ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

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ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by RocketRager » 21 Jul 2021, 11:52

As stated. Got the monitor a few months ago, did the overclock, set some setting recommended here in these forums, and began to enjoy the monitor.

I don’t know how or when, but at some point, things got set to 144hz in Windows. Games weren’t feeling right anymore so I decided to check settings and there it was. Had to enter the monitor settings and turn things off and on again until it reads 279.4 or whatever in Windows.

I may have not been receiving 240+ performance for a while TBH. Sucks. Why did it reset and how can I make sure it stops?

It has done it several times since. PC reboots seem to be making it reset.

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by speancer » 21 Jul 2021, 12:05

It seems to happen randomly from time to time, me and my friend both experienced this issue on our VG259QM monitors. I have no idea how to prevent it from happening :( It doesn't seem to happen too often though.
Main display (TV/PC monitor): LG 42C21LA (4K 120 Hz OLED / WBE panel)
Tested displays: ASUS VG259QM/VG279QM [favourite LCD FPS display] (280 Hz IPS) • Zowie XL2546K/XL2540K/XL2546 (240 Hz TN DyAc) • Dell S3222DGM [favourite LCD display for the best blacks, contrast and panel uniformity] (165 Hz VA) • Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA (240 Hz IPS) • HP Omen X 25f (240 Hz TN) • MSI MAG251RX (240 Hz IPS) • Gigabyte M27Q (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Predator XB273X (240 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Predator XB271HU (165 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Nitro XV272UKV (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Nitro XV252QF (390 Hz IPS) • LG 27GN800 (144 Hz IPS) • LG 27GL850 (144 Hz nanoIPS) • LG 27GP850 (180 Hz nanoIPS) • Samsung Odyssey G7 (240 Hz VA)

OS: Windows 11 Pro GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 + Arctic MX-6 RAM: 32GB (2x16GB dual channel) DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast Black 6000 MHz CL30 (fully optimized primary and secondary timings by Buildzoid for SK Hynix die on AM5 platform) PSU: Corsair RM1200x SHIFT 1200W (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR 600W) SSD1: Kingston KC3000 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD2: Corsair Force MP510 960GB PCIe 3.0 x4 MB: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (GPU PCIe 5.0 x16, NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4) CASE: be quiet! Silent Base 802 Window White CASE FANS: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM (3x front, 1x rear, 1x top rear, positive pressure) MOUSE: Logitech G PRO X Superlight (white) Lightspeed wireless MOUSEPAD: ARTISAN FX HIEN (wine red, soft, XL) KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 TKL (white, GL Tactile) Lightspeed wireless HEADPHONES: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (white) 24-bit 96 KHz + Sennheiser BTD600 Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive CHAIR: Herman Miller Aeron (graphite, fully loaded, size C)

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by axaro1 » 21 Jul 2021, 12:32

Have you tried deleting the 144hz resolution in CRU? I had this issue with League of Legends due to the game not supporting 280hz and resetting to 144hz (and for some reason prioritizing it over 240hz)
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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by RocketRager » 21 Jul 2021, 16:12

speancer wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 12:05
It seems to happen randomly from time to time, me and my friend both experienced this issue on our VG259QM monitors. I have no idea how to prevent it from happening :( It doesn't seem to happen too often though.
Hmmmm TY man, at least I now it’s not just me. It’s quick to fix and easy to check, so I guess I just have to make a habit out of it.

That’s quite the list of monitors you’ve got there lol. You’re one experienced dude. Any tips on how to set up mine with nvidia panel? I play rocket league and I’ve only ever messed with the monitor settings once. Not sure what I should or shouldn’t set as my nvidia settings, plus then my in game settings. Just wanted to know what gets me the lowest input lag. Thanks.

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by speancer » 21 Jul 2021, 21:59

RocketRager wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 16:12
Just wanted to know what gets me the lowest input lag. Thanks.
For the lowest possible input lag in competitive play you just want overkill frame rate with no sync, simple as that, so just set fps to unlimited and disable any sync methods (FreeSync/G-SYNC/V-SYNC). If your PC can sustain very high fps, this is the best for the lowest input lag.
Main display (TV/PC monitor): LG 42C21LA (4K 120 Hz OLED / WBE panel)
Tested displays: ASUS VG259QM/VG279QM [favourite LCD FPS display] (280 Hz IPS) • Zowie XL2546K/XL2540K/XL2546 (240 Hz TN DyAc) • Dell S3222DGM [favourite LCD display for the best blacks, contrast and panel uniformity] (165 Hz VA) • Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA (240 Hz IPS) • HP Omen X 25f (240 Hz TN) • MSI MAG251RX (240 Hz IPS) • Gigabyte M27Q (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Predator XB273X (240 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Predator XB271HU (165 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Nitro XV272UKV (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Nitro XV252QF (390 Hz IPS) • LG 27GN800 (144 Hz IPS) • LG 27GL850 (144 Hz nanoIPS) • LG 27GP850 (180 Hz nanoIPS) • Samsung Odyssey G7 (240 Hz VA)

