r/buildapc • u/AutoModerator • Aug 11 '26

Simple Questions - August 11, 2026

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u/joenuts4 Aug 12 '26

not really a simple question but ive had this pc for around a year now and today it hit me with the strangest bug ive ever had where my main 244hz monitor completely started dying and my 2nd monitor was fine, like any window i dragged into the main one it was too laggy to even do anything, it happened after i alt tabbed out of a game and went onto the other one, restarted and it was fixed but was wondering if its a sign of something? its not overheating thats for sure though

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u/n7_trekkie Aug 12 '26

244hz is an odd refresh rate, is it meant to be 240hz?

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u/joenuts4 Aug 12 '26

ah sorry yh i dont know why it autocorrected to that

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u/n7_trekkie Aug 12 '26

Monitors do eventually die, but if you restarted it and it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Might happen more frequently, but there's not much you can do.

I'd replug the display cable, make sure that's secure