Refresh Rate in 720P

[Majiks]

I have the ASUS VP247QG. It's a 1080P 75Hz monitor. Whenever I try to set the resolution to 720p the refresh rate reverts to 60Hz and I can't set it to 75Hz. I can manually set it to 75Hz by simply setting a custom resolution but the problem arises when I try to set a game/application to run in 720p. I'm wondering why this is and if there's a way I can run games at 720p 75Hz without forcing them to run in Windowed mode?

[H20Burner]

Just now, Majiks said:

I have the ASUS VP247QG. It's a 1080P 75Hz monitor. Whenever I try to set the resolution to 720p the refresh rate reverts to 60Hz and I can't set it to 75Hz. I can manually set it to 75Hz by simply setting a custom resolution but the problem arises when I try to set a game/application to run in 720p. I'm wondering why this is and if there's a way I can run games at 720p 75Hz without forcing them to run in Windowed mode?

Whats the point of lowering the resolution just to get the same fps? People only do this to overclock their monitor and get a higher refresh rate at the cost of the resolution.

[Majiks]

1 minute ago, H20Burner said:

Whats the point of lowering the resolution just to get the same fps? People only do this to overclock their monitor and get a higher refresh rate at the cost of the resolution.

Some games I play run below 75 fps with 1080p so I want to run them at 720p while keeping the refresh rate the same.

[H20Burner]

6 minutes ago, Majiks said:

Some games I play run below 75 fps with 1080p so I want to run them at 720p while keeping the refresh rate the same.

Then lower your graphics settings.

[Majiks]

Okay so I figured it out thanks to this forums thread here: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20756755510 

 

Basically you 

1. Get "Custom Resolution Utility" (CRU)
2. Take note of your custom refresh settings and timings in Nvidia control panel
3. In CRU: Under "detailed resolutions," and "standard resolutions" add your custom to both keeping it as close to Nvidia settings as possible ("standard" you will just need your desired resolution and refresh rate, no need to touch "back porch" in "detailed").
4. Restart your computer.
5. Your resolution with refresh rate should be there in the game now.

 

After I did this, I could see that resolution with the refresh rate in any game (I tested GTA, Overwatch, and CS:GO and in the Nvidia control panel resolution options. I don't know why I couldn't pick 75Hz with 720p even though my monitor supports this refresh rate but CRU's a great way to bypass this problem!