How to Connect Gaming Laptop to External Monitor *2023*
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Hello Everybody! Today I will be showing you how to connect and set up your monitor with your laptop. Whether it's a gaming laptop and a gaming monitor, or just a standard laptop with a monitor for work, school, or what be it. In this video, I go in-depth with steps, showing how to identify what ports you have and what cables you need, all the way to setup in Windows. If you guys found today's video useful, please like and subscribe as we are almost at 3k! Best, David.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:11 FPS Boost?
0:34 Identify Your Port
0:56 Monitor
1:39 Cable
2:01 Setting It Up
2:42 Windows Setup
4:49 Updating GPU Drivers
5:42 Resolution
5:51 Nvidia Setup
6:45 Fill Out Your Setup
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This contained all the info i was searching for ty❤
Thanks man! This helped a ton!
I've been having issues but this fixed most of them. LIKED!
Glad I could help! Any other issues you're having you can join my discord and I can help you personally! dsc.gg/bgdave
@@BGDave Will do bro!
Appreciate your videos man. Keep em up 👍
Glad to be if assistance 👍
Amazing! We're so grateful. Thanks so much for your help 👏👏👏
thank you so much man. been wondering if i should buy a monitor really helped me.
I have watched you since quarantine! It's crazy to see how long ago that was!
Fr. I can’t believe it has already been three years since then. That means 3 years since fortnite chapter 2 🤯
Thanks! I am new to gaming and didn’t even know about updating the drivers! You are the best! 😊
Always update. If your game updates do the same with your GPU drivers. Saves you trouble from troubleshooting any bugs or small defects when playing.
Nice video! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! More content coming soon!
Really helpful. Also cool hair dude
Glad I could help. Yes yes. My hair gets pretty crazy really late at night lol.
OMG THANK YOU IT WORKED
Glad I could help!
Tq for sharing and making a video about it , much appreciated 😁 .Very Helpful i was thinking to get 1 monitor my laptop too😂 so it makes gaming and movie time better
Thanks!
Glad to help!
good work bro
Thanks for the support!
Underrated youtuber, I just purchased a 240hz gaming monitor for my gaming laptop and I used all of these tips and it helped SO much. Thanks alot for the help. I hope u can grow more on TH-cam.
Thanks bro. Also thanks for the defense from that other guy lol. Glad I could help. I hope to grow too, but I need to find motivation to upload again :/
@@BGDave lol np (i joined ur discord too)
hello i think you have a dual external monitor set up, i noticed one vertical and one normal external monitors, did you use any hub for that? thanks
Hello, I wanted to know if when playing with an external monitor the video card gets hotter or deteriorates faster? Is it safe to do it? I ask because I use a 24-inch 144 Hz monitor and I can't get used to playing with a smaller monitor. thank you so much
If I got two external monitors aside from my gaming laptop, should I connect both of them through the thunderbolt port since it has it, with a dual hdmi adapter, or my secondary display through the thunderbolt port and my main display on the hdmi port on the back of the laptop?
Thanks
Bro, thank you, I understand that my laptop can conect monitor and run it with 180hz
its cool that you use obs studio and im getting a monitor tommorow
what should I do when I have a monitor connected to my laptop but the display is via Intel HD graphics and not Nvidia?
Question. I as well have an acer nitro 5 and when I check my display settings it says 60hz which that is the max my laptop display goes, if I were to connect a monitor with higher hz would I be able to change it to the hz that the monitor runs or will my laptop only be able to run 60hz on that external display.
Can you use a adapter for displayport because i want to play on displayport and can you please say what sort i need to buy
Hey great video btw just subscribed as well just wondering would I be able to connect an external monitor to my laptop and make my external monitor the main display screen but close the laptop screen without it going into sleep mode or turning off?
u can do that under power options and choosing what closing the lid does, i do this with my laptop as well
@@glockedl thank you
Where do u hook up the keyboard and mouse??
Sir i want to ask something..
I have gtx 1650 with ryzen 5 5600h with radeon™ graphics and does my gpu supports DSR? And if it does I can't see the option in nvidia CP so do I need an external monitor for it? Please reply sir
Thx, btw once I hve done these I don't hve to do them again right bcuz I would probably be using my laptop for school...
In terms of windows settings? If so yes. The laptop will remember the settings for each monitor.
