Dont worry that just happened because you havent activated that higher refresh rate yet in your monitor.

How to check a monitors refresh rate?

Go to options and snag the System Tab.

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Press the Advanced Display options to check the monitors refresh rate.

For changing the refresh rate of the monitor, select Display Adapter properties and choose the Monitor Tab.

bring up the dropdown menu and opt for desired screen refresh rate.

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Ive found out how you’ve got the option to activate higher refresh rate on your monitor.

Here Ill share the whole process with you.

So, double-check to read the post very carefully till the end.

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What is 144Hz/ 120Hz/165Hz/240Hz in Monitor?

120Hz, 144Hz, 165Hz,240Hz monitors provides higher refresh rates than that of the usual 60Hz.

They show more frames in each second.

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As a result, the user doesnt miss frames and it really helps a lot in gaming.

Your question might be:

Are higher refresh rate monitor expensive?

But there is no relation between higher refresh rate with better picture quality.

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A better picture quality monitor has a lot to offer.

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Why Do You Need a Higher Refresh Rate Monitor?

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For getting the most out of your gaming performance.

Wont it be much easier for you to shoot him?

Yes, heres the point.

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Pro Tip: Only higher refresh rate isnt enough for better gameplay.

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At first these higher refresh rate monitors used to be very expensive.

But now this monitors have become very affordable at least those of the 1080p monitors with 120Hz/144Hz.

Actually there are 3 easy steps to confirm that your monitor is running at 144Hz.

Buying a 144Hz monitor doesnt supply that advertised refresh rate just after taking it out of the box.

It needs to be connected specially and activated in the prefs on windows.

You monitor must be rated to supply that refresh rate to perform that superior task.

Can I get higher refresh rate with monitor the only.

Or are there any other factors to check for its compatibility?

This question needs to be answered in few steps.

Be sure to check this step very cautiously.

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This is the last step to enable higher refresh rate on your gaming monitor.

And the process is pretty simple and straightforward.

I have given two ways below to enable higher refresh rate of your monitor.

One is for windows 10 users another is for windows 7/windows 8 users.

Im going to show you how to enable 144Hz on your system.

Other refresh rates like 120Hz,165Hz, 240Hz etc.

are done in the same way.

Why cant I set my monitor to 144hz?

The main reason why you cannot set monitor refresh rate to 144Hz is because of machine incompatibility.

  1. hit System in the parameters.

  2. fire up the Display tab.

Go to Display adapter properties>Monitor tab.

Choose 144Hz from the drop-down menu of screen refresh rate of monitor configs.

Hit Apply then OK to enable 144Hz on Windows 10.

Enable 144Hz on Windows 7/ Windows 8

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At first right press any blank space of your desktop.

Then click screen resolution.

Here, in the monitor tab youll find the option to choose your desired refresh rate.

Select 144Hz on your desired one then press OK.

Thats it.

Your windows 7/8 PC is now running at a higher refresh rate than before.

FAQ

Question:How to overclock my monitor?

Answer:Search for change display controls and kick off the display setting.

then open display adapter properties then go to monitor Tab and choose a higher refresh rate than 60Hz.

Question: Does more refresh rate helps in gaming?

Answer: Obviously, higher refresh rate helps in gaming.

Question:What is the difference between a normal monitor and a gaming monitor?

Usually a monitor having 100Hz refresh rate or more is considered as a gaming monitor.

Question:What is the difference 60FPS and 144FPS?

On the other hand 144hz is the feature of a gaming monitor.

144hz means it will show 144 images per second in your monitor whichis more than double of 60Hz.

This feature will drastically improve your gaming performance.

Question:What is FPS in games?

Answer:FPS stands for Frames Per Second.

Final Thoughts

Now that you have enabled higher refresh rate.

How can I feel it instantly?

Simply, check it out by moving your mouse.

You will feel that you are seeing more images of the pointer than before.

Im sure that you will surely find difference.

This feature of your monitor will surely provide you better gaming performance.

And your gaming skills will improve too for it.