144hz with HDMI?

[saamj]

I own the MSI GT73VR 7RE Titan SLI and bought the Asus Swift 8Q monitor to go along with it so I could enjoy 144hz gaming, however my laptop has no display port. When I go into the display settings there is no option for anything over 60hz, and I now see that this must be because of the HDMI connection. Would there be any way to get around this using the HDMI port that it has, such as using a display port to HDMI cable or adapter, or do I need to put amazon's return policy to use?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dunlop0078]

It looks to be using a HDMI 1.4 port, if so then there is no way to drive a 1440p 144hz monitor at 144hz with that laptop. It doesn't have a mini display port port? Specs say it does.

 

[saamj]

It looks to be using a HDMI 1.4 port, if so then there is no way to drive a 1440p 144hz monitor at 144hz with that laptop. It doesn't have a mini display port port? Specs say it does.

I'm pretty sure that it does have a mini display port. Does that mean that I can buy a mini display port to display port cable and play at that resolution and refresh rate?

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yes, you would need a mini DP 1.2 to DP 1.2 cable.

 

[saamj]

Yes, you would need a mini DP 1.2 to DP 1.2 cable.

Would something like this do the trick?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Mini-DisplayPort-Adapter-Cable-Multi-Colour/dp/B002XVYZ82/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519842181&sr=8-1&keywords=mini%2Bdisplay%2B1.2%2Bto%2Bdisplay%2B1.2&th=1