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Macbook Air 2017 - Is 4k @ 60Hz possible?
Brought my "surplus" home monitor in to work with my MBA, which I thought would work properly at 4k after reading so here:
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/25/2015-macbook-air-4k-display-60hz/
and
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/04/how-to-enable-4k-60hz-resolution-2016-macbook/
(tried both CoreDisplay and IOKit patches AND SwitchResX).
However its stuck at 30Hz which is pretty painful. I know the HD6000 integrated graphics can do 60Hz 4k.
Monitor is a (admittedly basic but functional) 28" 4k "Electriq EIQ-284KMB" display, which has 2x DP inputs (and 2x HDMI).
Im using a mDP to Full DP adapter to the standard Full DP cable.
2017 MBA with MacOS 10.13.1
Is there something else I should be doing? Or a specific cable to try? Thanks!
EDIT: This is actually the 2017 model not a 2015, I was fooled by the fact its basically 2015 tech despite being "new".
Brought my "surplus" home monitor in to work with my MBA, which I thought would work properly at 4k after reading so here:
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/25/2015-macbook-air-4k-display-60hz/
and
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/04/how-to-enable-4k-60hz-resolution-2016-macbook/
(tried both CoreDisplay and IOKit patches AND SwitchResX).
However its stuck at 30Hz which is pretty painful. I know the HD6000 integrated graphics can do 60Hz 4k.
Monitor is a (admittedly basic but functional) 28" 4k "Electriq EIQ-284KMB" display, which has 2x DP inputs (and 2x HDMI).
Im using a mDP to Full DP adapter to the standard Full DP cable.
2017 MBA with MacOS 10.13.1
Is there something else I should be doing? Or a specific cable to try? Thanks!
EDIT: This is actually the 2017 model not a 2015, I was fooled by the fact its basically 2015 tech despite being "new".
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