Windows 10: My screen flickers and stretches occasionally until I restart my pc

Hi there,


A few months ago I purchased a new PC. It worked fine although within the first week that I got it I got a weird bug while playing a game where my screen just starts stretching and flickering. It only happened once back then so I didn't think much of it.


However since then there have been periods of time where the issue would keep coming back, mostly while playing games. Now the issue happens pretty much constantly, sometimes even when a game isn't launched. I have to restart my pc to make it go away.


Video of what it looks like: https://streamable.com/ijlya1

I have tried updating/reinstalling my drivers, updating Windows, safe booting my pc, testing the stability/temperatures of my PC parts they turned out fine, and scanning for malware. None of these have worked, and I have been in touch with multiple different support desks that said they were unable to help me.


I hope the people here can help me and can identify the issue, cause I would like to be able to properly use my pc again.


Specs:

GPU: Geforce GTX 1660 Super

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3600 6-core Processor

Memory: 16GB Ram

Hard-Drive: 1TB SSD

Motherboard: MX 570

Power supply: MWE Gold 650 650 watts


Thank you for reading.

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Tried:

• Disabling Windows error reporting + problem reporting service in msconfig
• Restart computer
• Resetting Nvidia global settings to default in Nvidia control panel
• Checking for display drive updates in device manager (all up to date)
• Checking monitor refresh rate (60Hz, can't be changed)

Laptop I'm using:

• i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz
• 1900x1080
• Intel HD 4600 + Nvidia GT750M

Thanks for suggestions.

 

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Hi Adhio,

Screen flickering can be caused by hardware or application issue.

To better assist you, please answer the following questions:

• Is the issue only happening in Safe Mode?
• Have you made any changes on your device prior to the issue?

In the meantime, we suggest following the troubleshooting steps on this article:

Troubleshoot screen flickering in Windows 10 to resolve screen flickering issues on Windows 10.

We're looking forward to your reply.