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Use Philips sync box with cloning method

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08-23-2020, 06:23 AM
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Hello everyone, monitor: Acer Pred XB273K GP game is mostly focused on: COD cold war, multiplayer CPU at 10900k, GPU at 3070, aiming for a gaming experience with three monitors. My goal is to connect my Philips Hue HDMI sync box to my gaming PC if performance improvements are possible. Philips Hue appears compatible with 120Hz signals, though it’s unclear if it handles 4K at that speed. I’ve set up the monitor via DisplayPort (4K, 120Hz) and cloned it to the Hue sync box using HDMI. Connectivity seems fine, but gameplay suffers noticeably—frame rates drop sharply. I usually run graphics settings like 1600p, "Quality" DLSS, high ray tracing, no HDR, everything at maximum. This gives me steady 130-150 FPS, which I sync to the monitor using G-Sync at 120Hz. The cloning over HDMI reduces frame rates to around 60-80 FPS. Anyone else have encountered this issue and found a better solution? The Hue sync box and lights work well, but performance limitations make it impractical for gaming. Should I wait for the next-gen Hue model with HDMI 2.1 support? Anyone else in this situation? Additionally, I’m switching to windowed full-screen mode now that I’m cloning monitors. In the NVIDIA control panel, I can’t adjust sync box settings, but the refresh rate is still 120Hz and resolution isn’t clear. I’m not routing through the Hue sync box at all—I just connect to one of its inputs. Apologies for the stream-of-thought style update.
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08-23-2020, 06:23 AM #1

Hello everyone, monitor: Acer Pred XB273K GP game is mostly focused on: COD cold war, multiplayer CPU at 10900k, GPU at 3070, aiming for a gaming experience with three monitors. My goal is to connect my Philips Hue HDMI sync box to my gaming PC if performance improvements are possible. Philips Hue appears compatible with 120Hz signals, though it’s unclear if it handles 4K at that speed. I’ve set up the monitor via DisplayPort (4K, 120Hz) and cloned it to the Hue sync box using HDMI. Connectivity seems fine, but gameplay suffers noticeably—frame rates drop sharply. I usually run graphics settings like 1600p, "Quality" DLSS, high ray tracing, no HDR, everything at maximum. This gives me steady 130-150 FPS, which I sync to the monitor using G-Sync at 120Hz. The cloning over HDMI reduces frame rates to around 60-80 FPS. Anyone else have encountered this issue and found a better solution? The Hue sync box and lights work well, but performance limitations make it impractical for gaming. Should I wait for the next-gen Hue model with HDMI 2.1 support? Anyone else in this situation? Additionally, I’m switching to windowed full-screen mode now that I’m cloning monitors. In the NVIDIA control panel, I can’t adjust sync box settings, but the refresh rate is still 120Hz and resolution isn’t clear. I’m not routing through the Hue sync box at all—I just connect to one of its inputs. Apologies for the stream-of-thought style update.

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