MSI GT60 + 144hz Monitor Help

- I cannot run 144hz on my MSI GT60 on my Benq XL2411z using a passive DVI to mini displayport adapter.

- Would 144hz work if I purchased an active USB powered DVI to mini displayport adapter?

- 120hz options does show up for lower resolutions such as 1024 x 768, but only 60hz is available at 1920 x 1080.

- Can I run a dual monitor setup using the Benq @ 144hz and the laptop monitor @ 60hz or do I need to disable the laptop screen?

- If I try to add a custom resolution in the Nvidia control panel for the 870m it fails, same with the custommodeapp.exe for the Intel HD 4600.

- One of the reviews on amazon for http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-...eywords=dual+link+mini+active#customerReviews claim this adapter allowed them to use 120hz on their asus laptop.

- So if anyone with any experience on this kind of setup can get back to be that'd be great, thanks.

 

75 views, no responses, going to just yolo buy the usb powered active adapter.

 

Sorry man, I don't know. All I have tried so far is running 4K at 60hz, in which I need an active mini display port to HDMI 2.0, so I have a different problem here haha. I haven't tried high refreshrates at 1920x1080 res, but Mini display port should have no problems at higher refresh. Most likely the active port is needed.

 

- The adapter I linked in the original post works and I got a refurbished/used one.

- 144hz with using blur reduction and blur busters strobe utility.

- The only thing is, the very first time i plugged it in and tried to set 144hz in windows, it gave me a white noise/snow screen, but then I just unplugged/replugged it and it's working flawlessly since.

- And I can leave the laptop monitor on at 60hz for a multiple monitor setup, only reason I mention this is because a youtube video claimed that laptop screen had to be off or the lid closed.

 

Yeah I actually used a quad monitor setup, using 3 external monitors and the laptop screen so I can confim all 4 work simultaneously. In the case of non 3K version, we can't game on all three monitors simultaneously though.

Glad to hear the cable worked!

 

So, if I buy a 144hz monitor should it work with my GT60 w/780m? Which cables do I need?

 

Amazon.com: Cable Matters Gold Plated Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt™ Port Compatible) to DisplayPort Cable in Black 6 Feet - 4K Resolution Ready: Computers & Accessories

I use this cable with my 144hz Asus monitor. It worked with my 780m and now with my 970m. No issues. I can select any refresh rate I want up to 144hz. Not sure what the OP was talking about. All he needed was this $10 cable.

Edit:

Realized not all monitors have Display Port out connections. That may have been the issue. Make sure you get a monitor with DP out.

 

Hi, do you mean Display Port IN? The one I am interested says:

Input Connectors: D-sub + DVI-DL + HDMI x 2 + DP1.2 / headphone jack

http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-XL2420Z-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Professional/dp/B00HE61SOA

 

Yes the machine can do 144hz output over the displayport. Yes you need an active adapter to convert it to beyond 1080p 60hz but I would seriously consider a native DP monitor as using a converter is always a pain.