How to revert to other editions of Nvidia drivers?

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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Good afternoon,

I am a Linux Newbie, after hopping from distro to distro I have found I really enjoy EndeavourOS which is why I am posting here.
I am encountering an issue where my current Nvidia drivers cannot bring my primary monitor up to its usual 180hz.
On other distros (Mint and Manjaro) I would just go to a closed/non-opensource kernel and it would work, but I am confused and pretty lost on how to change my drivers/kernels for my GPU (3070 TI)

Sorry or my lack of knowledge and experience, any help would be amazing. Let me know if you need anything from my end.

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Can you share the output of pacman -Q | grep nvidia so we can see where we are starting from?

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here is what was said:

linux-firmware-nvidia 20250613.12fe085f-9
nvidia-dkms 575.64.1
nvidia-inst 25.6.5-1
nvidia-settings 575.64-1
nvidia-utils 575.64-1

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So you are already using the proprietary nvidia drivers, version 575.64.

What would you prefer to be running?

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Hmm, I’m not sure.

I would just like to run my monitors at the highest refresh rate. from what I remember on Linux Mint, nvidia-dkms 570 made it so I could run my primary monitor at 180hz.

How would I go about changing my drivers to a different version where I can edit my refresh rate?

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Arch will always push to the latest.

If you want to run a different version, I think the best way is to use nvidia-all.

Just be aware that you will be responsible for managing your own driver updates at that point.

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Is there a way I can keep current drivers but be able to edit my refresh rate?

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An update: 119.98hz works and is the highest preset that the seems to display, though the option for 144 and 180 still do not work.

Edit: I now have a nvidia-hook when I run “grep Nvidia”

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How are you running you monitor? HDMI or Display Port? You’ll get a higher refresh rate from the Display Port.

“DisplayPort generally supports higher refresh rates than HDMI, especially at higher resolutions like 4K and beyond. While HDMI 2.1 has improved its capabilities, DisplayPort 1.4 and 2.0 offer more bandwidth for higher refresh rates and resolutions, particularly for gaming and multi-monitor setups.”

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super weird, the HDMI cable I used out of the monitors box supported 180hz on Windows fine, but it doesn’t with Linux. I got a Display Port cable and it works like a charm now. Thanks!

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It think it may have some proprietary vs Linux licencing issues. Either way, glad you got it working!