16:10 monitor, games don't give me 1920x1080 70 Hz option

[Delicieuxz]

The monitor I have is a Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM, which is natively a 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz monitor, but it is listed as also supporting 1920x1080 @ 70 Hz. However, when I change in-game settings to 1920x1080, I am still only offered a refresh-rate of 60 Hz, which is what Vsync conforms to if I turn it on. I'm wondering if the refresh-rate is being locked to whatever my OS desktop is using, or whether it's something else.

 

Does anyone have insight into what could cause this, and how I might make 70 Hz 1920x1080 available in games?

[NinjaJc01]

Just now, huilun02 said:

It will only go 70Hz if its set up to run that specific resolution and refresh rate in your monitor settings.

Otherwise the display is still drawing at 1920x1200 despite having black bars at 1080p in your game.

And at 60Hz.

[Skiiwee29]

Make sure your not using hdmi as well. Hdmi locks it to 60hz

[Delicieuxz]

13 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Make sure your not using hdmi as well. Hdmi locks it to 60hz

The monitor has DVI and HDMI ports, and I'm using the DVI one.

[Skiiwee29]

Everywhere I have looked shows this monitor is only 60hz with support for up to 81 hz refresh on a projector.

[Delicieuxz]

Yeah, for its maximum resolution of 1920x1200. But I read somewhere recently that it does 70 Hz at 1920x1080, and I'm trying to figure out how, or at least confirm whether that's the case.

 

I see it referenced in the monitor's manual that it can exceed 60 Hz:

 

If the display exceeds SXGA or 75 Hz, a "Not Optimum Mode", "Recommended Mode 1920
x 1200 60 Hz" message is displayed. If the display exceeds 85 Hz, the display will work properly
but the "Not Optimum Mode", "Recommended Mode 1920 x 1200 60 Hz" message appears
for one minute and then disappears.
Please change to the recommended mode during this one-minute period.
(The message is displayed again if the system is rebooted.)

 

[Delicieuxz]

So, couldn't find anything about making the monitor go 70 Hz at 1920 resolutions. But I used Nvidia's custom resolution creator, and managed to get a whopping additional 2 Hz in 1920x1200, without the screen going blurry like it's had too much to drink.

 

Well, the fewer Hz total, the more impact each extra Hz makes, so I guess these are the 2 most valuable extra Hz to have, lol.

 

 

Edit: Even this setting has the leftmost 5 or so pixels wavering up and down. Might have to downclock to 1 bonus Hz.