Monitor screen is wavy and flickery

Hi, Please can someone help me.

My mum's Monitor screen is wavy and flickery when she starts her PC up.

Then gets worse as time goes by.

After about 1 hour it sounds like wind comes from computer base and her red light is flickering a lot as well.

She has to close her computer down when it starts putting large wide wavy lines across the screen.

Also when she starts to play a game the lines get really bad.

I have done scans, by Dr web and Microsoft Essentials and she has no problems there.

I have also updated all her drivers and the problem is still there.

Does anyone know what this may be if so please can you let me know.

Thanks

 

Have you tried another monitor to isolate if it is a monitor or a computer problem?

 

Hi, Yes I have tried another monitor, its still the same with another monitor.

 

Make and model of computer (also version of windows) so I can see the video card/chip in the computer and driver you should be using.

 

Also, could you install a program such as http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php <-- speedfan and report the temperature it displays for "GPU"?

Have you recently cleaned the inside of your computer or done any other dust removal activities on it?

 

Hi plodr

The make and model of computer is:
Packard bell, iMedia (PT.U08-PV.U08)
Windows Vista 32bit

Monitor is: Packard Bell Viseo223Ws

Thank you.



collinsl

I will download and report on the speedfan and temperature it displays for "GPU".

Thank you.

 

Here's how to reinstall the video driver (or any other)
http://packard-bell-scandic.custhel...bA==/~/drivers-missing-for-some-imedia-models

http://packard-bell-scandic.custhel...9777/~/drivers-missing-for-some-imedia-models
trying to find the driver download page. Since I'm in the US and Packard Bells are no longer sold in my country, I'll have to do a bit more digging.
http://packard-bell-scandic.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/p/2070,3671,3675

 

I had to go through several screens http://www.packardbell.se/pb/sv/SE/content/download
There are 4 drivers: chipset, audio(realtek), others(nvidia) and SATA(nvidia)
all are from 2010 so there are no new drivers.

 

Hi collinsl

I have downloaded and the speedfan for GPU and this is what is says:
GPU: 77C
Temp1: 22c
Temp2: 39c
Temp3: -128c
HDO: 35c
Temp1: 30c
Core: 22c


The lines get very bad when playing games also.

Thanks

 

Hi plodr

Will do the drivers tomorrow and let you know what happens, please see the speed test I put down as well.

Thanks

 

Before you spend time downloading drivers, check what you have. If your drivers are from 2010 then you have the proper drivers.