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OT(again): Win XP and 60hz

10 posts by 6 people · 21 Oct 2003 02:31 UTC - 26 Oct 2003 02:48 UTC

GMpartsguy 21 Oct 2003 02:31 UTC#51165
My last time on the OT Express for a long time after this one :) Got my new rig up and running. It's great to be able to twist up the eye candy a pile in NR2003. But the eye-watering 60hz refresh rate in desktop is killing me. I'm new to XP, and thought i remember a problem with this back in the day. Thanks in advance again. P.S. Any good sites for tuning up or leaning out XP Home for better graphic performance ?
"GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:HT0lb.832338$Ho3.238214@sccrnsc03:
Quoted text (13 lines)> My last time on the OT Express for a long time after this one :) > Got my new rig up and running. It's great to be able to twist up the > eye > candy a pile in NR2003. But the eye-watering 60hz refresh rate in > desktop is killing me. I'm new to XP, and thought i remember a problem > with this back in the day. Thanks in advance again. > P.S. Any good sites for tuning up or leaning out XP Home for better > graphic > performance ? > > > >
which video card? there are a couple of utils out there that fix this problem...look for refreshforce at 3drage.com if you have an ATI card, and I'm sure there probably is a version of the same program for Nvidia users as well. dave henrie
Biz 21 Oct 2003 04:19 UTC↳ reply to GMpartsguy#51178
All the newer nVidia drivers have a refresh rate override table for most resolutions as long as you're using D3D. Find it in the advanced settings dialog. Use something like reforce fresh or some other utility to force higher resolutions for OpenGL "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:HT0lb.832338$Ho3.238214@sccrnsc03... > My last time on the OT Express for a long time after this one :) > Got my new rig up and running. It's great to be able to twist up the eye > candy a pile in NR2003. But the eye-watering 60hz refresh rate in desktopis > killing me. I'm new to XP, and thought i remember a problem with this back > in the day. Thanks in advance again. > P.S. Any good sites for tuning up or leaning out XP Home for bettergraphic > performance ? > > >
Replicant 21 Oct 2003 06:03 UTC↳ reply to Biz#293732
On , "Biz" <[email hidden]> scribbled: >All the newer nVidia drivers have a refresh rate override table for most >resolutions as long as you're using D3D. That works on all vid cards if you run dxdiag and go to the overrides tab. Omega drivers for ATI cards has refreshforce built in, I always liked using the freebie called Multires from www.entechtaiwan.com myself and this works for all video cards. I don't have to worry about it myslef anymore because I use an LCD monitor..
I have used "hztool" on 98SE with good success, I don't know if it works on XP though. You could try it nonetheless as it's only a tiny download (300k) and you don't need to install anything. cheers, uwe -- mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox) Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
Biz 21 Oct 2003 19:23 UTC↳ reply to Replicant#51228
The dxdiag override function does not give you refresh rate control over each resolution lke the nVidia advanced display properties do "Replicant" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (10 lines)> On , "Biz" <[email hidden]> scribbled: > > >All the newer nVidia drivers have a refresh rate override table for most > >resolutions as long as you're using D3D. > > That works on all vid cards if you run dxdiag and go to the overrides > tab. Omega drivers for ATI cards has refreshforce built in, I always > liked using the freebie called Multires from www.entechtaiwan.com > myself and this works for all video cards. I don't have to worry about > it myslef anymore because I use an LCD monitor..
GMpartsguy 22 Oct 2003 01:12 UTC↳ reply to Biz#51102
"Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:At2lb.187346$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> All the newer nVidia drivers have a refresh rate override table for most > resolutions as long as you're using D3D. Find it in the advanced settings > dialog. Use something like reforce fresh or some other utility to force > higher resolutions for OpenGL > "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:HT0lb.832338$Ho3.238214@sccrnsc03... > > My last time on the OT Express for a long time after this one :) > > Got my new rig up and running. It's great to be able to twist up the
eye > > candy a pile in NR2003. But the eye-watering 60hz refresh rate indesktop > is > > killing me. I'm new to XP, and thought i remember a problem with thisback > > in the day. Thanks in advance again. > > P.S. Any good sites for tuning up or leaning out XP Home for better > graphic > > performance ? > > > >Oops, forgot to mention the 9800 Pro :). I did set it to 85hz when i set up the system Sat nite, and it held those settings until i fired up the computer Monday. Then it was flickering away at 60hz in desktop no matter what i did. Now today i fire up the computer and its fine. Rotten computers. I will squelch this annoyance !
Replicant 25 Oct 2003 03:31 UTC↳ reply to Biz#293733
On , "Biz" <[email hidden]> scribbled: >The dxdiag override function does not give you refresh rate control over >each resolution lke the nVidia advanced display properties do Um, you set it to 85hz and it plays all D3D games at 85hz at all resolutions. But no, it doesn't allow you to set custom refresh rates for each res if that is what you mean. But why would you want to anyway? Just set them all to 85hz and be done with it.
Biz 25 Oct 2003 06:57 UTC↳ reply to Replicant#50787
"Replicant" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (9 lines)> On , "Biz" <[email hidden]> scribbled: > > >The dxdiag override function does not give you refresh rate control over > >each resolution lke the nVidia advanced display properties do > > Um, you set it to 85hz and it plays all D3D games at 85hz at all > resolutions. But no, it doesn't allow you to set custom refresh rates > for each res if that is what you mean. But why would you want to > anyway? Just set them all to 85hz and be done with it.
Well, if I happen to switch resolutions, becuase the nVidia drivers allow you to create a custom refresh rate table under D3D for all your resolutions I can run say 144Hz at 800x600, but still keep 1024x768 at say 100, and 1280x960 set at 85 to fall more in line with what my monitor is capable of. SO your are correct that is what I meant. Its just a little bit more advanced than all resolutions being forced to the same refresh rate. Of course none of that helps since I use OpenGL for all games that support it.
Later nVidia drivers have this ability built-in (finally). -Larry "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (22 lines)> "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:HT0lb.832338$Ho3.238214@sccrnsc03: > > > My last time on the OT Express for a long time after this one :) > > Got my new rig up and running. It's great to be able to twist up the > > eye > > candy a pile in NR2003. But the eye-watering 60hz refresh rate in > > desktop is killing me. I'm new to XP, and thought i remember a problem > > with this back in the day. Thanks in advance again. > > P.S. Any good sites for tuning up or leaning out XP Home for better > > graphic > > performance ? > > > > > > > > > > which video card? there are a couple of utils out there that fix this > problem...look for refreshforce at 3drage.com if you have an ATI card, and > I'm sure there probably is a version of the same program for Nvidia users > as well. > dave henrie

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