Thanks for the video man, helps a lot. I need to ask one thing, I have legion y540 with 60hz display, My external moniter is Acer Nitro with 100hz. Should I reduce the refresh rate of my monitor to 60hz since my graphic card of laptop is built for a 60htz screen? I am a bit confused.
There is no such thing as "Being built for 60hz". While it's true that GPUs are made with specific resolutions and refresh rates in mind, there is no reason to not run your monitor at it's highest available refresh rate. In other words, No. Don't put your external monitor back to 60hz.
@@BGDave Got it!!! Thanks
@@akshaysrivastava1563 Glad to offer insight!
Can you close the lid of your laptop like macbook? Like put the laptop to sleep and play on the monitor.
I've been getting alot of stutter on my monitor but I don't think it's happening on the computer and also a loss in FPS... I have a 1 ms refresh rate monitor and the same HZ as my lapy
Do i have to change all these settings every single time i connect to the external display?
bro, i havr hp pavilion laptop 144hz display. can i use 100 fps monitor for this laptop? will there be any issue?
Can I connect my Razer Blade FHD 360HZ (screen) RTX 3080Ti GPU i7-12800H to a 4k monitor and game in 4k? Or 1440? Or is the GPU limited to fhd (ie 1080)? I'm seeking to buy a monitor for the laptop, but want to know how high I can go. Want to play MS Flight Sim 2020 mostly in as high a native res as possible. Thank you.
If I have a 60hz laptop and I connect it to a 144hz monitor for an example. Will I get 144hz refreshrate?
thank
Question
Does the gaming monitor needs to be gsync for it to work?
My laptop is MSI Pulse rtx 3050
Tnx
I have Samsung odyssey G6 which is freesync premium and I use g-sync compatible checkbox on my Lenovo legion 5 with cable thunder bolt- display port 8K Jadaya at 2K resolution and 240 hz. So far so good in Jedi Survivor, no interruptions. So you need g-sync compatible (freesync) which works with nvidia.
Hey so every time i plug the hdmi cable into my laptop it immediately switches my main monitor to that of what shows on my laptop. every video i have watched shows the opposite happening and none of them address this as a possible issue so what’s going on?
Hey can u tell me one thing from which cable you connected the external monitor with laptop (i have acer nitro 5 an515-43 so i bought acer monitor with 165hz and it comes with dp cable so i buy a hdmi cable and connect it with laptop with monitor but monitor is running on igpu not on gou) can u help me out is this any cable issue or something else
It isn’t an issue with the cable. If you have an Nvidia card you can try switching the PhysX config, but no guarentees
I’m sorry if you said it in the video, I had to sorta sim through quickly, will connecting a gaming laptop to a monitor cause any performance issues or anything like that? Thank you
Nope
No worries
Im using my xsx hdmi cable it was fine for few days and i touched something in nividea control panel because i was trying tovmake squad run snoother , now the colours dont match the laptop display they are washed out and the darks are really bad and blurry please help i dunno what i did , i have a asus tuf f15 gaming laptop and asus monitor with g synch .
Wait did you use a hdmi 2.0 cord to get 144hz +?
Ciao volevo chiederti io ho il mio laptop nitro 5, ho collegato un monitor con il cavo HDMI non so perché quando avvio un gioco il monitor del mio portatile diventa nero.. sai come risolvere il problema?
when connecting an external monitor to your laptop, does it cause the laptop fan to spin loud? Is that common?
I have a laptop with a graphics of GTX 1650 MAXQ and the refresh rate is 60 hz. If I connect a monitor of for suppose 165 hz... Will I get more real fps in game ?
Please help me regarding this issue.
Next guide please make how to connect gaming mouse to my grandma life support..😂
On the side note this is a good more detailed guide to something everyone thought was so simple good one man 👍🏻
Thanks brotha! Got a 2024 version hopefully coming soon with updated options for cabling and such.
Believe it or not I’ve actually had some people criticize me for the depth I went into in the video🤣
damn bro, she's still alive ?!
Hey nice video, where can i find the pc wallpaper on the thumbnail?
I do not remember how I got that wallpaper, but I’m sure you could find it if you type “Pink chill windows background 1080p”
I Did find the site that posted it. It came up under “Purple windows background 1080p” under images. images.app.goo.gl/SAzB6Vmpcu1dYSsL9
@@BGDave Thanks man
Hi, recently I bought a monitor and connected to my laptop but display options in nvidia control panel doesn't appear, I updated driver also...
