diff --git a/hosts/FredOS-Gaming.nix b/hosts/FredOS-Gaming.nix
index 45ac5bb..7189ad9 100644
--- a/hosts/FredOS-Gaming.nix
+++ b/hosts/FredOS-Gaming.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 
     boot.loader.systemd-boot.configurationLimit = 5;
     boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
-    boot.kernelParams = [ "video=DP-2:3440x1440@180" ];
+    # Early-console mode hint only (Hyprland sets the real mode at runtime via
+    # the desc-matched rule below). Connector name has drifted DP-2/DP-3.
+    boot.kernelParams = [ "video=DP-3:3440x1440@180" ];
 
     # LAN has no IPv6 route — AAAA lookups succeed but connect fails, which
     # made NetworkManager's connectivity probe report "limited" at boot
@@ -85,8 +87,12 @@
     };
 
     home-manager.users.fred = { ... }: {
+      # Match by description, not connector name: the DRM connector has
+      # drifted between DP-2/DP-3 depending on which port / cable state the
+      # GPU enumerated, which silently dropped this rule and fell back to the
+      # EDID-preferred 60Hz. The description is stable across port renames.
       wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.monitor = [{
-        output   = "DP-2";
+        output   = "desc:GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. G34WQCP 25272B000088";
         mode     = "3440x1440@180";
         position = "0x0";
         scale    = 1;