Ok so for background and a quick description, I have been using an ASUS VG248 for quite a while now, and had noticed that it was locked to 60hz refresh rate. After an extended period trying to fix the issue through the Manjaro Settings Manager, followed by nvidia-settings, followed by xrandr, I am fairly certain that the EDID is not properly communicating the refresh rate to the system and as such the monitor cannot be set beyond 60hz despite it being a 144hz monitor. Code blocks for information follow.
System:
Kernel: 6.1.26-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64
root=UUID=f5457cd4-c5b1-4629-91f4-2e45f8a754f0 ro quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor resume=UUID=0ddd2f33-3353-4400-8205-be9af242b22c
udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: Z170A-X1/3.1 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P7.20 date: 10/20/2016
Battery:
Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
System RAM: available: 15.57 GiB used: 4.48 GiB (28.8%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S
gen: core 6 level: v3 note: check built: 2015 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x5E (94) stepping: 3 microcode: 0xC2
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1200 high: 4000 min/max: 800/4200 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800
5: 800 6: 801 7: 800 8: 4000 bogomips: 64026
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon
art avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush clflushopt cmov constant_tsc cpuid
cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est
f16c flexpriority fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr hle ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp
hwp_notify ibpb ibrs ida intel_pt invpcid invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca
mce mmx monitor movbe mpx msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pcid
pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pti pts rdrand
rdseed rdtscp rep_good rtm sdbg sep smap smep ss sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2
ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer
vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology
xtpr
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
vulnerable
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode;
SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no
microcode; SMT vulnerable
Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: conditional,
RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no
microcode; SMT vulnerable
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
v: 530.41.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 530.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-05) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
built: 2016-21 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1c03 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3520x1080 s-dpi: 91 s-size: 981x301mm (38.62x11.85")
s-diag: 1026mm (40.4")
Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 pos: bottom-r res: 1600x900 hz: 60 dpi: 92
size: 443x249mm (17.44x9.8") diag: 508mm (20.01") modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-0 pos: primary,top-left res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 92
size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (23.99") modes: N/A
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 530.41.03 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
6GB/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASRock
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f1 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.1.26-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: off with: pipewire-media-session
status: active tools: pw-cli
Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active with: 1: pulseaudio-alsa
type: plugin 2: pulseaudio-jack type: module tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASRock driver: e1000e v: kernel
port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b8 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Senao RTL8188S WLAN Adapter driver: r8712u type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 1740:9603
class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlp0s20f0u7 state: up mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.15 TiB used: 176.68 GiB (15.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SV300S37A240G
size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: BBF0 scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: SanDisk model: Extreme 55AE
size: 931.48 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 3000 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 model: General USB Flash Disk size: 14.92 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1.0 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Generic model: Flash Disk
size: 7.5 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0
spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 8.07
scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: ASUS model: BW-12B1ST a rev: 1.00
dev-links: cdrom
Features: speed: 48 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 214.77 GiB size: 210.34 GiB (97.94%)
used: 176.68 GiB (84.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: N/A
uuid: f5457cd4-c5b1-4629-91f4-2e45f8a754f0
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A
uuid: 0ddd2f33-3353-4400-8205-be9af242b22c
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 931.48 GiB fs: exfat label: Extreme SSD
uuid: B2D1-8CBD
ID-2: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 14.92 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
uuid: 6656F4E47EF4D566
ID-3: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 7.5 GiB fs: vfat label: VECTOR
uuid: 8497-0ABB
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-4:2 info: Intenso GmbG Micro Line (4GB) type: mass storage
driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 8644:800b class-ID: 0806
serial: <filter>
Device-2: 1-5:3 info: Alcor Micro Flash Drive type: mass storage
driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 200mA chip-ID: 058f:6387 class-ID: 0806
serial: <filter>
Device-3: 1-7:4 info: Senao RTL8188S WLAN Adapter type: Network
driver: r8712u interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1
mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 1740:9603 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Device-4: 1-11:5 info: Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500 type: mouse
driver: microsoft,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA chip-ID: 045e:076c class-ID: 0301
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 10 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 3-2:2 info: SanDisk Extreme 55AE type: mass storage driver: uas
interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
power: 500mA chip-ID: 0781:55ae class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 28.0 C pch: 37.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 39 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
Processes: 275 Uptime: 51m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 252 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
pkgs: 1676 libs: 470 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9
default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.27
xrandr gives
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3520 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
1920x1080 60.00*+ 59.99 59.94 50.00 60.05 60.00 50.04
1680x1050 59.95
1440x900 59.89
1366x768 59.79
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1152x864 75.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 75.00 72.19 60.32 56.25
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 59.94 59.93
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-D-1 connected 1600x900+1920+180 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 443mm x 249mm
1600x900 60.00*+
1440x900 59.89
1280x1024 60.02
1280x720 60.00
1024x768 60.00
800x600 60.32
640x480 59.94
I am running two monitors as well, in possibly the worst way as they are different resolutions, sizes, refresh rates, and using different connectors, so that may be part of the problem. However I am fairly confident that the issue is the EDID for the monitor not reporting the refresh rates properly. I have very limited technical knowledge though, and have no idea if this actually is the problem or how to fix it. Other than the incorrect refresh rate both monitors display properly. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.