Question Monitor HZ

[fasafaf]

How do I check my monitor hz?

 

[PC Tailor]

Couple of options (assuming W10):

• Start > Display Settings > Advanced Display Settings
• Go to NVIDIA control panel or Radeon Settings and check under resolution.
• Usually there will be a sticker on the monitor somewhere with a model number and Hz, or the Hz will be part of the model number.
• If your monitor has it's own OSD, you can check on that.

 

[ElectrO_90]

Even simpler
Go to this website

Blur Busters TestUFO Motion Tests. Benchmark for monitors & displays.

Blur Busters UFO Motion Tests with ghosting test, 30fps vs 60fps vs 120hz vs 144hz vs 240hz, PWM test, motion blur test, judder test, benchmarks, and more.

www.testufo.com

 

[fasafaf]

In display advanced settings it shows maximum of 150hz, I'm currently using 60hz but when switching to 144hz the screen goes black and says out of range, what's the problem?

 

[PC Tailor]

What are you full system specs including PSU make and model?
What monitor are you using and what cable are you connecting from GPU to monitor?

 

[fasafaf]

i5 3470
GTX 960 2GB
16GB of RAM
Using an old "Fujitsu" monitor and the PSU is 500w or higher. That's all I know.

 

[PC Tailor]

What cable are you using to connect to the monitor? The Fujitsu model should be on the actual monitor somewhere or on your display settings / nvidia control panel.

 

[fasafaf]

How do I know which cable it is? Sorry I'm not familiar with that.

 

[PC Tailor]

Look at the cable connection itself and compare to this list:

 

[fasafaf]

It's VGA and also the monitor's resolution is 1600x900

 

[PC Tailor]

VGA does not support above 60Hz at higher resolutions unfortunately.
You'd need a DisplayPort or DVI Dual Link.

 

[fasafaf]

So if I get DisplayPort or DVI Dual Link will I be able to play on 144hz without any problems? Since it's an old monitor.

 

[PC Tailor]

If your monitor supports 144Hz and your GPU has a DVI or DP port then yes it should be fine, but the 960 is probably a bit weak to be playing at max settings at high resolution and refresh.

 

[fasafaf]

How do I make sure it supports 144hz? That was the question and It is displaying in display settings like I said

 

[PC Tailor]

How do I make sure it supports 144hz?

I was more just covering the basics, if your display settings say that your monitors max refresh rate is 144Hz, then it's 144Hz.
Then just check on the back of your GPU what ports it has.

Just keep in mind that higher refresh and resolution has an impact on your CPU too, not just your GPU - more resolution = more data for the CPU to process.

 

[fasafaf]

I highly doubt that my pc will struggle on 144hz as it's good enough for today's games, also the maximum hz it shows is 150, so should I get DisplayPort or DVI? Which one do you prefer?

 

[PC Tailor]

DVI does not support audio transfer.
DP does.

Both with digital signals operate at the same refresh rates otherwise so little difference.

Personally I prefer DP.

 

[fasafaf]

Okay thank you

 

[PC Tailor]

No problem my friend, I hope you got the answer you were looking for!
Just remember to select best answer if you're happy, so that others visiting the forum can see the solution.

 

[ElectrO_90]

I don't believe this Fujitsu monitor can or will support 144hz
He said its an old one, and it's probably CRT
Unless OP can post the Model number, then I think it won't work.

he has an aging i5 3series and a 960 GPU - you'd be lucky to get over 70fps in most games on medium settings @ 1080p

 

[PC Tailor]

I don't believe this Fujitsu monitor can or will support 144hz
He said its an old one, and it's probably CRT
Unless OP can post the Model number, then I think it won't work.

he has an aging i5 3series and a 960 GPU - you'd be lucky to get over 70fps in most games on medium settings @ 1080p

I did wonder considering it was just an old Fujitsu - but came to think that if OP went through appropriate display settings then it would be reflective. But I do have the same doubts.

Agreed with the FPS comment - thus why I stated that the system is a little weak for 144Hz. Hopefully OP takes note of it!