All games forced to 59 hz

[Guest]

For some reason all of my games are forced to 59 hz, while my monitor is at 60 hz, which results in really long alt tabbing. If I check nvidia control panel, it says 60 hz.

I tested out two games, csgo and wow. Wow doesn't even give me an option for 60 hz, just 59.9.
For csgo:
If I set my monitor refresh rate to 59 hz and alt tab out of that game then it's really quick. If I set the refresh rate back to 60 then I get a black screen for about 5-7 seconds.

My system:
Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
gtx 980
ASUS VS Series VS228H-P (using HDMI)

Any help would be appreciated

 

[frag06]

It's normal for a 60Hz monitor to run at ~59.9Hz or so. If setting the refresh rate to 59 fixes it for you, then leave it at that. It's a common solution to this issue, either setting it to 59 or a certain Hz (e.g. 59.XX).

 

[Guest]

It's normal for a 60Hz monitor to run at ~59.9Hz or so. If setting the refresh rate to 59 fixes it for you, then leave it at that. It's a common solution to this issue, either setting it to 59 or a certain Hz (e.g. 59.XX).

I came from an AMD card, r9 280x and wow gave me the option for 60 hz + csgo alt tabbing was much faster, so I find it hard to believe what you're saying. Anways it's probably related to geforce drivers, since I'm using the same OS and hardware (excluding the GPU) as before.

 

[frag06]

60Hz is many times 59.XXHz, it is normal and well within spec.

I've seen the alt-tabbing issue many times, usually fixed by setting it to 59Hz or, like said before, a specific 59.XXHz.

Another solution I have seen is to create a custom resolution and manually adjust the refresh rate that way, and then select the resolution in Windows Screen resolution.

 

[smeezekitty]

Its called rounding error. 1 Hz doesn't make a difference