Question about visual delay...with my external monitor and MSI notebook

pollywogs1970

Hi everyone!

I have a MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H - GeForce RTX 3070 - 240Hz 1080p with a cheap Samsung monitor C32F397FWN. The connection I use is HDMI.

I noticed that when I use my notebook screen, there is no delay in gameplay. But as soon as I use the Samsung monitor, I noticed an input lag.

Any help will be appreciated

Thank you!

Necrotech_Master

there are a couple of things to check on for this:

• quality of the HDMI cable, as those can degrade
• monitor refresh rate, your MSI laptop (as a gaming brand) might have a higher refresh rate than the monitor, this might make the game feel more sluggish with lower frame rate (this could feel like a delay in gameplay if you are used to 100 FPS and the monitor only supports like 60 dps)
• lastly you may want to check graphics settings, the laptop is likely only running in 1080p, but if its a good quality monitor that is 2k or 4k resolution, your laptop might be struggling if it is defaulting to 2k or 4k resolutions

ZOS_Bill

@pollywogs1970

As mentioned above, one of the first things to check is the refresh rate on the Samsung monitor.