Question Acer KG251QF problem with 144hz

[wyrk]

Hello, guys. As the title says I own the kg251qf which is 144hz monitor, but I can't run it on 144hz, the highest option I have in the menu is 120hz. I'm currently using the DVI-D cable which came with the monitor, my videocard doesn't support displayport, so that's not an option for me. I have reinstalled all drivers, changed the ports but nothing worked, still 120hz only. Is there anything I can do to force it to use 144hz? Thank you in advance!

 

[Glenwing]

Hello, guys. As the title says I own the kg251qf which is 144hz monitor, but I can't run it on 144hz, the highest option I have in the menu is 120hz. I'm currently using the DVI-D cable which came with the monitor, my videocard doesn't support displayport, so that's not an option for me. I have reinstalled all drivers, changed the ports but nothing worked, still 120hz only. Is there anything I can do to force it to use 144hz? Thank you in advance!

What graphics card?

 

[wyrk]

Oh, it's really old, but I use this computer only for browsing and some old games like CS 1.6 and Dota1, the graphics card is geforce 7900gs.

 

[wyrk]

bump

 

[Karadjgne]

For 144Hz you need a card capable of dvi dual link or display port otherwise its not going to go beyond 120Hz. It's a limitation of older gpus, not a failure of the gpu or drivers etc. Even hdmi is limited on older gpus, needing hdmi 2.0 not the more common hdmi 1.4.

 

[wyrk]

So basically the GeForce 7900GS is not capable of running my monitor at 144hz? What is the cheapest videocard which supports 144hz on the market right now?