I have the dame issue
What to do if when connecting via cable HDMI i have freezes
Also would you recommend using a hdmi or display port
Both are good depending of the resolution you are going for. HDMI 2.0 is more mainstream and will work fine for up to 1080p 240hz.
Good "How to" video, but I can't seem to connect my Acer 4080 laptop to my oled monitor, it works fine connecting to a 1440 2k monitor.
Take a like man, I just bought LG 144hrtz 27-inch monitor to have second screen and play better on valorant and overwatch, My gaming is laptop asus rog strix g17 hopefully it can handle it
I'm using msi gs60 ghost pro and when I connect to my Dell monitor which has display port and vga and USB ports doesn't have hdmi... Whn i connect my laptop to the monitor the color of the monitor be dusty blue and I won't be able to fix tht please help.
Hi, can you help me my External monitor dont have display setting on nvidia control panel but your have it pls help me fix❤
Im having micro stutters with external monitor on acer nitro 5 laptop any fix ?
How to hook a gaming laptop that has hdmi
2.1 to an external screen with Display port input ?
I have a question is that my displays support up to 260 hz but the max that shows up for me is only 144hz and I don’t know to to fix that
can u help me, my monitor doesnt have a hdmi therefore i have to convert hdmi to display port to connect on my monitor but my laptop doesnt detect it..
Do you not need a display port?
Hi ! This really helped, I just got an external monitor that could run at 165hz. But I can't seem to set it to 165hz while it's connected to my 144hz gaming laptop :(( Any ideas how to do it? Thanks a bunch!
have you figured this out?
@@AnnoyedBoatLake-cs7np some monitors only support a certain hz through display port or other ports, for example, a 165 hz monitor that only supports up to 144hz through a hdmi port
Diablo 4 baby!!!
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Hey i cant find my display settings even tho i did connect my external monitor. What can i do ?
Yo bro nice video I have a Acer nitro 5 as well but I’m wondering does a hdmi 2.0 cable with the monitor allow me to see 144hz or even 165hz when connected to the laptop?
Need to know that as well
Does hdmi 2.0 worked for you
HDMI 2.0 supports up to 1080p 240hz.
@@BGDaveso.. i Can Connect the hdmi to a 165 hz monitor o Lu with the hdmi 2.0 or I need hdmi 2.1 for that?
i have question if my laptop gpu is Nvidia is there any matter how to connect both devices monitor and laptop or no i ask should i buy type-c and DP cable or only hdmi1.4 or 2.0
Go with display port to usb type c, i hear it is better than hdmi..i have dp usb c
What kind of HDMI cable do I need for 180 HZ monitor????
What’s your keyboard?
Ok I have just purchased a monitor. And my laptop freezes but the mouse still moves how do I fix that?
Does it matter what hdmi cable?
@BG DAVE I GOT A QUESTION. My monitor is 170hz but when i connect my laptop to the monitor it just automatically capped at 144hz and the nvidia display settings doesn't show up as well. Is there a solution to this?
hdmi only goes up to 144hz. Display ports can go 144hz but only compatible to pc gamers not laptops.
Hi there, I want to get an external monitor because I'm trying to climb games like valorant but I've got to a point where as a 60hz player I'm at a disadvantage to people on 240hz monitors as they can react quicker and have more crispy aim due to smoother gameplay. Instead of buying a whole new PC or gaming laptop, I was thinking of just buying a 144hz external monitor and connecting it up. I already get 90-110fps on valorant, but with an external monitor and potential FPS boost, I'm assuming I'll be able to utilise the refresh rate and have much smoother gameplay. Do you recommend this? Will there be more input delay using an external monitor rather than your laptop monitor?
youre not going to maximize the monitor. the fps boost will only get 20 fps more.
@@backsideboy1642 but idc, as long as it feels better than 60hz i don't mind.
It will feel way better than 60hz. I would recomend buying a budget 144hz panel.
No input delay or additional lag
I dont have an gaming laptop but can i still buy a monitor and get more fps. I also dont have nvidia
How do I know if my laptop can handle 2.0 and 2nd I’ve been trying to connect my laptop to my 165hz monitor but I can’t seem to find anything for it I’ve already got like 3 cables and they don’t work for it what should I do?
