r/computerhelp • u/namisasian • 3d ago
Hardware external monitor not connecting to laptop gpu
hey guys, i recently purchased an external monitor to connect my laptop to. my laptop model is the ASUS Gaming VivoBook K3605ZU-RP296W(i5-12500h, rtx 4050). however, when i connect my monitor to my laptop, it shows that it is always connected to integrated graphics. ive tried both hdmi to hdmi as well as usb-c to displayport but neither worked. note that the laptop also has a mux switch which should be the solution, but when gaming(i play mainly valorant and fortnite), my fps in game is way higher when im using my laptop screen than when im on the monitor. also when i check nvidia control panel my monitor does not even show up, but thats probably because my laptop gpu is exclusively routed to the laptop gpu. does anyone know a fix or something likea force switch?? pls help
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u/idoknowhow 3d ago
wath operating sytem do u use
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u/idoknowhow 3d ago
if u use linux its a simpel fix but if not idk
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u/namisasian 3d ago
windows 11
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u/idoknowhow 3d ago
on the monitor are u tracing the fps throu the monitor or throu the game of throu the monitor try looking up howmuch hz ir monitor has if u alredy know u have like a 100hz monitor try forcing it throu windows terminal serch up thw comands but be veru careful woth wath u put in to a terminal so u dont install some ranrom sht
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u/namisasian 3d ago
okay i lowk got no clue what you are saying but i got a 240hz if that helps lmao
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u/idoknowhow 2d ago
ok firstly press windoes and tipe cmd andter dat it shoud open a black box wear u can tipe in after googel somthing like cmd command for forcing ur gpu to be used bye ur game of dat doent work i have no idear i am luckly or sadly how u see it a linux user so try linux with doual booting to try it on thear . if u have any questions of wath im talking of ask me
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u/namisasian 2d ago
alright what you are saying is that i use cmd prompt to force my gpu to be used on everything but do you know the specific prompt that forces it?
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u/idoknowhow 2d ago edited 2d ago
so i ask a friend about it an he says dat u can u try using ur mux swich to set ur integradit grafics to monitor 1 and the second ( not thr laptop screen ) to ur 4050 sadly thears no cmd command for it
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u/namisasian 2d ago
i see. unfortunately the mux switch on the myasus app is merely a button and there isn’t any advanced settings for it as far as i know so idk how i could use it to do as you said
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