Strange Refresh rate behavior

[TheBean]

Im getting an exceedingly strange behavior from my laptop. 

 

When I boot my computer (after shutdown), everything is fine. my laptop gets the normal 60hz. but if I plug my 144hz monitor in, my laptop display goes to 32hz (still shows as 60 in the display settings), and my monitor goes to approximately 102hz (shows 144 in settings). even if I go to monitor only and disable the laptop screen it shows 102hz. 

 

unplugging the monitor does nothing and my screen stays at 32. so every time I have to use my monitor or unplug the monitor my refresh rate gets cut in half until I do a fresh boot. (sleeping/waking does not do anything).

 

im getting the 32/102 numbers by looking at the ufo test. it shows that as the frame rate, but its also extremely obvious by just looking. 

 

another weird part is that on the monitor at least, it doesnt stay at 102. it will fluctuate a LOT. ill get random short bursts (for like half a second) of the full 144hz and then back to 102. (I can feel it when I play games). 

 

The attached video is what I see when I use my monitor. recorded with my phone in slow mo

[SimplyGone]

what are the specs of the laptop and the monitor?

[TheBean]

laptop:

lenovo legion y7000p-1060 (i7-8750h + gtx 1060)

 

monitor:

Nixeus NX-EDG27X (using hdmi so im limited to 144hz, not the 165 that it can do)

[SimplyGone]

1 minute ago, TheBean said:

laptop:

lenovo legion y7000p-1060 (i7-8750h + gtx 1060)

 

monitor:

Nixeus NX-EDG27X (using hdmi so im limited to 144hz, not the 165 that it can do)

Ensure G-Sync is disabled in the nVidia control panel

[TheBean]

ill check when I get home, but why would the problem happen on my laptop monitor that does not have any freesync/gsync?

[SimplyGone]

1 hour ago, TheBean said:

ill check when I get home, but why would the problem happen on my laptop monitor that does not have any freesync/gsync?

it's just an easy thing to check first.  Could be the laptop panel was destined to be a VRR panel at the factory and it never got fully implemented by lenovo and now it can only kinda come half-on when the monitor is attached (cause attaching that would enable the G-Sync options in nVidia's control panel)

 

another way to check, if you don't have those options in the control panel. Hook it up to a 60Hz panel and test it.  Just your TV will do for an example. It's just to test after all

Edited February 16, 2023 by SimplyChunk
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[Mark Kaine]

same then i turned off gsync, set it to 120fps and it just kinda works now.

 

2 hours ago, TheBean said:

ill check when I get home, but why would the problem happen on my laptop monitor that does not have any freesync/gsync?

yeah that's weird

 

but check if it really doesn't i guess.

[TheBean]

7 hours ago, SimplyChunk said:

it's just an easy thing to check first.  Could be the laptop panel was destined to be a VRR panel at the factory and it never got fully implemented by lenovo and now it can only kinda come half-on when the monitor is attached (cause attaching that would enable the G-Sync options in nVidia's control panel)

 

another way to check, if you don't have those options in the control panel. Hook it up to a 60Hz panel and test it.  Just your TV will do for an example. It's just to test after all

im using hdmi so there is no gsync

there was no option for it either in the nvidia control panel.