Hi guys
Prior to my little problem
I upgraded my PC's motherboard, CPU and memory to a Gigabyte B550M DS3H (v1.3), Ryzen 5 5600G (using the AMD integrated graphics so no dedicated GPU used) and 16GB memory. I was fully prepared to install a newly purchased single licence Windows 10 on a new SSD drive but I thought I see what will happen if I boot up from my existing windows 10 installation. Surprisingly, booting up from the old Windows 10 SSD drive, all the new motherboard drivers installed automatically, with no errors or conflicts in device manager and Windows accepted all these hardware changes under the same single PC retail licence. I thought for sure I would need a new Windows 10 license which I already bought in readiness, but everything runs so good and refreshingly super faster than before my hardware upgrades, So I feel no need to install a fresh windows 10 and I really don't want to now as I have so much tailoring and app settings tweaked over the years. Although not the point of this post, I do wonder what convinces Windows 10 that I am still using the same PC even though everything is changed like Trigger's Broom (an Only Fool's and Horses reference!)? Is it just the same SSD drive that was enough?
Only one little problem...
The only drivers and utility I needed to install next was the latest AMD software (Adrenaline Edition) and Gigabyte motherboard app centre.
But one little problem surfaced. Neither the AMD software or the Windows display settings recognises my monitor's maximum 1440p resolution. It only gives me 1920 X 1200 maximum. My monitor is a Dell U2713HM. The connection is via DVI which was the same as before the upgrades.
I then downloaded Dell monitor manager software to see if that can help and although it shows 2560 X 1440, my display is clearly not in that mode and when clicking on change display, it brings up the Windows 10 display settings which only shows the 1920 X 1200 mode and nothing higher.
My other PC and laptop recognise my monitor's 1440p but not this system.
One more info I forgot to mention if relevant, is that prior to the upgrade, my graphics card was an Nvidia GTX 970. And yes I do still have this card and yeah, it's actually a better GPU than what the integrated Graphics in the Ryzen 5 but not that significantly better and I like this new build for it's low power consumption.
So can anyone help me regain my monitor's 1440p mode?
Thanks, and apologies if this had a bit too much fluff, it's the way I roll!
Prior to my little problem
I upgraded my PC's motherboard, CPU and memory to a Gigabyte B550M DS3H (v1.3), Ryzen 5 5600G (using the AMD integrated graphics so no dedicated GPU used) and 16GB memory. I was fully prepared to install a newly purchased single licence Windows 10 on a new SSD drive but I thought I see what will happen if I boot up from my existing windows 10 installation. Surprisingly, booting up from the old Windows 10 SSD drive, all the new motherboard drivers installed automatically, with no errors or conflicts in device manager and Windows accepted all these hardware changes under the same single PC retail licence. I thought for sure I would need a new Windows 10 license which I already bought in readiness, but everything runs so good and refreshingly super faster than before my hardware upgrades, So I feel no need to install a fresh windows 10 and I really don't want to now as I have so much tailoring and app settings tweaked over the years. Although not the point of this post, I do wonder what convinces Windows 10 that I am still using the same PC even though everything is changed like Trigger's Broom (an Only Fool's and Horses reference!)? Is it just the same SSD drive that was enough?
Only one little problem...
The only drivers and utility I needed to install next was the latest AMD software (Adrenaline Edition) and Gigabyte motherboard app centre.
But one little problem surfaced. Neither the AMD software or the Windows display settings recognises my monitor's maximum 1440p resolution. It only gives me 1920 X 1200 maximum. My monitor is a Dell U2713HM. The connection is via DVI which was the same as before the upgrades.
I then downloaded Dell monitor manager software to see if that can help and although it shows 2560 X 1440, my display is clearly not in that mode and when clicking on change display, it brings up the Windows 10 display settings which only shows the 1920 X 1200 mode and nothing higher.
My other PC and laptop recognise my monitor's 1440p but not this system.
One more info I forgot to mention if relevant, is that prior to the upgrade, my graphics card was an Nvidia GTX 970. And yes I do still have this card and yeah, it's actually a better GPU than what the integrated Graphics in the Ryzen 5 but not that significantly better and I like this new build for it's low power consumption.
So can anyone help me regain my monitor's 1440p mode?
Thanks, and apologies if this had a bit too much fluff, it's the way I roll!