How to fix color streaking
How to fix color streaking
Hello everyone. Could someone assist me? I've recently started playing PC games and have noticed persistent color streaks appearing on my screen. For instance, a blue object moving creates an orange streak, while a red one produces a green streak. I'm confident my drivers are current, and I've tried various settings without success. I'll share my complete configuration later. So far, the issue appears most often in Rocket League and has reappeared in Halo:CE as well. If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated. MoBo: Asus X-470F CPU: AMD 2700X GPU: Asus Vega 56 RAM: GSkill Trident Z 32GB overclocked in bios with DOCP Monitor: LG Ultragear 2k ultrawide 144 hz (can be overclocked to 160 hz but it doesn't look as smooth when I enable that setting). Thanks in advance.
Have you checked any performance tests or stress scenarios? If you're confident the problem isn't due to the monitor or cables, it's probably a GPU hardware issue—maybe just a cooling problem or needing a replacement.
I'm not completely confident it's the monitor, just that no new firmware updates are available for it. The monitor is only a month or two old, and I've recently begun playing PC games, so there shouldn't be much wear yet. My PC is about a year old and has been used lightly until gaming started. Is this a typical problem when GPUs overheat? If yes, what steps can I take to keep it cool? What temperature should I aim for? Usually after an hour of gaming, my GPU reaches around 77°C. Is that excessive?
Electronics behave differently from mechanical or organic items. Their condition is affected by power usage. Sometimes parts have manufacturing errors that weren’t caught during quality checks. This explains why some products arrive damaged (DOA) or fail within a month, and why warranties apply for defects. The normal operating temperature of 77°C usually isn’t the issue here. Try testing with another monitor or cable to eliminate other causes. If possible, test with another GPU to see if the problem persists.
Thank you for your assistance! I managed to identify the issue and wanted to pass it along for others facing similar challenges. LG gaming monitors offer response time options such as Off, Normal, Fast, and Faster. After researching, I discovered that the Faster setting is only suitable for response times exceeding 120Hz. When this setting is applied, any drop in response time below that threshold leads to problems like the one I encountered. Changing it resolved the issue completely. As a reminder for anyone with an LG gaming monitor, this setting might result in trails or shadows. If you experience this, revert to the Fast option.
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