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CRodrig57

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Hello all,
I've been searching for the right answer to choosing the correct Color Bit Depth for my monitor and I keep coming up short. I will get anecdotal answers like "most content is even displayed in 8 bit so dont even choose 10 bit," but thats not what I am asking. I currently have a 34'' 21:9 WQHD MPG341QR monitor by MSI (monitor manual is below), and according to the manual, the monitor supports "10 bit (8 bit + FRC)." I can set my Color Bit Depth in the AMD Software to 10 bit and I am currently using the setting, however; I am experiencing random flashing with color streaks/artifacts in the display that happen simultaneously every once in a while and I am wondering if it's: 1. The display cannot accept 10 bit Depth color; OR 2. The display port cable cannot support the amount of data over the cable.

I watched videos online about how display port cables can be cheaply made. It made me think that the one supplied from the manufacture was trash, so I bought a Monoprice Display Port cable (link to cable is below) that claims to support HBR3 and is braided. Even after installing the new cable, the display is having the same issue. Now there is a bit more expensive cable that people claims to be one of the better display port cables out there (also linked below) and I am wondering if I need to buy this new cable or is it really just that my monitor doesn't support 10 bit color depth? Is the 10 bit color depth only for TRUE 10 bit monitors?

If my monitor's manufacturer claims it can support a certain feature, I would like to optimize my computer to utilize these features. I also understand that WQHD at 144hz is quite a bit of data for a Display Port cable to transfer between a PC and Monitor and the length of the cable also plays a big role in this transfer of data. If somebody could help educate me or provide some resources that can help me understand what to do, I would appreicate it.

UPDATE: I even tried 8 Bit color depth and it am still experiencing weird random flashing/flickers. Can it really be the cable or is more of a driver issue from AMD?

--HARDWARE--
GPU: 6800XT Reference Card: https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6800-xt
CPU: Intel 12700K
MB: z690 GIGABYTE Aorus AX ELITE DDR4
RAM: Team Group DDR4 3.2Ghz B-Die
OS: Windows 11 Pro vers. 10.0.22000 Build 22000

--Links to Supporting Material--
Monitor Manual: https://www.msi.com/Monitor/Optix-MPG341QR/Specification
Monoprice Display Port Cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S3XSJL9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Better Display Port Cable?: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HL336L2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AQJ30SX0INWVM&psc=1
 
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Sadly, you told us nothing about the computer. Monitors are like speakers - the best they can do is reproduce what they receive. Yes, the cables matter but so does the signal source. Oh - you've tried two cables, I would not worry about a third.

You also didn't tell us what you use this computer for. If gaming and general computer use, does it really matter? I say display a picture of your family (with lots of skin tones) and set the settings to the most natural, realistic settings for your eyes - then enjoy your game and stop fussing. It will do nothing but raise your blood pressure and accelerate your receding hair line.

If you are a professional photographer, then get yourself a quality monitor calibration tool. Then you can concentrate your worries on your printer being able to match what you see on the monitor.
 
What GPU do you have can't diagnose squat until we know that atleast
 
CRodrig57 said:
Hello all,
I've been searching for the right answer to choosing the correct Color Bit Depth for my monitor and I keep coming up short. I will get anecdotal answers like "most content is even displayed in 8 bit so dont even choose 10 bit," but thats not what I am asking. I currently have a 34'' 21:9 WQHD MPG341QR monitor by MSI (monitor manual is below), and according to the manual, the monitor supports "10 bit (8 bit + FRC)." I can set my Color Bit Depth in the AMD Software to 10 bit and I am currently using the setting, however; I am experiencing random flashing with color streaks/artifacts in the display that happen simultaneously every once in a while and I am wondering if it's: 1. The display cannot accept 10 bit Depth color; OR 2. The display port cable cannot support the amount of data over the cable.

I watched videos online about how display port cables can be cheaply made. It made me think that the one supplied from the manufacture was trash, so I bought a Monoprice Display Port cable (link to cable is below) that claims to support HBR3 and is braided. Even after installing the new cable, the display is having the same issue. Now there is a bit more expensive cable that people claims to be one of the better display port cables out there (also linked below) and I am wondering if I need to buy this new cable or is it really just that my monitor doesn't support 10 bit color depth? Is the 10 bit color depth only for TRUE 10 bit monitors?

If my monitor's manufacturer claims it can support a certain feature, I would like to optimize my computer to utilize these features. I also understand that WQHD at 144hz is quite a bit of data for a Display Port cable to transfer between a PC and Monitor and the length of the cable also plays a big role in this transfer of data. If somebody could help educate me or provide some resources that can help me understand what to do, I would appreicate it.

UPDATE: I even tried 8 Bit color depth and it am still experiencing weird random flashing/flickers. Can it really be the cable or is more of a driver issue from AMD?


--Links to Supporting Material--
Monitor Manual: https://www.msi.com/Monitor/Optix-MPG341QR/Specification
Monoprice Display Port Cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S3XSJL9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Better Display Port Cable?: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HL336L2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AQJ30SX0INWVM&psc=1
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setting to wide color gamut also needs itu-r BT 2020 color profile https://color.org/chardata/rgb/BT2020.xalter scroll down and u can download it be sure to save as standard profile and advanced profile then load standard and load advanced profile
 
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Athlonite said:
What GPU do you have can't diagnose squat until we know that atleast
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GPU - 6800XT Reference Card https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6800-xt

CPU - Intel 12700K
MB - z690 GIGABYTE Aorus AX ELITE DDR4
RAM - Team Group DDR4 3.2Ghz B-Die
OS - Windows 11 Pro vers. 10.0.22000 Build 22000




AMF said:
setting to wide color gamut also needs itu-r BT 2020 color profile https://color.org/chardata/rgb/BT2020.xalter scroll down and u can download it be sure to save as standard profile and advanced profile then load standard and load advanced profile
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I actually have a colorometer that I used to calibrate the display and it produces its own ICC Profile and overwrites the original one Windows provides.
 
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bet that was pricy
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It wasnt that much, it was like $80 on sale on amazon. It was the Spyder X Pro from Datacolor.

I think im going to try and see if HDMI 2.0 port gives me the same issue. If it does, then we will know that it's not the Display Port cables, but its either the monitor itself or the GPU drivers. ick this is a lot of trouble shooting
 
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my cheap display liketo not turn on when i start my pc sometimes.........its tv fault for sure:D
 
Well looking that the manual MSI is kinda vague about the 10bit mode. In fact it doesn't list it at all in the manual. What I can tell you (since I am using 10bit myself) is it usually needs to be manual enabled in the monitor OSD.

To enable mine, it has a mode called "AdobeRGB". You have. User ∙ Default mode is User. Anti-Blue. Movie. Office. sRGB and ECO mode. I going to say that only user mode would show the full range (if at all). Second is you cannot run 4k 144hz without compression. It will run in 4:2:0 mode which defeats the color accuracy. You are limited to 4k 60hz if you want 4:4:4.

I think you have IPS panel that can do 8+2, but its not enabled via internal hardware. Good old marketing.
 
Have you tried changing the Pixel Format from 4:4:4 RGB to 4:4:4 YCbCr or down to 4:2:2 YCbCr/RGB
 
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