Solved! Laptop/Monitor compatibility

[TheAngryPatriot]

I'm currently using a ROG STRIX laptop for gaming, 144Hz. Bought a Acer Predator XB273 monitor with the hopes it would run fine. It is G-Sync compatible, however my laptop does not have a DP port. It does have a USB-C port. Right now, a game will only have 20fps and crashes after a minute. I have not been able to G-SYNC since I do not have a USB-C to DP. Would getting that connection likely fix my issue? I have checked and all drivers are up to date.

 

[rgd1101]

is the low fps and crashes only happened when you play on the external monitor?

 

[TheAngryPatriot]

Yup. Runs fine just on the laptop.

 

[rgd1101]

exact model of the latpop? since it have a hdmi port. it is unlikely have video out on the usb-c

did you check to see when you run the game on the monitor does it use the gpu or the igpu?

 

[TheAngryPatriot]

Asus ROG G512 Strix. I am not sure how to check if it's using gpu or igpu

 

[rgd1101]

https://rog.asus.com/us/laptops/rog-strix/rog-strix-g15-series/spec
is this the one? look like the usb-c does support dp