Cannot choose 144 hz on new monitor, please help me...

[LootaChris]

Hi guys!
i just bought a brand new ASUS MG278 2550 x 1440 monitor and i am using a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU. But when i enter the Nvidia controlpanel or the Screensettings in windows only 60 hz is an option to choose. I have tried a lot of different settings, but i can't get it to make any sence. I have also tried to use an other DVI cable, but no luck.

Might there be a kind soul out there who can help me?

[wuddih]

read the manual. not all ports support everything.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Using the display port (1.2) is the best option anyways.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by DominO:

Hi guys!
i just bought a brand new ASUS MG278 2550 x 1440 monitor and i am using a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU. But when i enter the Nvidia controlpanel or the Screensettings in windows only 60 hz is an option to choose. I have tried a lot of different settings, but i can't get it to make any sence. I have also tried to use an other DVI cable, but no luck.

Might there be a kind soul out there who can help me?

You are using a freesync monitor with an Nvidia card.

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG278Q/

You need an AMD card to get the 144hz with that monitor.

Also, you won't get that with a 1050 card either, at least not with out setting it to 1080p and lowering the settings.

[retro_Ed]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by DominO:

Hi guys!
i just bought a brand new ASUS MG278 2550 x 1440 monitor and i am using a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU. But when i enter the Nvidia controlpanel or the Screensettings in windows only 60 hz is an option to choose. I have tried a lot of different settings, but i can't get it to make any sence. I have also tried to use an other DVI cable, but no luck.

Might there be a kind soul out there who can help me?

You are using a freesync monitor with an Nvidia card.

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG278Q/

You need an AMD card to get the 144hz with that monitor.

Also, you won't get that with a 1050 card either, at least not with out setting it to 1080p and lowering the settings.

Feesync monitor itself do not prevent putting panel refresh rate to 144 Hz when using Nvidia gpu.
It is just locked and no VRR.

OP needs displayport cable to set monitor to static 144 Hz. No need for AMD card.

It is different story how many frames gpu can draw.

[Sapph]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

You are using a freesync monitor with an Nvidia card.

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG278Q/

You need an AMD card to get the 144hz with that monitor.

Also, you won't get that with a 1050 card either, at least not with out setting it to 1080p and lowering the settings.

Uh...you should learn a bit more about tech in question before you go advicing people about it.

FreeSync does NOT prevent you from having 144hz on other gpus than AMD.
FreeSync is simply just a framerate to refresh rate syncing technology.

If you have 144hz panel, but you are getting only 100fps in the game, the FreeSync will drop the refresh rate of monitor to 100hz and prevent tearing + making it overall smoother experience.


@DominO

As Spawn noted, you won't really get 144fps with the GTX 1050Ti without lowering the quality a lot. Unless your main goal is to just play TF2/CS GO.

Also, make sure your DVI cable is DVI-D Dual-Link.

[LootaChris]

thanks guys, i do play FPS games but not CS GO allthough my nexy option would be trying a display port cable

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You have to use displayport cable. HDMI and DVI can not do 144 hz. This will solve your problem, most likely. Also look in the monitor's on-screen menu to look for a gaming setting. Some monitors you have to enable gaming mode in the OSD menu before they'll do maximum refresh rate.

[Sapph]

Originally posted by Impending Rentacle Tape:

You have to use displayport cable. HDMI and DVI can not do 144 hz. This will solve your problem, most likely. Also look in the monitor's on-screen menu to look for a gaming setting. Some monitors you have to enable gaming mode in the OSD menu before they'll do maximum refresh rate.

DVI-D Dual Link can do 144hz. It's very common port in older 144hz monitors.

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Originally posted by Sapph:

DVI-D Dual Link can do 144hz. It's very common port in older 144hz monitors.

I just read through the manual for his monitor and It only supports 2560@1400@144hz over hdmi 2.0, or displayport. It does not support it over dvi, any dvi standard.

So then @DominO: You have two options. Find and buy an actual certified hdmi 2.0 cable, or hope to find a displayport cable that might work with it. Not all displayport cables will support that.

I'll take a little look around and see if I can find a hdmi cable that will work for you. That's probably the easier option. You can't just pick any random hdmi cable and expect it to work, the cheap ones won't do the resolution and refresh rate you're looking to use on your monitor. It has to be an actual certified hdmi 2.0 cable.

I use this website to calculate display resolution bandwidth here: https://k.kramerav.com/support/bwcalculator.asp

According to this, 2560x1440@144hz requires 15.93 Gbps of bandwidth over the cable.

