Awhile back when the ROG Swift first came out, I didn't know about nvidia cards not idling when running at 144 Hz. I had noticed that my room became noticeably hotter and I thought it was just the Swift that put out lots of heat. That was when I found out about it. It probably doesn't help that the GTX 780 Ti is a power hungry card compared to the newer Maxwell cards. Ever since then I've been running 120 hz to keep my card idling when I am not gaming.
Now I've already done a few google searches and couldn't help but notice a few posts on how nvidia cards do not idle at 144 hz. Some of the situations I've seen:
Is it me or am I the only one bothered by the fact that my card just wont idle at the max hz that my monitor can support? What do you guys do with your 144 Hz 1440p monitors?
Now I've already done a few google searches and couldn't help but notice a few posts on how nvidia cards do not idle at 144 hz. Some of the situations I've seen:
- Using 144 Hz @ 1080p + extra monitors
- Using 144 Hz + opening up some light applications such as browsers on a 1440p monitor
Is it me or am I the only one bothered by the fact that my card just wont idle at the max hz that my monitor can support? What do you guys do with your 144 Hz 1440p monitors?