[SOLVED] 144hz on VG248 with HDMI?

[sim0oof]

Hello,
I am currently in Erasmus for 5 months and I bought an Acer Nitro 5 and brought my ASUS VG248 monitor with me to keep on with my gaming interest

I bought an HDMI 2.0b cable but 144hz is still not working on the vg248

After some research I found out that the vg248's hdmi port does not support 144hz

My laptop only has an HDMI port

Is there any way I can get 144hz on the VG248?
What if I use an adapter like HDMI to DVI or HDMI to DisplayPort?
Would that give me 144hz 1ms?

Thanks a lot for any help

 

[Glenwing]

Read the pinned thread: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/how-to-connect-to-a-120-hz-display.3268285/

 

[sim0oof]

Thanks a lot but that doesn't talk about the pc having hdmi output only

 

[Glenwing]

Thanks a lot but that doesn't talk about the pc having hdmi output only

See 3.4 and 4.5.

 

[Krotow]

Also which ASUS VG248 monitor line model you have? There are VG248QE and VG248QG models. Only second - QG model - does support FreeSync and G-Sync. QE model doesn't support variable refresh rate at all.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Hello,
I am currently in Erasmus for 5 months and I bought an Acer Nitro 5 and brought my ASUS VG248 monitor with me to keep on with my gaming interest

I bought an HDMI 2.0b cable but 144hz is still not working on the vg248

After some research I found out that the vg248's hdmi port does not support 144hz

My laptop only has an HDMI port

Is there any way I can get 144hz on the VG248?
What if I use an adapter like HDMI to DVI or HDMI to DisplayPort?
Would that give me 144hz 1ms?

Thanks a lot for any help

The monitor doesn't support HDMI 2.0, only 1.4. HDMI to DVI or HDMI to Display port won't help you. If you can't use a display port cable then you would need to run at 120hz.

 

[Glenwing]

The monitor doesn't support HDMI 2.0, only 1.4. HDMI to DVI or HDMI to Display port won't help you. If you can't use a display port cable then you would need to run at 120hz.

There are HDMI to DisplayPort adapters that will support 1080p 144 Hz without any problem.

 

[Krotow]

There are HDMI to DisplayPort adapters that will support 1080p 144 Hz without any problem.

Besides obscene price tag these super duper adapters will not help a bit if HDMI output does not support higher frame rates and variable frame rate.

OP, if your laptop does support HDMI 1.4 then you should be able to achieve 144 Hz frame rate anyway. Variable frame rate still works only in VG248QG monitor. If yours is VG248QE then you are out of luck.

 

[sim0oof]

The monitor doesn't support HDMI 2.0, only 1.4. HDMI to DVI or HDMI to Display port won't help you. If you can't use a display port cable then you would need to run at 120hz.

Can't run more than 60 on 1080p

 

[sim0oof]

Also which ASUS VG248 monitor line model you have? There are VG248QE and VG248QG models. Only second - QG model - does support FreeSync and G-Sync. QE model doesn't support variable refresh rate at all.

QE

 

[Nighthawk117]

Can't run more than 60 on 1080p

Oh I see, ok that doesn't sound right, unless it's a limitation of the HDMI port on the laptop.

 

[sim0oof]

Thanks for all of the answers
The research I've done throughout the day points to the conclusion that I won't be able to run anything more than 60hz@1080p or 75hz at lower resolutions

I've also learned that there is no such thing as an adapter from HDMI to DVI or DisplayPort that supports 144hz

I'll probably try selling this one and buy a new one, that's probably the best move right now

 

[sim0oof]

Besides obscene price tag these super duper adapters will not help a bit if HDMI output does not support higher frame rates and variable frame rate.

OP, if your laptop does support HDMI 1.4 then you should be able to achieve 144 Hz frame rate anyway. Variable frame rate still works only in VG248QG monitor. If yours is VG248QE then you are out of luck.

Monitor is QE

 

[sim0oof]

Oh I see, ok that doesn't sound right, unless it's a limitation of the HDMI port on the laptop.

Laptop is Acer Nitro 5 with i7 11800h and 3060.
Its HDMI output is HDMI 2.0

 

[sim0oof]

There are HDMI to DisplayPort adapters that will support 1080p 144 Hz without any problem.

Is that true for the QE version as well? And for example which ones?

 

[bignastyid]

Laptop is Acer Nitro 5 with i7 11800h and 3060.
Its HDMI output is HDMI 2.0

Doesn't that model have a Thuderbolt(USB C with dispayport)? All the specs I have seen indicates it has one. Check because if you do then you just need a thunderbolt/USB C to displayport cable.

 

[Glenwing]

Besides obscene price tag

It is about $30–40 US for such an adapter. Not super cheap but I wouldn't call it obscene.

these super duper adapters will not help a bit if HDMI output does not support higher frame rates and variable frame rate.

A true statement, but not relevant here, since the "if" condition you mentioned doesn't describe the OP's situation. I also do not see variable refresh rate mentioned anywhere, so I'm not sure why you bring it up.

I've also learned that there is no such thing as an adapter from HDMI to DVI or DisplayPort that supports 144hz

This is not correct, and there are suggestions for adapters that have been tested at 1080p 144 Hz in the pinned thread, in section 3.4 as I mentioned.