BenQ Xl2420T 120hz or 144hz?

[SilkySkills]

I bought this monitor a while back on Amazon and i thought it was 120hz 2ms but now I'm wondering if it's the 144hz 1ms version or if BenQ have done some sort of update. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005XZBMTU/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

On the Amazon comments others have questioned if it's a 144hz monitor too which has just confused me even more tbh

 

My mouse (m65) has a sensor to detect surface and ms and it's reading 1ms right now.

 

I go into Nvidia control panel and this option comes set at 120hz with the option to go to 144hz - http://i.imgur.com/qgaglhm.png

 

And this option comes set at 144hz and always goes back to 144hz if i try to change it - http://i.imgur.com/kYW8CUJ.png

 

If i change the first option to 144hz could it damage my system anyhow?

 

Has anyone else had any of these issues?

 

I just don't want to damage anything as i turned it on the 144hz before but a while later my Gpu got stuck in a boot loop and I had to Rma it. I've sort of linked the change to the faulty Gpu and so i set the first option back on 120hz to be safe

 

Would running the two options in two different hz affect my picture in a bad way or just lower the hz to 120?

 

Specs

Gtx 780sc acx

i5 3570k

 

[BrightCandle]

Yep the XL2420T is a 144hz monitor, as its little brother the XL2411T. It will work just fine.

[SilkySkills]

Yep the XL2420T is a 144hz monitor, as its little brother the XL2411T. It will work just fine.

Thanks. Will it only work if i go over 120hz or is there a collective improvement ?

[BrightCandle]

Well it works. I don't think there is much in the way of noticeable difference, I suspect I would fail a blind test between the two. 120Hz is the only mode that can use lightboost and 3D, but I mostly use 144hz as I may as well unless using lightboost.

[SilkySkills]

Well it works. I don't think there is much in the way of noticeable difference, I suspect I would fail a blind test between the two. 120Hz is the only mode that can use lightboost and 3D, but I mostly use 144hz as I may as well unless using lightboost.

Got it all sorted in the end. Using stobelight at 120hz,, 80% less motion blur, looks fantastic.

 

Thanks for the replies