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Win2k/3d/Geforce Refresh rates - FYI

  • 27-07-2001 2:51pm
    #1
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    Something you might have run into - You set your Windows refresh rates correctly yet it always defaults to 60Hz for 3d games at the same res/colour settings. Drove me nuts for a few days.
    Anyway, using this util fixes it (it was originally designed to get around a PnP monitor bug in Win2k).

    http://www.planetquake.com/ztn/nvreffix/


Comments

  • #2
    BattlingCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭BattlingCheese


    What's the benefits of it _Creed_.
    Does refresh rate affect performance??

    Pardon my ignorance,

    Wes


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    A low refresh rate like 60hz tends to look flickery and can hurt your eyes after a while. Higher rates like 75/85 hz remove this flicker and are nicer to look at. Refresh rates you can use depend on your monitor's capabilities.


  • #4
    chernobyl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭chernobyl


    60Hz refresh rate, that would blind you after 1/2 an hour.
    Ashley...if only

    Ashley Lyn Cafagna


  • #5
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    Its mainly cosmetic, but if you had VSync on then it would affect your frame rate as your card would never go higher than 60Fps since its waiting for a screen refresh before drawing the next frame(Actually without triple buffering it would be lower again).

    One other nice feature, aswell as that damn bug removal, is a one button click to set it to the max compatible refresh rates for every screen setting your system can use.


  • #6
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    nice one creed.


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  • #7
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    Its a cool util alright, although I noticed a really weird and annoying problem when using it with the Baldurs Gate II addon.

    You cant run the game in 3d mode if you have set the refresh (to higher than 60hz) with this program. The screen instantly corrupts when you launch the game. Took me a while to figure out...

    I imagine its a game issue, although it could happen in other things too.


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