OS: Windows 11 Pro GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 + Arctic MX-6 RAM: 32GB (2x16GB dual channel) DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast Black 6000 MHz CL30 (fully optimized primary and secondary timings by Buildzoid for SK Hynix die on AM5 platform) PSU: Corsair RM1200x SHIFT 1200W (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR 600W) SSD1: Kingston KC3000 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD2: Corsair Force MP510 960GB PCIe 3.0 x4 MB: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (GPU PCIe 5.0 x16, NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4) CASE: be quiet! Silent Base 802 Window White CASE FANS: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM (3x front, 1x rear, 1x top rear, positive pressure) MOUSE: Logitech G PRO X Superlight (white) Lightspeed wireless MOUSEPAD: ARTISAN FX HIEN (wine red, soft, XL) KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 TKL (white, GL Tactile) Lightspeed wireless HEADPHONES: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (white) 24-bit 96 KHz + Sennheiser BTD600 Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive CHAIR: Herman Miller Aeron (graphite, fully loaded, size C)

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by RocketRager » 21 Jul 2021, 22:56

speancer wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 21:59
RocketRager wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 16:12
Just wanted to know what gets me the lowest input lag. Thanks.
For the lowest possible input lag in competitive play you just want overkill frame rate with no sync, simple as that, so just set fps to unlimited and disable any sync methods (FreeSync/G-SYNC/V-SYNC). If your PC can sustain very high fps, this is the best for the lowest input lag.

Awesome thanks I’ll try it. Does sync offer me any advantages but with a small input delay cost? What are this advantages? Just no tearing?

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by speancer » 22 Jul 2021, 20:52

RocketRager wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 22:56
speancer wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 21:59
RocketRager wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 16:12
Just wanted to know what gets me the lowest input lag. Thanks.
For the lowest possible input lag in competitive play you just want overkill frame rate with no sync, simple as that, so just set fps to unlimited and disable any sync methods (FreeSync/G-SYNC/V-SYNC). If your PC can sustain very high fps, this is the best for the lowest input lag.

Awesome thanks I’ll try it. Does sync offer me any advantages but with a small input delay cost? What are this advantages? Just no tearing?
Basically yes. Variable refresh rate methods (FreeSync, G-SYNC) just grant you the smoothest visuals with no tearing or stuttering (unless stutters are game engine induced) while having a minimal impact on latency. I suggest you try playing with both unlimited unsynced fps as well as with G-SYNC to find out what feels/looks better for you. If your frame rate fluctuates much then using G-SYNC is a good idea.

Also remember that G-SYNC must be set properly to work as intended, for example fps cap below refresh rate is required to keep G-SYNC in its operational range. If your monitor is 280 Hz, you should cap your fps at 277 fps with G-SYNC enabled (if fps exceeds refresh rate, G-SYNC no longer works). Here's the tutorial on how to properly set G-SYNC :)
Main display (TV/PC monitor): LG 42C21LA (4K 120 Hz OLED / WBE panel)
Tested displays: ASUS VG259QM/VG279QM [favourite LCD FPS display] (280 Hz IPS) • Zowie XL2546K/XL2540K/XL2546 (240 Hz TN DyAc) • Dell S3222DGM [favourite LCD display for the best blacks, contrast and panel uniformity] (165 Hz VA) • Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA (240 Hz IPS) • HP Omen X 25f (240 Hz TN) • MSI MAG251RX (240 Hz IPS) • Gigabyte M27Q (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Predator XB273X (240 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Predator XB271HU (165 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Nitro XV272UKV (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Nitro XV252QF (390 Hz IPS) • LG 27GN800 (144 Hz IPS) • LG 27GL850 (144 Hz nanoIPS) • LG 27GP850 (180 Hz nanoIPS) • Samsung Odyssey G7 (240 Hz VA)

OS: Windows 11 Pro GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 + Arctic MX-6 RAM: 32GB (2x16GB dual channel) DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast Black 6000 MHz CL30 (fully optimized primary and secondary timings by Buildzoid for SK Hynix die on AM5 platform) PSU: Corsair RM1200x SHIFT 1200W (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR 600W) SSD1: Kingston KC3000 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD2: Corsair Force MP510 960GB PCIe 3.0 x4 MB: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (GPU PCIe 5.0 x16, NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4) CASE: be quiet! Silent Base 802 Window White CASE FANS: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM (3x front, 1x rear, 1x top rear, positive pressure) MOUSE: Logitech G PRO X Superlight (white) Lightspeed wireless MOUSEPAD: ARTISAN FX HIEN (wine red, soft, XL) KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 TKL (white, GL Tactile) Lightspeed wireless HEADPHONES: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (white) 24-bit 96 KHz + Sennheiser BTD600 Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive CHAIR: Herman Miller Aeron (graphite, fully loaded, size C)

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Re: ASUS vg25 280hz monitor always resets to 144 hz, can anyone help me fix?

Post by RocketRager » 24 Jul 2021, 23:43

speancer wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 21:59
RocketRager wrote:
21 Jul 2021, 16:12
Just wanted to know what gets me the lowest input lag. Thanks.
For the lowest possible input lag in competitive play you just want overkill frame rate with no sync, simple as that, so just set fps to unlimited and disable any sync methods (FreeSync/G-SYNC/V-SYNC). If your PC can sustain very high fps, this is the best for the lowest input lag.

Awesome man ty so much. Am I correct that I cannot use the ELMB feature at the same time as gsync? I was thinking of turning gsync off and just using ELMB instead. Do I have to do anything in nvidia control oaken for ELMB? Like turn off gsync there? Out the settings back to default? Stop using “ultra low latency mode” or anything like that?

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