Can my laptop run 144hz?

[kirmizidugme1]

I have "OMEN Laptop 17-an012dx" as my laptop and I was wondering if it can handle 144hz 1080p on a new monitor since this laptop's monitor can only run at 60hz but before that, is it possible to make my laptop run with another monitor and how? And finally, will it be able to run Overwatch on a good fps like above 160 with low graphics?

Laptop's link: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/images/OMEN_Laptop_17_an012dx_tcm245_2468783_tcm245_2469233_tcm245-2468783.pdf

 

[Sedivy]

If you have 144Hz monitor then running it at fps above what it can show will give you screen tearing. 144 is what it can physically display at max.
Benchmarks:
https://www.fpsbenchmark.com/overwatch
doesn't show your cpu. There's
http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Overwatch/3789/268793.211019.Max.1080p.0
but that shows only at max settings as they've got only one sample. Also, benchmarks aren't always reliable though on low I'd guess yes. Again, going above 144 fps will give you screen tearing so your satisfaction with this solution may vary. You should be able to project the game to the second screen, yes.

 

[kirmizidugme1]

If you have 144Hz monitor then running it at fps above what it can show will give you screen tearing. 144 is what it can physically display at max.
Benchmarks:
https://www.fpsbenchmark.com/overwatch
doesn't show your cpu. There's
http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Overwatch/3789/268793.211019.Max.1080p.0
but that shows only at max settings as they've got only one sample. Also, benchmarks aren't always reliable though on low I'd guess yes. Again, going above 144 fps will give you screen tearing so your satisfaction with this solution may vary. You should be able to project the game to the second screen, yes.

Ok so now I’m getting 180 fps with my normal laptop’s monitor but if I get a monitor, will the fps change? And how can I connect my laptop to a monitor and even if I manage to connect my laptop to a monitor, will it be able to work with 144hz?

 

[Glenwing]

Yes, as long as you get a monitor that has DisplayPort.

Your framerate will be the same if the resolution is the same.

 

[Sedivy]

Your card is 1070 gtx. It will work with the 144Hz, provided that you have a port on your laptop that you can plug your monitor into like DVI or HDMI. Avoid converters (dvi to hdmi and such), because they can have issues.
Now, assuming your laptop's refresh rate is default 60Hz or even the slightly better 75Hz, the jump to 144Hz will be noticeable. But not because of your fps that's currently displayed but the actual fps which you can see, that will go up. Understand that you are not physically seeing 180fps on your laptop because Hz means number of times display updates a second. If you can display 180 frames every second but your monitor can only show changes 75 times every second, then what you're seeing isn't 180 fps but 75. The reason you don't have screen tearing due to this difference is likely because your display is freesync, which is sorta like a better version of v-sync (but not really) which tries to adapt that higher frame rate to the display's refresh rate without tearing.

So....180 as a number is pointless. You're asking if you're going to be able to hit 144 (and keep it there for most of the play) on a 144Hz monitor, at low res, and answer is likely yes with that card. Will you be able to hit it on 1440p (instead of current 1080p) and 144Hz...no. So if you're getting a 144Hz, make sure it's 1080p.

 

[Finstar]

Your card is 1070 gtx. It will work with the 144Hz, provided that you have a port on your laptop that you can plug your monitor into like DVI or HDMI. Avoid converters (dvi to hdmi and such), because they can have issues.
Now, assuming your laptop's refresh rate is default 60Hz or even the slightly better 75Hz, the jump to 144Hz will be noticeable. But not because of your fps that's currently displayed but the actual fps which you can see, that will go up. Understand that you are not physically seeing 180fps on your laptop because Hz means number of times display updates a second. If you can display 180 frames every second but your monitor can only show changes 75 times every second, then what you're seeing isn't 180 fps but 75. The reason you don't have screen tearing due to this difference is likely because your display is freesync, which is sorta like a better version of v-sync (but not really) which tries to adapt that higher frame rate to the display's refresh rate without tearing.

So....180 as a number is pointless. You're asking if you're going to be able to hit 144 (and keep it there for most of the play) on a 144Hz monitor, at low res, and answer is likely yes with that card. Will you be able to hit it on 1440p (instead of current 1080p) and 144Hz...no. So if you're getting a 144Hz, make sure it's 1080p.

How does a RX 580 turn into a GTX 1070?

 

[Sedivy]

...by answering multiple threads simultaneously and totally mixing them up. I meant rx580. The benchmarks I linked are for 580, I just answered a thread with 1070 in the meantime so it was on my mind 😛