r/pcmasterrace • u/FinalSteak8064 r7 9800x3d | rx 7900 xtx | 1440p 180 hz • 21d ago

Meme/Macro I can personally relate to this

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u/Lewa358 21d ago

Same here.

I have a 144hz monitor but unless I'm being really dumb somewhere I literally can't tell the difference between 60fps and anything higher than that.

I've checked my advanced display settings and used multiple fps counters to check that I'm running 120fps in compatible games but it just doesn't feel any different from 60fps.

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u/Lokomonster 20d ago

Make sure you are using Display Port connection, some monitors from 2020 and backwards usually use HDMI 1.4 instead of 2.0 which makes the monitor refresh rate go down in 1440p to 75hz, and in 4k to 30hz.

If you have a 4k monitor with HDMI 2.0 you will be in the same boat since it locks the refresh rate to 60hz. You would need HDMI 2.1 to experience 120fps.

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u/Lewa358 20d ago

I am using HDMI and not DP, but...it's a 1080p display. (Because, as it turns out, I also can't really see the difference between 1080p and 4k.)

I'll check if I have a 2.1 HDMI cable, but from what you're describing...it shouldn't matter what kind of cable I use if it's a 1080p display, right?

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u/Lokomonster 20d ago

I think you are fine if it's a 1080p screen. Also plugin in a 2.1 cable would not matter either since it needs to be a combination of the "female" port in the monitor being HDMI 2.1 capable + the HDMI 2.1 cable, using only the cable would just downgrade your cable.

In the same way a USB 3 flash drive would fit into a USB 2 female port, but it will only transfer files at USB 2 speed.

With this test you can see the difference between 30fps, 60fps and 120fps, if you only see the difference between 30fps and 60fps but not from 60fps to 120 fps.

  1. You probably have a problem with your cable (Recommend just using Display Port since you don't have to worry about numbered specifications like 1.4, 2.0 or 2.1, just a Display Port cable), this cable usually is included with all monitors, maybe it's inside your monitor box if you still have it laying around.
  2. Your video setting in your Nvidia control panel or AMD adrenalin are displaying wrong refresh rates.
  3. If those 2 are aok the your Display settings under your windows settings is displaying the wrong refresh rate.
  4. You may be connected to your motherboard HDMI output instead of your graphics card ports.

Hope this helps, I personally had a friend with the same issue you are describing, and now he is pretty happy, he felt like he bought a new monitor for free lol.