hi I have recently installed new nvidia drivers (169.21) and have noticed since that I get tearing graphics in games and laggy gameplay. This didn't happen before with the previous drivers (163.75). So I uninstalled the new ones and reinstalled the previous ones that worked fine before, but now I still get the same tearing in games. I have tried adjusting the different settings in the games and on the nvidia control panel but It hasn't helped.
I might be able to do a system restore, but am not sure whether this would take me back to before I installed the (169.21) drivers.
Could it be because the card isn't correctly slotted into the agp slot?

thanks, jake

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Hi Jake.
The screen tearing is likely to be caused by vsync/incorrect refresh rate on your monitor.
Change the refresh rate on your monitor to the highest it will allow
To change the refresh rate follow these steps:

1. Right click the desktop and then click properties
2. Click the settings tab and then click advanced
3. Click the monitor tab, and select the refresh rate

Now open up a game, go to the options and choose video settings. Make sure the refresh rate in-game is set to the same as your desktop. If an option to enable vsync is there, enable it.

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jakedude182 agrees: good information

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thanks cowburn, I have altered the refresh rates and found that the maximum is 75hertz. The graphics have improved and the tearing has dropped loads since I altered the refresh rates and I have left it at 70 which works well with games.

thanks, jake

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Glad it worked!
Marked as Fixed

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