i7 4790k not displaying properly on Samsung monitor?

dyl47 · Dec 21, 2014

Hello, my monitor is not displaying correctly in 1080p. Before adjusting "fit to screen" option on my monitor settings, the screen overscans and it looks like low tier quality. When I fit it to screen, same low tier quality... just not overscanned. I have spent over 12 hours trying to get this to work! I have installed drivers, INF's, etc for my monitor, motherboard, TV, EVERYTHING. I am extremely frustrated and no one seems to know what to do. It does however come in clearly at 1680x1050, but this resolution is not supported in games and is not 1080p!

Can someone please give me some help?

jy111jy · Dec 21, 2014

are you using a hdmi cable? and are you plugging it into the mobo or the GPU? also make sure your monitor can support 1080p

dyl47 · Dec 21, 2014

Thank you for the reply

The monitor is native 1080p. no dedicated GPU. mobo only supports hdmi.

i7Baby · Dec 21, 2014

Post your complete and detailed build including OS and monitor

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

CPU: i7 4790k
RAM: Team Vulcan 2x8gb DDR3 1600
Mobo: ASROCK Z97 Anniversary
PSU: xFx 750w
SSD: 240gb intel 730
OS: Windows 8.1
Monitor: Samsung P2370-HD1

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

graphics card? hdd?

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

None installed currently.

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

So you're connecting the motherboard to the monitor?

Karsten75 · Dec 22, 2014

I've seen this in the past on an Intel i5-2500K IGP. Nothing I tried would display 1920x1080. I ended up with the 1680x1050 resolution until I decided to buy a graphics card for the computer. If you've upgraded the Intel Graphics driver, then you've done everything you could. Consider buying a cheap craphics card the provides the same processing power as the Intel grraphics in the processor (Should be less than $100 and worth it not to be aggravated. )

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

That is just wrong man, I bought this without the intent of ever buying a graphics card. There has to be some fix around... Ugh :/ guess I'll have to wait till pay day Friday... Then cross my fingers

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

and yes i7

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

What port on the motherboard to what port on the monitor?

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

HDMI to HDMI

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

Have you disabled pcie graphics in bios?

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

yes its set to onboard. what should it be set to? I don't think it has to do with my motherboard because the lower resolutions work just fine... its very odd.

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

Your monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001381 has a resolution of 1920x1080. If this is set in Control Panel, Display Settings then is should work.

Can you try another monitor? Can you try your monitor on another PC?

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

I think the problem is that the HD Graphics detects it as a TV, and not a monitor. Is there a way to override and force it to think it is a monitor, rather than a TV?

But to answer your question, no... I cannot, unfortunately.

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

There's no difference between tv and monitor.

Till you test it you'll just have to put up with it. Could be your monitor. Could be something in your PC.

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

Well the monitor runs fine on other consoles, blu ray players etc. Will try updating drivers for monitor. I had not updated drivers for BIOS, am ib process of that right now.

Might this help?

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

Another thought: How much ram have you allocated to integrated graphics?

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

I have no idea. Where might i go to figure that out? How much would you recommend?

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

In bios. It needs to be from 1gb to 2gb to run 1080p.

You might need to read your mobo manual to find out how to adjust it.

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

I wil do that the second my download for onboard VGA driver is complete. CROSS your fingers this will work.

Thank you for the help i7baby,
I'll keep you posted

dyl47 · Dec 22, 2014

Okay now the screen won't turn on, or even the keyboard. What do i do

i7Baby · Dec 22, 2014

remove the os drive and see if it posts.

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