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Hello. 
I am using an PL3466WQ with 144 Hz+ nVidia 3080 on an i7 12700. 

In all applications ( V 2.2.1 I have this flickering. Every movement of the mouse let the monitor flicker :(

Any tips? 

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Try HW Acceleration off.

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Hi @meIT666,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums & sorry to hear you're having trouble!

We've seen reports of this previously and it's usually caused by either outdated GPU drivers, or G-sync.

Therefore I'd recommend ensuring that your GPU drivers are fully up-to-date, directly from Nvidias website. I'd also recommend performing a 'clean install' for these drivers, as covered here:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-an-NVIDIA-Quadro-display-adapter-device-driver.html

Once these are updated, does this stop the flicker issue for you?

If not, please try disabling G-sync for the Affinity apps, using the following steps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/902169/how-to-turn-off-g-sync-for-specific-or-all-games/#:~:text=That's it!-,how to turn off g-sync for specific games,-Disabling G-SYNC

I hope this helps :)

Please note -

I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time.

Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible.

Many thanks!

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8 hours ago, Dan C said:

Hi @meIT666,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums & sorry to hear you're having trouble!

We've seen reports of this previously and it's usually caused by either outdated GPU drivers, or G-sync.

Therefore I'd recommend ensuring that your GPU drivers are fully up-to-date, directly from Nvidias website. I'd also recommend performing a 'clean install' for these drivers, as covered here:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-an-NVIDIA-Quadro-display-adapter-device-driver.html

Once these are updated, does this stop the flicker issue for you?

If not, please try disabling G-sync for the Affinity apps, using the following steps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/902169/how-to-turn-off-g-sync-for-specific-or-all-games/#:~:text=That's it!-,how to turn off g-sync for specific games,-Disabling G-SYNC

I hope this helps :)

Hi Dan. 
Sorry, I did not called the driver version: 537.58 - pretty new I think. 

The G-Sync... Nice thoughts, I tried it with the disabling for the Affinity Apps - it is getting better - but still flickering :(
I use DisplayPort with 3440x1440 @144 Hz. 8 bit color, RGB format in an SDR range. 

Can I provide any more information? 

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12 hours ago, meIT666 said:

pretty new I think.

There were discussions on the forum about driver problems that could only be solved by uninstalling and then installing a new driver (as Dan writes "clean install").

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

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I'm sorry to hear this hasn't helped!

19 hours ago, meIT666 said:

I use DisplayPort with 3440x1440 @144 Hz. 8 bit color, RGB format in an SDR range. 

I personally use a very similar setup with an ASUS ROG PG278Q (though this is only 1440p) without said flickering occurring, so I don't believe this to be an incompatibility issue with your monitor.

As above, I'd recommend performing this 'clean install' with the Nvidia driver, as this can resolve unexplainable GPU behaviours.

If this still doesn't help, you can use the same section of the Nvidia Control Panel to limit the framerate of the Affinity apps.
If you set this to 60hz, does the flickering stop please?

Please note -

I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time.

Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible.

Many thanks!

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