

Your could try seating the board in another slot and checking all the auxiliary power connections for a good fit. I see you have a single-rail power supply, which is really good because you don't have to worry about evenly distributing your power draw amongst multiple rails. However, you should check your overall power budget using various online calculators. Depending on the application, your power demand can climb dramatically as your CPU gets driven harder. Note that a power supply that is just two or three years old could drop in output by as much as 10% depending upon the environment it is in.

Peter

SphinxRa wrote on 7/13/2015, 2:57 AM

@ Astar
I thought so to yes, i use 1x HDMI and 1x DP, i try'd the DVI but i don't have the cables for it
and have a adapter for HDMI > DVI-I, but turns out the GPU have 2x DVI-D ports,
I have 2x LG monitors (27" and 24"), the models i have to write later as i am at work now,
If you want to know this because of AMD's Freesync then i already know they are not
supported, Freesync is for like 20 monitors in the whole world... "FacePalm"...

@ Tech Driver
I try'd all 3 PCI-E slots 3.0 16x ports, and all cables/connections are fitting good,
I already did some online calculators for power supply consumption, even i fill in everything double, so CF and more SSD/HDD, i won't come above 850w, but thanks for the suggestion.

Good point about CPU demand power and about the oldness...hmmm if that would be it
i have to buy another one i guess...at the other side, if the PSU is getting dropped
would't i get black screens or BSOD?... or is it even possible to have these kinda strange problems, because i searched for that to.

Thank you both

dxdy wrote on 7/13/2015, 6:05 AM

Mightn't this even be a driver issue? Try older (or newer) drivers?

OldSmoke wrote on 7/13/2015, 8:05 AM

@SphinxRa

Use a tool like GPU-Z to check if your card is running probably; especially in PCIe 3.0 mode. The earlier X79 boards would not support PCIe 3.0 unless the bios was updated.

SphinxRa wrote on 7/13/2015, 10:43 AM

I did past week already, PCI-E 3.0x16 in GPU-Z, i have the latest BIOS...but thanks for the suggestion, tryd all 3 slots to.

SphinxRa wrote on 7/13/2015, 10:46 AM

@ Astar

1x LG 27EA33
1x LG 24EA53

SphinxRa wrote on 7/22/2015, 8:26 AM

UPDATE:

I did may choose a other GPU or a replacement as they couldn't
test the card for my specific problem (no software for it).

Anyway, almost went back to NVIDIA but it was no GPU acceleration in SVP13 because of Kepler/Maxwell chips or AMD again and no CUDA for After Effects,
i love and always will SVP so back to AMD, i have now a Sapphire Nitro 390 8GB because of they still have the Grenada/hawaii chip set for GPU acceleration.

I bought a new PSU to (corsair 1000w), bought HDMI/DVI-D/DP cables,
try'd every thinkable monitor setup (excluded even monitors and try'd HD TV's).

Installed different drivers with and without Catalyst, just to be sure.
Changed BIOS settings (no OC, GEN 1/2/3 etc.).

And guess what...same thing, it is less in after effects but still flashing/flickering when choosing a media file, in SVP it still same
but what i noticed is that when i use external video monitor VIA the trimmer
(never used the trimmer) then its less to but still flashing/flickering both monitors after selecting/previewing several media/files...

Well..shoot me...

OldSmoke wrote on 7/22/2015, 8:36 AM

There is one more thing you could try. Re-seat your CPU and make sure the contacts are clean and the socket is dust free.

Can you make a screen grab video?

SphinxRa wrote on 7/22/2015, 9:22 AM

I will try the CPU cleaning and the dust in slot, even it is dust free as i clean it a few times a year all...i will try to make grab video tonight when i am home, thx

SphinxRa wrote on 7/22/2015, 11:10 AM

CPU reseated and socket dust free...same results..but...

I think you may have find something with the grabbing of the vids...

I see now the opposites whats happening, its screen flickering all the time because
of the low FPS (30 on vegas and 60 on external) ?!

I only see the flickering when clicking the media but it is reverse i think,
Could that be it?

Arthur.S wrote on 7/22/2015, 11:40 AM

Not good news I know, but this is from a previous thread from me:
(It's quite old)

"After much agonising on which GPU to go with on my new system, I went with a 280X. First impressions were great. Nice smooth preview, even with multi-cam AVCHD. System felt stable. Rendering was almost identical to my CPU (Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-4930K (3.4GHz) 12MB Cache). The problem I had with it was random 'flashing' of the monitors. Switching on/off external preview would make all 3 monitors flash, as would clicking anywhere outside the Vegas interface. (libraries for instance). NBFX titler was unusable - as soon as I dragged it onto my 'toolbox' monitor, it AND Vegas would collapse into what I can only describe as a MESS. As an experiment, I swapped it over with my old GTX 460. Instant stability. Though preview understandably not as good.

After chatting with the techie from the system builder, I swapped the 280X for an Nvidia GTX770. I've now got all of the good points above from both the 280X and the GTX460, and none of the bad ones. I'm running Vegas 11 and my usual programmes on Win 7, and Vegas 12 (with nothing else) on a separate Win 8.1 partition. It's the first time I've had a stable V12 installation."

SphinxRa wrote on 7/22/2015, 12:06 PM

Ye sounds familiar, but here its only with selecting media (atleast what i see with my human eyes) but i just finded out with FRAPS and recording IN DUAL monitor setup everything is fine, stays both at 60fps, its for sure the extended mode, i always seen a one time flicker to on windows log-on, thought i was seeying flickers by now, but i am not, recorded desktop to..same crazy flicker while i dont see it, must be a VSYNC problem i think...no idea nomore