Monitor Stops Working after OC to 165hz

[2G_Tony]

So I just upgraded to my first display capable of 144+ hz and would like to get everything I can out of it. However, when I OC my monitor to 165hz my PC stops projecting the display. I believe it still recognizes the display because when I unplug and plug the cable back in a get a notification about setting up G-Sync. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Monitor: http://a.co/irUK6s9
PC: https://www.gentechpc.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Sager-NP7850-Build
Cable I'm using: http://a.co/hxs65Le

[TurbulentWinds]

2 minutes ago, DarkenedTrial said:

So I just upgraded to my first display capable of 144+ hz and would like to get everything I can out of it. However, when I OC my monitor to 165hz my PC stops projecting the display. I believe it still recognizes the display because when I unplug and plug the cable back in a get a notification about setting up G-Sync. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Monitor: http://a.co/irUK6s9
PC: https://www.gentechpc.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Sager-NP7850-Build
Cable I'm using: http://a.co/hxs65Le

If it stops working, turn down the OC.

[ShadySocks]

You might be hitting a bandwidth limit of the mini displayport.

[2G_Tony]

1 minute ago, TurbulentWinds said:

If it stops working, turn down the OC.

But I'd like to get 165hz. I don't know why it wouldn't work since I have a 1060 and the latest drivers. 

[Princess Luna]

Are you for real? literally what other signal do you want that you pushed the overclock too far? try a lower number and at 144hz natively why the hell do you even need more?

[TurbulentWinds]

Just now, DarkenedTrial said:

But I'd like to get 165hz. I don't know why it wouldn't work since I have a 1060 and the latest drivers. 

Doesn't have to do with that stuff. All about the actual monitor. You didn't win the silicon lottery. Just bump up the OC from 144hz in 5hz steps until it doesn't work. Then, go back to the latest working OC and bump up by 1hz at a time. Once it stops working again, turn down to last working OC.

[TechnoZamb19]

2 minutes ago, DarkenedTrial said:

But I'd like to get 165hz. I don't know why it wouldn't work since I have a 1060 and the latest drivers. 

 

[2G_Tony]

Just now, TurbulentWinds said:

Doesn't have to do with that stuff. All about the actual monitor. You didn't win the silicon lottery. Just bump up the OC from 144hz in 5hz steps until it doesn't work. Then, go back to the latest working OC and bump up by 1hz at a time. Once it stops working again, turn down to last working OC.

Aight. Thanks bruh.

[2G_Tony]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Are you for real? literally what other signal do you want that you pushed the overclock too far? try a lower number and at 144hz natively why the hell do you even need more?

Why so rude? Your logic is flawed. You're telling me that I shouldn't want to attempt to get the most out of my monitor. That's like saying I shouldn't OC a CPU or GPU. 

[TechnoZamb19]

Are you kidding? A 1060 is gonna get 70fps in most games, not gonna get more than 120 in any game, what are you going to do with 160hz?

[TurbulentWinds]

1 minute ago, TechnoZamb19 said:

Are you kidding? A 1060 is gonna get 70fps in most games, not gonna get more than 120 in any game, what are you going to do with 160hz?

It will push the frames. At 1440p it does 70FPS at ultra. The 1060 is perfectly capable of pushing +144FPS at low.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, DarkenedTrial said:

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Only flawed is you thinking that the GPU or for the fact its drivers matter at all, you could have a TITAN V it doesn't matter, the hardware you're overclocking is the monitor itself, if panel can accept the desired refresh rate it is only up to itself.

 

Besides you said to have G-Sync, overclocking the panel in the first place will temper with G-Sync functionality and you lose smoother experience for a few extra displayed frames, so much of getting most out of the monitor by disabling the thing that costs the most on it lolz...

[2G_Tony]

1 minute ago, TechnoZamb19 said:

Are you kidding? A 1060 is gonna get 70fps in most games, not gonna get more than 120 in any game, what are you going to do with 160hz?

Are you? I get 250+ FPS in CSGO, 120+ in PUBG, and 100 in most other games. If you're not here to help then leave. 

[TurbulentWinds]

11 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Are you for real? literally what other signal do you want that you pushed the overclock too far? try a lower number and at 144hz natively why the hell do you even need more?

Might be a bit harsh, he sounds a lot like a beginner . . .

