Yeah, that's the exact fault, I'm on my phone right now but I'll dig out the relevant links when I can get to a computer. On Aug 8, 2012 3:51 PM, "GPL" <[email protected]> wrote:
> How did you fix it?? > > I can try the driver later, Ive now swapped out power wires, and where > I plugged it in, and also connected a DVI cable now to the DVI port on > the card, same effect. > > The flickering isnt constant, and its not a full screen flicker, its > more so sort of a line at different parts of the second monitor > depending on whats going on, on the first monitor. > > One thing it does not like is if theres one of those small movies that > are adds or promos on screen one, if I have that displayed on screen > one, it flickers badly on screen two, like a mirror attempt of > something odd like that. Hmmm... > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:16 AM, James Boswell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You're seeing a bug with the ATI 5xxx series where it shuffles the gpu > > clocks around and causes graphics glitches most likely, had to fix the > card > > at high 3D clocks with a firmware update to fix it here. > > > > On 8 August 2012 14:47, GPL <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I'm just dipping a toe into multi-monitor use and have some questions. > >> > >> I have a 24 inch, and a 17 inch monitor at the moment (have another 17 > >> and 19 to use if need be later) I have a 5870 ATI card. I have both > >> monitors plugged into the video card. > >> > >> I've noticed when I extend the desktop to both screens I have some > >> "flickering" on the second 17 inch monitor. Almost like its trying to > >> adjust itself to something automatically. It only flickers when I > >> scroll the mouse wheel up and down a page or move a window around, > >> etc. Seems to happen when one screen has a browser at full screen and > >> something might be leaking over to the other screen, not sure if I can > >> explain it better than that. > >> > >> When I create an eyefinity group even though the monitors are > >> different I see no flickering at all, all is well. > >> > >> Just wondering if this is some setting on the smaller monitor I need > >> to look into? Its a Dell 1704FPV. > >> > >> ALSO, I am assuming this videocard with two monitors on it may take a > >> performance hit if I use it while gaming? For example have the 24 inch > >> be the gamer monitor and have the 17 inch showing the desktop with a > >> browser window, or teamspeak on it? > >> > >> Also, I'm looking through my parts here and I have some older video > >> cards I may look into adding one just for the second monitor on the > >> desktop. Thoughts? > >> >
