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Either will work, but you won’t be taking full advantage of the monitor.

But if you do, then verify everything matches.

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The motherboard slot is the vertical slot at the top.

Only use this port if you don’t have a graphics card.

To set the refresh rate on the same menu selectAdvanced Display Settingsand underRefresh Ratechoose the maximum refers rate.

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On Windows 11 it’s quite simple: pressWindows Key+Alt+B.

There are two ways to enable Color Depth, depending on if it’s a Nvidia or AMD machine.

For instance, some monitors come with a host of other prefs.

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There’s also aim stabilizer, which corrects and then displays motion blurring.

Black equalizer divides the screen into sections, then equalized to view dark areas clearly.

GameAssist lets you create custom crosshairs, useful for shooting games that don’t have crosshairs.

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