What GPU does your laptop have? What are your cables rated for (4k60hz etc)
I got a really quick question if you don’t mind, I have an Asus Tuf A17 and I bought a Acer Nitro KG241Y but when I try connecting via the HDMI port the Monitor keeps on saying no signal, Any Help?
Try using a different HDMI on the monitor. If that doesn’t work, try getting a hdmi to DisplayPort adapter and using a DisplayPort port on the monitor. If that doesn’t work, try plugging another device into the monitor such as a console or another PC. If that doesn’t work, send the monitor back to the manufacturer for a replacement. The board or all of the ports are shot. If plugging another device in gets a signal, send your laptop back to its manufacturer. The onboard HDMI is shot.
If I connect an Acer Nitro 5 which is Full HD to a 4K monitor does it really become 4K?
I want to conect a external monitor on tuf a16, should i use hdmi 2.1 or usb c 4 for displayport ports? Will the freesync work?
If you use thunderbolt 4 to dp you can use freesync
If you use HDMI 2.1 I don’t think you can
I connected the HDMI to monitor and the laptop but I dont know why I changed to HDMI port, my main monitor turn in a second screen for my laptop, why is that?
I've been trying to do it and it just doesn't work my monitor isn't detecting my laptop it's connected through HDMI I'm trying use my laptop as a second monitor and display things through my desktop
Hi There. What if my laptop HDMI port supports 2.0 and the gaming monitor only supports 1.4. Would that still work? And would that be the same with a portable speakers? Can i close the lid of my Windows laptop and be able to game as well?
do you mean displayport? hdmi 2.0 is years old and pretty much most modern monitors should have hdmi 2.0
Hdmi 2.0 and 1.4 are compatible, but you will be limited by 1.4. The max resolution and refresh rate 1.4 supports is 1080p 144hz.
Also I wouldn’t recommend closing the lid or else your laptop will overheat.
@@BGDave
Nope mine is 1.4 and o ly goes to 120hz
Hey, I recently bought a ASUS ROG Strix G16 and I put an external monitor on it. This is how I connect it.
- I insert a usb docking station to the thunderbolt 4 port on the laptop.
- I connect the HDMI in the dock to the monitor.
Question is will this give me a better display output or is it better to connect my monitor direct from the HDMI on the laptop. Thanks
Better to connect directly through the on board HDMI output. Chances are the dock doesn't support HDMI 2.1 @4k 120+
I bought a monitor for my laptop and it works perfectly fine on duplicate and extended display options but when I try to play on the monitor by going to second screen only mode the monitor start stuttering like crazy. I have tried restarting while on 2nd screen and the stuttering goes away but as soon as I change the display settings to either extend or duplicate it stutters again. I’ve been looking for a solution for 3 days now and nothing seems to be a permenant fix. I am currently on win10 but I read on a nvidia forum that win11 solve this issue but I really don’t wanna update only to find out that the stuttering didn’t go away.
Also does playing on duplicate reduce the performance?
To fix your issue, first navigate to display settings. In the box with the “monitors” click identify. From there select whatever number your external monitor is, scroll down, and select “Make this my main display.” This should fix your issue. Lmk.
@@BGDave Windows 11 fixed all the stuttering
Can you have displayport in monitor and connect to hdmi in the laptop?
If you use an HDMI to DP conversion cable yes.
Can you have your laptop display to the nvidia gpu and your second to the Intel
Unfortunately I don’t believe so
I'm playing witcher 3 in my Asus rog. Im getting around 70 fps with my small laptop screen. When i connect it to a external monitor and close the laptop lid, it runs normally with a 99% gpu utilization. Then after some time becomes unplayable when the gpu utilisation goes down to 27%. Any ideas?
You are GPU bound with the 99%. With it dropping to 27% usage and becoming unplayable, as well as having the lid closed, it sounds to me like thermal throttling. The best way to fix this would be to leave your laptop lid open, and in Display settings select “Only show on 2”
If you need help following the steps aforementioned, join my discord and I can walk you through it. dsc.gg/bgdave
Bro i need help, display setting us missing on NVIDIA control panel, i need that because i'm stuck at 60 hz but i want 144, i don't know what to do.
