How to connect a 144hz monitor to a macbook pro in bootcamp?

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How to connect a 144hz monitor to a macbook pro in bootcamp?

Hi, I recently bought the benq xl2411z 24'' monitor which has the capacity to run in 140hz as opposed to 60hz. I have been told that you cannot run 144hz in OSX but you can do it in Windows (bootcamp),

Right now the screen is monitor connected via HDMI; however, I have been told that HDMI is incapable of running 140hz and that I need to use DVI.

So basically, I'm wondering what is the best way to connect the external monitor to run 144hz?

Thanks!

BTW I have a mid 2014 retina macbook pro 15'' with intel iris pro (not discrete graphics).

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), null

Posted on Mar 4, 2015 9:07 PM

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LocutusEstBorg

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Mar 23, 2015 9:28 AM in response to acperry7

That monitor only supports 144 Hz on the DVI input. You need to use a Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI converter. Nothing else will work. Such converters usually go up to 120 Hz at most.

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Mar 23, 2015 11:56 AM in response to LocutusEstBorg

Thanks for the reply, I eventually figured it out on my own. But for anyone else looking into this, yeah you need a Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI converter (the expensive one, not just the Mini Displayport to DVI). It does run 144Hz which is good. In my case I have a eGPU I was building, so in the end I didn't need the adaptor after all; but for most people you'll need the adaptor if you want to connect a high refresh rate monitor directly to your MPB.

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Apr 21, 2016 5:35 AM in response to acperry7

Hi acperry7,

Do you experience blue lines or flickering pixels on your screen while for example watching a YouTube video? I do unfortunately and im not sure if its the adapter causing this issue (I have the Dual DVI-D adapter). Would be really great if you could elleborate on this, so I can decide whether or not to return the adapter.

Thanks in advance!

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