This is fun: overclock your monitor

RichBa5tard · 27th May 2003, 22:19

Step 1: download & install powerstrip
Step 2: open pstrip, choose "display properties" & configure.
Step 3: choose "advanced timing options"
Step 4: raise RAMDAC pixel frequency & watch the current Hz of your monitor rise.

When your monitor fails (blank screen/explodes in your face), reboot en set it to a few hertz lower.

I went from 75Hz to 90.2Hz at 1280*1024. A very noticable difference.

How far can you go?*

* This will most likely damage your HW. I take no responsebility. :grin:

Bosw8er · 27th May 2003, 22:40

Thought i help you on your next sig

Work rig: XP1800+@205*10 | 8rda+ vdd modded | Kyro VR 4500 |dead: 17" TFT & 21" CRT | 400GB HD
Intel test rig: sold

jmke · 27th May 2003, 22:42

hihi @ Bosw8er's comment

watch out with those settings RB, you want a 21"CRT exploding in your face?

RichBa5tard · 27th May 2003, 22:59

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
hihi @ Bosw8er's comment

watch out with those settings RB, you want a 21"CRT exploding in your face?

I like living on the edge.

Spoiler: my CRT is certified up to 90Hz at 1280*1024, but windows only lets me go up to 75.

I think i overclocked my ramdac beyond spec, but not CRT.

jmke · 27th May 2003, 23:18

now that you mention it, if you want to overclock the monitor you need to use a vidcard capable of surpassing the monitors specs

the way you're doing it you will end up with yet another dead HW item

maybe actively cool the RAMDAC

RichBa5tard · 27th May 2003, 23:39

Ramdac is capable of 350mhz. It's just windows who hates me.

28th May 2003, 05:36

Not to criticize your theory, nor be redundant, but I do want to say this is a very dangerous area to "overclock."

I also want to add, I really have a lot of respect for the authors of Powerstrip for giving away as Freeware, a program I'd pay for. I find it to be the most effective vidocard tweaker, especially due to it's "deep" register process. It's one of the few programs which actually makes changes to the memory settings in the videocard's BIOS! I posted a thread once over at Xtremesys, where I asked if anyone had compared which videocard software resulted in higher overall benchmark scores, and/or visually noticable differences? I personally compared Powerstrip to Winfox Utility, Coolbit's, NVHard Page, Geforce tweak Utility, Rage3D, Radeonator, RivaTuner, among other, and found Powerstrip overclocked as high as 50MHz, and 1000pt 3DMark2001SE increases.

28th May 2003, 05:47

My monitor does 1024*768@100hz, but my current videocart can do this only @85hz. Could I solve this problem with powerstrip?

28th May 2003, 05:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Vulkaantje
My monitor does 1024*768@100hz, but my current videocart can do this only @85hz. Could I solve this problem with powerstrip?

yeah but I wouldn't do that if I were you, you've already trashed enough hardware this year.

28th May 2003, 05:57

Another tip I wanted to mention is if you open the Powerstrip menu from PS taskbar icon (rightclick). Then scroll up to Options and finally Adapter Info. you'll find a world on "deep" tweaking options for your videocard including changing the Latency!

I don't know of another tweaking program which offers features as indepth as this.

27th May 2003, 22:19	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	This is fun: overclock your monitor Step 1: download & install powerstrip Step 2: open pstrip, choose "display properties" & configure. Step 3: choose "advanced timing options" Step 4: raise RAMDAC pixel frequency & watch the current Hz of your monitor rise. When your monitor fails (blank screen/explodes in your face), reboot en set it to a few hertz lower. I went from 75Hz to 90.2Hz at 12801024. A very noticable difference. How far can you go? * This will most likely damage your HW. I take no responsebility. :grin: __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th May 2003, 22:42	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	hihi @ Bosw8er's comment watch out with those settings RB, you want a 21"CRT exploding in your face? __________________

27th May 2003, 23:18	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	now that you mention it, if you want to overclock the monitor you need to use a vidcard capable of surpassing the monitors specs the way you're doing it you will end up with yet another dead HW item maybe actively cool the RAMDAC __________________

27th May 2003, 23:39	#6
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Ramdac is capable of 350mhz. It's just windows who hates me. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

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27th May 2003, 22:40	#2
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Thought i help you on your next sig Work rig: XP1800+@20510 \| 8rda+ vdd modded \| Kyro VR 4500 \|dead:* 17" TFT & 21" CRT \| 400GB HD Intel test rig: sold

28th May 2003, 05:36	#7
Liquid3D Posts: n/a	Not to criticize your theory, nor be redundant, but I do want to say this is a very dangerous area to "overclock." I also want to add, I really have a lot of respect for the authors of Powerstrip for giving away as Freeware, a program I'd pay for. I find it to be the most effective vidocard tweaker, especially due to it's "deep" register process. It's one of the few programs which actually makes changes to the memory settings in the videocard's BIOS! I posted a thread once over at Xtremesys, where I asked if anyone had compared which videocard software resulted in higher overall benchmark scores, and/or visually noticable differences? I personally compared Powerstrip to Winfox Utility, Coolbit's, NVHard Page, Geforce tweak Utility, Rage3D, Radeonator, RivaTuner, among other, and found Powerstrip overclocked as high as 50MHz, and 1000pt 3DMark2001SE increases.

28th May 2003, 05:47	#8
Vulk Posts: n/a	My monitor does 1024*768@100hz, but my current videocart can do this only @85hz. Could I solve this problem with powerstrip?

28th May 2003, 05:57	#10
Liquid3D Posts: n/a	Another tip I wanted to mention is if you open the Powerstrip menu from PS taskbar icon (rightclick). Then scroll up to Options and finally Adapter Info. you'll find a world on "deep" tweaking options for your videocard including changing the Latency! I don't know of another tweaking program which offers features as indepth as this.