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You just blew your pockets empty on a flashy new monitor. You eagerly awaited its delivery, tore through the boxes like a savage, and rushed to set it up immediately. You swiftly load up your favorite game, excited for a new high FPS experience. But thereās something wrong.
āWTF,ā you exclaim, āthings look exactly the same.ā Does that sound familiar? Well, in that case, you should know that support for 144Hz (or higher) isnāt enabled by default.
Donāt worry, though, thereās an easy way to fix that. The process differs based on your PC configuration, so weāll go through both optimizing your settings for Nvidia and AMD graphic cards.
Nvidia
Conveniently, Nvidia has included the option directly in the driver settings.
- Open the Nvidia driver menu.
- Head to Change ResolutionĀ tab under the DisplayĀ options.
- Next to theĀ Resolution window, thereās a Refresh Rate drop-down menu. (PS: If you have more than one monitors, youāll need to select the correct one.)
- Open it, you should see the higher frame rate option there (if you have the right cable, but more on that below).
Boom, youāre done!
AMD
Itās been a while since Iāve had an AMD graphics card, but a Redditor has put together a pretty nifty guide on how to enable higher frame rates.
- Right-click on your desktop and selectĀ Display Settings.
- Scroll down and clickĀ Display adapter properties.
- Once there, selectĀ List All Modes (itās right under theĀ Adapter Information window).
- Scroll down until you find your preferred screen mode (who knows, maybe your monitor supports frame rates higher than 144Hz) and select it.
- As with Nvidia, youāll have to select the correct monitor, if you have more than one.
Thatās it!
A few more tips
Itās worth noting that youāll also need the right cable. So, make sure you have a DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 connection to take advantage of the full frame rate experience.
Iāve also noticed that updating Nvidia drivers sometimes resets the monitor settings, so you might want to double-check if thatās the case for you too. The same goes for AMD drivers, according to some Redditors.
Thatās about it, now go game your ass off at those sweet high frame rates.
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