It's a common fact that most flat screen monitors come with a base refresh rate speed of 60Hz standard and below.
While there are many companies selling monitors with these standards raised (and charging a fortune in turn) there are alternative methods of getting this with your monitor by overclocking it.
As you will probably know if you're a pro gamer, the update speed being at it's peak is always a must, and keeping down the eyestrain too.
60Hz is much more choppy looking if you've used 120Hz a while and 60Hz causes more eyestrain in general people have reported as opposed to 120Hz.
And anyway, most LCDs support overclocking of the Hz without the common range errors. as I am typing I'm using my Dell Ultrasharp U4212M at 1920x1200@120Hz.
Here are the steps courtesy of ToastyX from 120hz.net:
Please note I am not responsible if you break everything by being a silly filly.
Hope some of you find this guide useful.
While there are many companies selling monitors with these standards raised (and charging a fortune in turn) there are alternative methods of getting this with your monitor by overclocking it.
As you will probably know if you're a pro gamer, the update speed being at it's peak is always a must, and keeping down the eyestrain too.
60Hz is much more choppy looking if you've used 120Hz a while and 60Hz causes more eyestrain in general people have reported as opposed to 120Hz.
And anyway, most LCDs support overclocking of the Hz without the common range errors. as I am typing I'm using my Dell Ultrasharp U4212M at 1920x1200@120Hz.
Here are the steps courtesy of ToastyX from 120hz.net:
AMD/ATI Video CardsIn my case I had to load the catleap driver and change the refresh rate from "Display > Screen Resolution > Advanced".
1. Use AMD/ATI Pixel Clock Patcher to patch the driver.
2. Use Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) to add higher refresh rates.
NVIDIA Video Cards
1. Use NVIDIA Pixel Clock Patcher to patch the driver (304.48 or later).
2. Use Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) or the NVIDIA control panel to add higher refresh rates.
Notes
If you use CRU, make sure "Include extension block" is not checked, and define the higher refresh rate as the first detailed resolution to make games use the higher refresh rate. Keep 2560x1440 @ 59.950 Hz as a secondary detailed resolution for driver updates, otherwise the unpatched driver won't have any resolutions to use.
If you use the NVIDIA control panel instead of CRU, you will need to install a monitor driver to make games use the higher refresh rate: catleap.zip (Install using the Device Manager -> Monitors -> Right-click "Generic PnP Monitor" -> Update Driver Software... -> Browse my computer for driver software -> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer -> Have Disk... -> Browse for the .inf file -> OK -> Next -> Install this driver software anyway)
"Automatic - LCD standard" (CRU) / "CVT reduced blank" (NVIDIA CP) will allow the video card to clock down when idle. If your monitor can't handle that at 120 Hz, try "Automatic - LCD reduced" (CRU) / copy the settings below (NVIDIA CP). If that doesn't help, you will have to reduce the refresh rate.
Please note I am not responsible if you break everything by being a silly filly.
Hope some of you find this guide useful.