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165hz Monitor but I can only see 120hz

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dindin

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My Asus VG278QR monitor will for some reason only display 120hz when it is a 165hz monitor.
I understand that I need a DP cable to be able to see 165hz however I connect the monitor to a 120hz gaming laptop (Asus Rog Strix G531) and my laptop doesn't actually have a display port other than a HDMI port.
I heard that I need an adapter however I'm unsure of which adapter to get.
 
I don't think the port is the problem, the HDMI 1.4 port of the monitor should be able to transmit up to 144Hz at 1080p
 
Your monitor supports 165Hz only by using DP input.

You can use HDMI to dual-DVI cable to get 144Hz, or use DP to HDMI 2.0 cable for 165Hz.
 
Regeneration said:
Your monitor supports 165Hz only by using DP input.

You can use HDMI to dual-DVI cable to get 144Hz, or use DP to HDMI 2.0 cable for 165Hz.
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Do you mind if u give me an amazon link or something like that for the DP to HDMI 2.0 cable???
 
If the laptop only supports 1.4, the 2.0 cable won't really solve anything.
 
I'm using a hdmi cable on my 165hz monitor and fraps displays 144+ in some games. It has DP too, thought i would need that for 120+
 
Tigger said:
I'm using a hdmi cable on my 165hz monitor and fraps displays 144+ in some games. It has DP too, thought i would need that for 120+
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With VSync on? The refresh rate for the monitor is what's important; not the FPS shown in Fraps.
 
Regeneration said:
USB-C to DP might work too:

But its always preferable to stick with native display standards to allow power saving like display timeout.
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Why wouldn't that work over a USB-C-to-DP adapter? It's just transmitting the native DP signal through a different connector. Unless the adapter you're linking is some Displaylink shenanigans, in which case I'd avoid it like the plague. The USB-C on that laptop supports DP alt mode, which as far as the PC knows or cares makes it a native DP port.
 
Valantar said:
Why wouldn't that work over a USB-C-to-DP adapter? It's just transmitting the native DP signal through a different connector. Unless the adapter you're linking is some Displaylink shenanigans, in which case I'd avoid it like the plague. The USB-C on that laptop supports DP alt mode, which as far as the PC knows or cares makes it a native DP port.
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It may work, but other features like G-SYNC or display timeout aren't guaranteed to work.

Implementation of standards that aren't popular usually 'work just fine' but far from a perfect implementation.

Its better to stick to native display standards and convert DP to HDMI 2.0.

And besides, not all variants of Strix G531 have USB-C outputs on the GPU.
 
Tigger said:
I always leave it off now
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Then the number shown in Fraps doesn't really matter. It's not the monitor's refresh rate.
 
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