Every game I play looks and feels locked to 60 Hz even though the FPS counter shows around 400 FPS. My monitor is set to 240 Hz in Windows, the NVIDIA Control Panel, and the games themselves, and I'm using DisplayPort. Occasionally the display feels like 240 Hz, but that only lasts a few seconds before it seems to drop back to 60 Hz. I've already replaced both the GPU and CPU, and the issue remains. The main games affected are Counter-Strike 2 and Fortnite. My system has a Ryzen 7 5700X3D, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, 32GB of 3200 MHz RAM, a Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 motherboard, and a BenQ XL2540K monitor.
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What games are affected, and how are you checking the refresh rate? The exact hardware and whether the issue happens in fullscreen or borderless mode would help narrow it down. An FPS counter showing 400 doesn’t prove the monitor is actually refreshing at 240 Hz.
Since you’ve already replaced the GPU and tested several monitors, a bad monitor is less likely. Still, make sure the DisplayPort cable is connected directly to the graphics card, the monitor input is manually set to DisplayPort, and the monitor’s refresh-rate mode is set to its full 240 Hz option. If the monitor OSD itself drops to 60 Hz, focus on the cable, port, driver, or monitor settings; if it stays at 240 Hz, the problem is more likely frame pacing or a software setting.
I’ve tried multiple DisplayPort cables, including the ones supplied with the different monitors, and the issue followed me across an ROG IPS display, a Zowie monitor, and an OLED.
Check for settings that can make high-refresh gameplay look like 60 Hz, such as motion blur, V-Sync, borderless window mode, Windows fullscreen optimizations, or a driver-level frame limit. Confirm the monitor’s own on-screen display reports 240 Hz while the game is running, not just that Windows is configured for it. The PCIe link showing x8 instead of x16 would not normally make the display refresh at 60 Hz; it mainly affects GPU bandwidth and performance in certain situations.
Motion blur is disabled. I’m also wondering whether the motherboard is involved because the GPU reports PCIe 4.0 x8 even though it’s installed in the top x16 slot.
It’s mainly Counter-Strike 2 and Fortnite. I’m using a Ryzen 7 5700X3D, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, 32GB of 3200 RAM, a Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2, and a BenQ XL2540K.