Windows display settings change it there
I have a acer nitro 5 with hdmi, and I have an 165hz acer monitor, only with the hdmi connected I will have the 165 hz?
If the external monitor is 165hz, it will be the only screen that can show 165hz. Connecting a 165hz monitor to the laptop doesn’t make the laptop panel 165hz.
Do you choose the option, only show on screen 2?
I personally don’t, but you can choose to do so if you want maximum performsnce
Yo would a gaming monitor reduce the input delay compared to the screen?
It will not reduce actual input lag but it will reduce the amount of input lag you feel.
Hello, I'm trying to fix my external monitor. And wanted to ask how to connect my External monitor from Intel Graphics Card to NVIDIA? Coz in the NVIDIA Control Panel, I don't have the Display Setting. And I checked my Display Settings (on Windows) that I have both my Laptop and External monitor connected to Intel graphics. Please help, Thank you.
You can try changing the PhysX configuration. This might work it might not, other people have had mixed results.
hey man, i just got a 144hz monitor for my laptop rtx 3050 144hz, its a 144hz monitor but when i connect it, display settings in nvidia controle panel are missing and its locked at 60hz, any idea how to fix it???
have you figured it out yet?
Hi, thanks for the video !
For some reasons my laptop screen goes super dimmed whenever i play a game fullscreen on my external monitor. It's seems like its some kind of graphics optimisation. Does anyone knows how to get rid of that ?
Check to make sure that your laptop doesn't go into a power saver mode upon connecting it to the external monitor.
i have that labtop ( Im on it rn)
I just bought a new LG monitor, it says to get gsync to work I have to use the displayport 1.4. Now my USB C 3.2 as well as my HDMI 2.1 both are connected directly to my graphics card. If I don't have a displayport on my laptop does that mean I can't get gsync to work? I heard you can use the USB c 3.2 to connect to the monitors displayport. Is that correct?
Typically GSync doesn't work over HDMI, and if it does it limits you to 60hz. I do not have experience with Type C, especially if it's not thunderbolt 3 or 4. Your best bet would be displayport.
@@BGDave I gotta type c to display port and the gsync works, smooth and silk
The display settings don’t show for me even when I have my monitor plugged in is there any way to fix that?
Make sure that your monitor is connected to a port that is connected to your Nvidia GPU.
May i know why choose custom installation instead of express installation on the Gpu update? Which installation if better?
The custom installation allows you to select the option to uninstall the previous graphics driver.
@@BGDave is it better option to uninstall the previous graphics driver?
Yes. It keeps your C drive clean and reduces the strain on your GPU. I honestly don’t know why they don’t uninstall it automatically.
@@BGDave Thank you so much for the explanation! Im gonna do custom installations from now on
Glad I could help
wassup bro, i’m having a problem of transferring the audio from my laptop to my monitor, i already went to settings to change the output & the monitor does show up (CR240DM) but once i click it & try to play a sound , no audio is heard whatsoever. how do i fix this ?
Headphones
Try turning the monitors built in volume controls up. If windows is on 100% and the monitor is on 0% you will hear 0% of the sound. But yes headphones also work.
If i have a 240hz and when i go to choose a refresh rate, the highest option i have is 144hz, what am i doing wrong? Im using a xbox hdmi cable
use Dp cable not Hdmi
Soo if my laptop can only do 60GHz but i plug it to the external monitor (that goes up to 144GHz lets say, i will see 144GHz on my external monitor?)
have you figured it out yet
dude have u mouse or keyboard delay on external monitor ??
Nope my games feel perfect!
@@BGDave its nice thank u :)
I have hdmi 2.1 port on my laptop but it says it “60hz at 4k” is it possible to get 144hz on my monitor ? My monitor has hdmi 1.4 are they even compatible ?
On HDMI 1.4, 4K will max out at 30hz. HDMI 2.0 60hz, and HDMI 2.1 240hz
Are there going to be some problem like the battery will be consuming more if a monitor plugged in?
No
If you’re running your laptop with the monitor plugged in, you should be running with the laptop’s charger plugged in. If you MUST use the monitor without the charger, yes it will use more power, as you’re rendering multiple displays on the laptops processors.
Hi, Thanks for the video.
I have a problem but i didn't solved.
The problem is when i plugged blue collors look more purple. Anyone can solve it?
You can adjust color hue in the Nvidia Control Panel.