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I did a lot of googling and looking on this forum but I didn't notice anyone with my exact issue. I solved this problem initially but then it came back and I now I can't fix it. When I run TestUFO in Firefox, I get 144hz. Whenever I run games, I am capped at 60 - 65 hz.
I purchased this monitor recently: https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gr...0-31-5/p/N82E16824022735?Item=N82E16824022735. I reviewed the manual and this monitor supports 1440p at 144hz with the HDMI cable included. I have a EVGA GTX 1070 and an i5-6600K overclocked to 4.5ghz.
In the nVidia control panel, my resolution is set to 2560 x 1440, 144hz. In 3D settings, I set power management mode to "prefer maximum performance", preferred refresh rate to "highest available" and v sync to "off". I also always confirm vsync is off in-game.
The solution I found initially was to download and run https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html. This is a Driver Uninstaller. I ran it and restarted and then downloaded GeForce Experience to get the newest drivers. This worked and I could play games in 144z, however, I found that if I used GeForce Experience to auto-optimize my games, it would lock it back at 60hz and I had to redo the process. I redid it and was playing in 144hz for a few days but all of sudden I got locked back at 60hz yesterday. I tried doing my solution again but it didn't work. I tried installing the drivers directly from nVidia's website instead of through GeForce but no luck.
Anyone have any ideas? Is my graphics card bad? I never had any issues with 1080p 60hz. Is my CPU bottlenecking my GPU? I am not super familiar with bottlenecking so I don't know if that could be it.
Thanks all.
I purchased this monitor recently: https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gr...0-31-5/p/N82E16824022735?Item=N82E16824022735. I reviewed the manual and this monitor supports 1440p at 144hz with the HDMI cable included. I have a EVGA GTX 1070 and an i5-6600K overclocked to 4.5ghz.
In the nVidia control panel, my resolution is set to 2560 x 1440, 144hz. In 3D settings, I set power management mode to "prefer maximum performance", preferred refresh rate to "highest available" and v sync to "off". I also always confirm vsync is off in-game.
The solution I found initially was to download and run https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html. This is a Driver Uninstaller. I ran it and restarted and then downloaded GeForce Experience to get the newest drivers. This worked and I could play games in 144z, however, I found that if I used GeForce Experience to auto-optimize my games, it would lock it back at 60hz and I had to redo the process. I redid it and was playing in 144hz for a few days but all of sudden I got locked back at 60hz yesterday. I tried doing my solution again but it didn't work. I tried installing the drivers directly from nVidia's website instead of through GeForce but no luck.
Anyone have any ideas? Is my graphics card bad? I never had any issues with 1080p 60hz. Is my CPU bottlenecking my GPU? I am not super familiar with bottlenecking so I don't know if that could be it.
Thanks all.
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