how to OC a aoc display?

[Bl00dgod]

it should arrive today and i heard that some of you already OC'd it to ~75hz or more

never done that before, how did you do that?

its a AOC-U3477PQU with 60hz

 

are the other components important for this?

could i "break" / damage the panel?

 

thank you in advance

 

[Hunched]

In NCP create a custom resolution and change only the Hz number.

If it's too high, it simply won't display and will revert to default.

[Bl00dgod]

In NCP create a custom resolution and change only the Hz number.

If it's too high, it simply won't display and will revert to default.

sorry but what is ncp?

do i need additional software or something?

[JebKerman]

If it's too high, it simply won't display and will revert to default.

that's not what happened for me (well it did past a certain extent but those were frankly ridiculous, like 90Hz from 60)

 

72Hz was what i ended up with.

everything else up to about 80 would actually produce a picture, however the aspect ratio was (off black bars along the top and bottom) and no amount of custom resolutions would fix it.

[JebKerman]

sorry but what is ncp?

do i need additional software or something?

NVidia Control Panel (that is, assuming you have a nVidia GPU (which you do have according to your profile))

[Hunched]

that's not what happened for me (well it did past a certain extent but those were frankly ridiculous, like 90Hz from 60)

 

72Hz was what i ended up with.

everything else up to about 80 would actually produce a picture, however the aspect ratio was (off black bars along the top and bottom) and no amount of custom resolutions would fix it.

Odd.

My GW2470H simply gives a "signal out of range" at 74hz, so I'm at 73hz and everything is normal.

[Bl00dgod]

aaah nvidia control panel ok ^^

so i could tinker and roll the dice, to get a good result

sounds easy for some performance improvements

[Hunched]

aaah nvidia control panel ok ^^

so i could tinker and roll the dice, to get a good result

sounds easy for some performance improvements

Yes, it surprised me just how simple it was.

[Bl00dgod]

desire to be here

 

Yes, it surprised me just how simple it was.

 

that's not what happened for me (well it did past a certain extent but those were frankly ridiculous, like 90Hz from 60)

 

72Hz was what i ended up with.

everything else up to about 80 would actually produce a picture, however the aspect ratio was (off black bars along the top and bottom) and no amount of custom resolutions would fix it.

so the picture went crazy if you tinker it too high, good to know

 

do i need a special software to get the resolution working on games without probably black sidebars ?

3440x1440 is supported by many games but in witcher3 dialogues it switches to sidebars

[Bl00dgod]

NVidia Control Panel (that is, assuming you have a nVidia GPU (which you do have according to your profile))

 

Odd.

My GW2470H simply gives a "signal out of range" at 74hz, so I'm at 73hz and everything is normal.

they only delivered a vga/dvi cable, their support begged for pardon   and i have to wait 2 more days for the dp cable

plugged onto HDMI it only allows 30hz but IMO the new HDMI 2.0 standard allows 4k and 21:9 too

 

the difference to the old display is like day and night...

 

couldnt detect any lightbleed, i checked dark & black videos, backgrounds, games...

still 60fps with maxed settings witcher 3 which is nice

 

edit: testing nvidia control panel ASAP to get more than 60hz

[Bl00dgod]

DP cable arrived and running @ 60hz now

 

tinkering doesnt work as it should @Hunched @JebKerman

started at 75hz and went down to 68, always unstable, didnt try below 68 ... would be bad if i only get an increase of like 5hz

[JebKerman]

DP cable arrived and running @ 60hz now

 

tinkering doesnt work as it should @Hunched @JebKerman

started at 75hz and went down to 68, always unstable, didnt try below 68 ... would be bad if i only get an increase of like 5hz

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well the thing with monitors is that the vast majority simply aren't meant to be pushed past their native refresh rate, they are built to that spec, they aren't inclined to go any further.

[kent1147]

started at 75hz and went down to 68, always unstable, didnt try below 68 ... would be bad if i only get an increase of like 5hz

 

 

well the thing with monitors is that the vast majority simply aren't meant to be pushed past their native refresh rate, they are built to that spec, they aren't inclined to go any further.

 

Yup.  This isn't uncommon for monitors to not hold overclocks very well.  You'll find most monitors will refuse to go beyond 60Hz.  It's only a few select handful of monitors that either advertise >60Hz, or have been found by the community to go beyond >60Hz through the community just experimenting.  

 

It's a bummer... but the best way to guarantee a higher refresh rate is to just buy a monitor that has been advertised and rated to run at 75Hz / 120Hz / 144Hz.