Help with correct cable from laptop to 144hz monitor

Joshpc · 4 Jan 2018 at 18:21

Hello,

I am looking for advise on what cable i need from my laptop to my monitor (ASUS VG248QE) to get 144hz.

Laptop ports: Thunderbolt BT3 & HDMI 2.0

I have seen several discussions on this but there seems to be contradiction in each.

Thanks for your help.

MissChief · 4 Jan 2018 at 18:23

HDMI will do the job.

andy_mk3 · 4 Jan 2018 at 18:28

Hdmi 2.0 can do 1080p 144hz fine. However the specs on your monitor say:

*To activate 144Hz function (in 2D mode), both DisplayPort (or Dual-link DVI) and a selected graphics card with the latest driver are required. Please kindly contact the service center of your graphics cards companies for further technical supports.)

It will still work fine, but you may be limited to 60hz over hdmi from what I make of that

Joshpc · 4 Jan 2018 at 18:32

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking the hdmi might be limited to 60hz.

Is there anything i can do with the thunderbolt 3 port?

andy_mk3 · 4 Jan 2018 at 18:42

I'm afraid not, at least, not without a very expensive adaptor.