Borrow someone else's monitor and swap it in...It sounds like monitor problems to me...but swapping in a replacement should tell you quickly.
Hope this helps.
Grif
I am experiencing gray horizontal lines across my screen......do I need a new video card or a new monitor? I have a Nvidia Vanta driver.

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