So here's a link to a 18 Gbps, premium certified hdmi 2.0b cable: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15429

This will work for you 100%.

EDIT: Read more about HDMI Premium Certified cables here: https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/premiumcable/faq.aspx

[LootaChris]

Thanks man! There was an HDMI cable with the monitor, i'll try that for a start, and then i'll write back :)

[LootaChris]

So... i have plugged in the HDMI cable that came with the monitor, and if i choose 1920 x 1080 i can set it to 100 hz, and that is it. But i dont know if it is a 2.0 cable though..

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Sapph:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

You are using a freesync monitor with an Nvidia card.

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG278Q/

You need an AMD card to get the 144hz with that monitor.

Also, you won't get that with a 1050 card either, at least not with out setting it to 1080p and lowering the settings.

Uh...you should learn a bit more about tech in question before you go advicing people about it.

FreeSync does NOT prevent you from having 144hz on other gpus than AMD.
FreeSync is simply just a framerate to refresh rate syncing technology.

If you have 144hz panel, but you are getting only 100fps in the game, the FreeSync will drop the refresh rate of monitor to 100hz and prevent tearing + making it overall smoother experience.


@DominO

As Spawn noted, you won't really get 144fps with the GTX 1050Ti without lowering the quality a lot. Unless your main goal is to just play TF2/CS GO.

Also, make sure your DVI cable is DVI-D Dual-Link.

States on the monitors page, 144 with freesync. My monitor is the same. 75 with freesync only.

https://imgur.com/a/CmcdgCD

And in the notes under specifications:

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG278Q/specifications/

"Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync) technology supported within 40Hz~144Hz for DP only"

I suggest reading the product page and not assuming someone is wrong, simply because you never had to deal with such an issue.

It is possible to get the speed by turning on freesync in the monitor, but it turns choppy and "skips" frames.

So, yes, some monitors do prevent 144 with out a specific card/tech such as amd/freesync and even if you bypass that, there can still be display issues. Fresync ang G-sync are not compatible, unfortunately.

[King_BR0K]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

"Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync) technology supported within 40Hz~144Hz for DP only"

That is saying that freesync only works in that range, not that that range is only attainable with freesync

Originally posted by Asus:

Note
*1
2560 x 1440 at 144Hz (DisplayPort and HDMI-1)
1920 x 1080 at 120Hz (HDMI-2)
*2
Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync) technology supported within 40Hz~144Hz for DP only

Looks like the hdmi needs to be in port 1

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by AKing1:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

"Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync) technology supported within 40Hz~144Hz for DP only"

That is saying that freesync only works in that range, not that that range is only attainable with freesync

Originally posted by Asus:

Note
*1
2560 x 1440 at 144Hz (DisplayPort and HDMI-1)
1920 x 1080 at 120Hz (HDMI-2)
*2
Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync) technology supported within 40Hz~144Hz for DP only

Hence why I added the screenshot as well, where it is clearly stated.

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Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

So, yes, some monitors do prevent 144 with out a specific card/tech such as amd/freesync and even if you bypass that, there can still be display issues. Fresync ang G-sync are not compatible, unfortunately.

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/LCD%20Monitors/MG278Q/MG278Q_English.pdf

3.4 Supported Timing List - Page 3-12 listing supported timings.

No mention of "Requiring" freesync in this table, just supported maximum timings, period. All freesync monitors that have ever been created throughout the dawn of time all will do their stated maximum resolution with or without freesync. And all Nvidia Gsync monitors will all do their maximum refresh rate both with and without Gsync as well. That is literally how monitors work. Adaptive Sync (either option) is a bonus benefit, -NOT A REQUIREMENT-.

I have one friend with the 1440p ultrawide @ 144hz that's freesync, and he's doing full resolution @ full refresh rate on an nvidia card perfectly fine. I have someone else locally here in town that has a 1080p 144hz screen for Gsync that's currently using an AMD card while his 1080 Ti is in for RMA and says it still does 1080p @ 144hz even on a AMD GPU.

There is literally no monitor that exists today, or previously that has ever been created that will restrict it's refresh rate for any reason. If you're not getting the full refresh rate then either you're not using the correct cable type (HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort) for what your monitor requires to run higher refresh rates (Some screens only do it on displayport, some only do it on hdmi 2.0, some support both), or your cable is terrible and can't sync the higher refresh rates (not all cables are constructed well enough to synchronize the higher refresh rates). It's never the problem with the screen, as long as it's working correctly and not broken.