[Princess Luna]

Just now, TurbulentWinds said:

Might be a bit harsh, he sounds a lot like a beginner . . .

I suppose... haven't eaten yet even though I finished cooking dinner, am not allowed to dinner yet even though I have worked 10 hours straight today at the office because my mother is doing her hair somewhere and won't come home... my moods awful right now

[TechnoZamb19]

13 minutes ago, DarkenedTrial said:

Are you? I get 250+ FPS in CSGO, 120+ in PUBG, and 100 in most other games. If you're not here to help then leave. 

If you gonna play those games you don't need a 1060, you'd be good with a 1050

[2G_Tony]

Just now, TechnoZamb19 said:

If you gonna play those games you don't need a 1060, you'd be good with a 1050

Dude... I got this computer for $1000. It was a great deal and I don't need some random person telling me otherwise. On top of that, you're wrong. I play a bunch of other games where the 1060 helps a lot. Now fuck off, thanks. 

[TechnoZamb19]

If you say "I have a 1060" one is gonna think you'll be having 60 - 100fps because that's what demanding games that really use the 1060's power usually run at, not csgo

[TechnoZamb19]

Just now, DarkenedTrial said:

Dude... I got this computer for $1000. It was a great deal and I don't need some random person telling me otherwise. On top of that, you're wrong. I play a bunch of other games where the 1060 helps a lot. Now fuck off, thanks. 

Why so salty? I just said the truth. You don't need a 1060 to play csgo. And you are telling me to fuck off. You should just be banned or muted.

[2G_Tony]

49 minutes ago, TurbulentWinds said:

Doesn't have to do with that stuff. All about the actual monitor. You didn't win the silicon lottery. Just bump up the OC from 144hz in 5hz steps until it doesn't work. Then, go back to the latest working OC and bump up by 1hz at a time. Once it stops working again, turn down to last working OC.

Update: seems like that cable supports 165hz @1440p. I don't see how my GPU would be the issue, though. I'm guessing it has something to do with having both Intel and Nvidia drivers or something like that. 

[TurbulentWinds]

34 minutes ago, DarkenedTrial said:

Update: seems like that cable supports 165hz @1440p. I don't see how my GPU would be the issue, though. I'm guessing it has something to do with having both Intel and Nvidia drivers or something like that. 

GPU is not a problem. It's really just the monitor that isn't OCing very well.

[TurbulentWinds]

1 hour ago, TechnoZamb19 said:

If you gonna play those games you don't need a 1060, you'd be good with a 1050

Not really. At 144hz, 1440p, you do need a 1060 with the games he plays. CS:GO is one game, PUBG is a whole different story. He could be playing the Witcher for all we know. Anyhow, my personal experience goes this, 1050 Ti can do 1080p 144hz therefore 1060 is needed for about 50% bump in number of pixels. 50% more GPU for 50% more load. Roughly.

[TurbulentWinds]

1 hour ago, Princess Cadence said:

I suppose... haven't eaten yet even though I finished cooking dinner, am not allowed to dinner yet even though I have worked 10 hours straight today at the office because my mother is doing her hair somewhere and won't come home... my moods awful right now

Those days are my reddit days. Nothing like fighting people on reddit to distract you from hunger 

[TurbulentWinds]

1 hour ago, TechnoZamb19 said:

If you say "I have a 1060" one is gonna think you'll be having 60 - 100fps because that's what demanding games that really use the 1060's power usually run at, not csgo

*at 1080p

 

This is 1440p 144hz. Most people will only go with a 1070 or up for this. At 1440p 144hz, 1060 would be generally considered a "budget" option.

[xXRaineXx]

Monitors can or can't overclock refresh rates well, or if at all.

 

The GPU doesn't really have anything to do with monitor overclock as long as it has the standard ports. Even if you have a high speed 18gbps HDMI hooked up that can hold all dem bandwidth, if the monitor itself cannot overclock, then it won't overclock. 

 

Some monitors are made with extra headroom for overclocking, but for the majority you won't get a lot out of it. The monitor stops ''working'' at 165gz, because the monitor is saying ''I can't run that fast'', meaning that even with a Titan XP, the monitor can't run at that speed. Nothing you do will likely change that, unless you open it up and do some serious chipset modding.

 

So sorry to crush your dreams, give up on 165hz and find the refresh that the monitor says ''okay'' to. Even then, just like a CPU overclock, it may become unstable, so overclock with caution.