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Hey guys,

I hear this a lot on here about overclocking a monitor. I didn't even know that you could. I thought overclocking was something that could only be done on a GPU or CPU. So, how on earth do you overclock a monitor?

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Software.

 

EVGA Pixel can do it as well.

 

Nvidia control panel will allow you to OC a monitor as well.

What exactly does this involve?

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What exactly does this involve?

I don't really want to walk threw it but it's pretty much (I use nvidia control panel) you'd go into change resolution hit customize and then add custom resolution. from there you'll see refresh rate and you can up that and see if it's stable. I'm running 76Hz on my monitor by doing this from 60Hz stock. 

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I don't really want to walk threw it but it's pretty much (I use nvidia control panel) you'd go into change resolution hit customize and then add custom resolution. from there you'll see refresh rate and you can up that and see if it's stable. I'm running 76Hz on my monitor by doing this from 60Hz stock.

Ahhh okay. Yeah I've done that before. Didn't think that was called OCing. Learn something new every day. :)

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@91wow, thanks mate!

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Ahhh okay. Yeah I've done that before. Didn't think that was called OCing. Learn something new every day. :)

well there are different ways of doing as far as I know. With Nvidia cards there are some things you can do to get higher refresh rates as well. Nvidia limits it on GPU's for some on reason or at least they used to. 

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Oh you know, running 4k on a 1080p monitor.. :P (I only do it for experiments)

Not really overclocking refresh rate (I could), but I went for resolution.

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Oh you know, running 4k on a 1080p monitor.. :P (I only do it for experiments)

 

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19 inch 1440x900 running at 8X NO BIG DEAL

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Oh you know, running 4k on a 1080p monitor.. :P (I only do it for experiments)

Not really overclocking refresh rate (I could), but I went for resolution.

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What type of monitor do you have?

Does that even work?

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What type of monitor do you have?

Does that even work?

It "Works" *Wink wink nudge nudge*

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What type of monitor do you have?

Does that even work?

Yep, I added 2560x1440p yesterday to my 1080p panel.

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Yep, I added 2560x1440p yesterday to my 1080p panel.

Does it display it correctly?

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What type of monitor do you have?

Does that even work?

Yes it works, but don't expect to be able to read anything on your desktop. Every monitor differs as well, and not all can reach such resolutions/refresh rates.

 

I'm using the MX279h (IPS panel)

 

Your gameplay may also become laggy, and you might not be able to read in-game text if the game doesn't scale.

 

I have these resolutions that are stable:

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Oh you know, running 4k on a 1080p monitor.. :P (I only do it for experiments)

Not really overclocking refresh rate (I could), but I went for resolution.

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What software is that?

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I only use it for Gaming, and my desktop stays at 1080p.

BF4 is the game I wanted to try it with, finding out the performance difference.

Older games that I could crank with AA and have performance left over, are also good to try...

 

See spoiler for Desktop Display Properties PROOF - AMD users - Must disable GPU scaling.

Monitor Specs - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/pc-peripheral/3298550/philips-273e3lh-review/

27in LCD monitor
1920 x 1080
TN technology
matt anti-glare finish
LED lighting
0.31mm pixel pitch
2ms response time
1200:1 specified contrast ratio
300cd/m2 specified brightness
DVI-D, HDMI, VGA inputs
stereo speakers
642 x 440 x 227mm (with stand)
8.2kg

 

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What software is that?
 

CRU - Custom Resolution Utility

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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Ah. 

Its not NVCP.

Its CRU.

 

Proof of Concept.

I only use it for Gaming, and my desktop stays at 1080p.

BF4 is the game I wanted to try it with, finding out the performance difference.

Older games that I could crank with AA and have performance left over, are also good to try...

 

See spoiler for Desktop Display Properties PROOF - AMD users - Must disable GPU scaling.

Monitor Specs - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/pc-peripheral/3298550/philips-273e3lh-review/

27in LCD monitor

1920 x 1080

TN technology

matt anti-glare finish

LED lighting

0.31mm pixel pitch

2ms response time

1200:1 specified contrast ratio

300cd/m2 specified brightness

DVI-D, HDMI, VGA inputs

stereo speakers

642 x 440 x 227mm (with stand)

8.2kg

 

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CRU - Custom Resolution Utility

 

Really need another 7950, adding 30% more realestate,.. 60fps down to 45fps, adding 50% of the current performance via another 7950 would be great....

Or sell it and reap the R9-290 rewards :)

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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Oh you know, running 4k on a 1080p monitor.. :P (I only do it for experiments)

Not really overclocking refresh rate (I could), but I went for resolution.

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Its not NVCP.

Its CRU.

 

Proof of Concept.

 

Really need another 7950, adding 30% more realestate,.. 60fps down to 45fps, adding 50% of the current performance via another 7950 would be great....

Or sell it and reap the R9-290 rewards :)

How do I enable a new resolution?

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Its not NVCP.

Its CRU.

Please, these are my screenshots. It's NVIDIA control panel.

 

Customize>Create custom resolution.

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How do I unable a new resolution?

Did you stuff up?

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