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    Native Monitor vs External

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Crimson_ET, Mar 21, 2016.

  1. Crimson_ET

    Crimson_ET Notebook Guru

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    Ok, so my external monitor is an ASUS 144hz. It is connected via mini display port. While playing The Division I get ~70-80 fps. So, why is it that when I disconnect the ASUS and use the native monitor, I lose ~30-40 fps? Is this because the display port is faster than the native monitor's connection?? This also happens on Blade and Soul.
     
    Crimson_ET, Mar 21, 2016
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Do you have v-sync enabled? Probably that. Check to be sure you have it disabled in the game and in the NVIDIA Control Panel.

    The speed of the data transmitted over display cable should not affect FPS.
     
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    Vsync was off in-game and in the control panel. Had to have been something with the latest and "greatest" from nvidia. After I installed your modded 345.20 driver the fps stabilized. I just hadn't used the ASUS monitor with your driver yet. There isn't a change in FPS now. I don't hit 80 fps anymore but I don't constantly "stutter" to 20ish.
     
    Crimson_ET, Mar 22, 2016
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    Yeah, it was probably throttling to 400MHz on core and memory like what happens to my 780M SLI unless I use old drivers. NVIDIA really dropped the ball on supporting their last generation flagship MXM.
     
    Mr. Fox, Mar 24, 2016
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