refresh rate of monitor.please help.your suggestions required.

[quan chi]

friends i have a problem.i have samsung 15inch syncmaster monitor.whenever i click on the refresh rate of the monitor it shows its maximum refresh rate is 60hz.well is it not possible to set it at a little higher refresh rate.



but once i found the below checkbox 'hide modes that this monitor' cannot display unchecked.and it was showing all the refresh rates.

[Third Eye]

Your monitor doesn't support more than 60Hz(1024X768 Resolution) refresh rate so u can't increase more than this.

[Tech.Masti]

you have 15 inch monitor, so you have to use 800x600 resolution to get higher refresh rates and it supports 85Mhz, you should using 1024x768, right?? here you can only get 60Mhz, not more than that......

[quan chi]

thanks for the reply.well suppose if i increase it to 75hz in1024x768 resolution.then what types of problem may occur.

[Third Eye]

U will get High Frequency error so don't do that.

[deathvirus_me]

Ur monitor will go out of sync (i.e. no display) if u force a refresh rate that either ur monitor or the graphics adapter doesn't support it ..

[Tech.Masti]

^^ yes, your monitor will show a blank screen.....

[..:: Free Radical ::..]

^ i'll say go ahead & try it. If you get the sync error i.e. blank screen, reboot into safe mode with VGA enabled ( F8 )
Try with smaller increments like 61Hz, 62 Hz...etc, and non standard resolutions like 1000x750. Use PowerStrip or RivaTuner (if you have an nVidia card) for non standard settings.
Using 6yr old Samsung 15" SAMTRON @ 1024x768, 71 Hz

[Tech.Masti]

^^ is this Samtron 56V model??? me also using same model for more than 5 years, can you help me to increase refresh rate in 1024x768 resolution??? i have Intel onboard 810e chipset graphix....

[..:: Free Radical ::..]

Originally Posted by Tech.Masti

^^ is this Samtron 56V model??? me also using same model for more than 5 years, can you help me to increase refresh rate in 1024x768 resolution??? i have Intel onboard 810e chipset graphix....

yep the same.
google for a software called powerstrip. Use it to tweak your resolution, refresh rate and some clock speeds. (There is no easy way out. Read the help file.)
Tweak the vsync, hsync frequencies a notch at a time to a comfortable level till you dont get any glitches (eg, colored lines, wavy display etc.)
You can even backup the settings.
I do not recommend this to every1. I do this because i am using an old crt. It may shorten the life of your monitor ( Mine is still kicking for the last half decade). Also, you may have issues with some games with nonstandard resolution (my old graphic card runs a few old games fine @ 960x720, 72 Hz)
@techMasti: also use the buttons on your monitor to increase the size of the display. It make a gr8 difference if configured right.

[quan chi]

Originally Posted by ..:: Free Radical ::..

I do not recommend this to every1. I do this because i am using an old crt. It may shorten the life of your monitor ( Mine is still kicking for the last half decade). Also, you may have issues with some games with nonstandard resolution (my old graphic card runs a few old games fine @ 960x720, 72 Hz)
@techMasti: also use the buttons on your monitor to increase the size of the display. It make a gr8 difference if configured right.

well thanks for the reply.is the process you explained to me is also harmful.will it effect the system.

[..:: Free Radical ::..]

i am talking of possible damage to the monitor due to overheating of circuitry. Just a disclaimer . Nothing happened to my system. But your graphic card should also support non standard resolutions.

[quan chi]

Originally Posted by ..:: Free Radical ::..

i am talking of possible damage to the monitor due to overheating of circuitry. Just a disclaimer . Nothing happened to my system. But your graphic card should also support non standard resolutions.

i have intel onboard gfx.

[Tech.Masti]

Originally Posted by ..:: Free Radical ::..

yep the same.
google for a software called powerstrip. Use it to tweak your resolution, refresh rate and some clock speeds. (There is no easy way out. Read the help file.)
Tweak the vsync, hsync frequencies a notch at a time to a comfortable level till you dont get any glitches (eg, colored lines, wavy display etc.)
You can even backup the settings.
I do not recommend this to every1. I do this because i am using an old crt. It may shorten the life of your monitor ( Mine is still kicking for the last half decade). Also, you may have issues with some games with nonstandard resolution (my old graphic card runs a few old games fine @ 960x720, 72 Hz)
@techMasti: also use the buttons on your monitor to increase the size of the display. It make a gr8 difference if configured right.

Thanks, but i think its quite tough and risky na???