Refresh rate override for Vista?

In XP, if you run DXDiag, in the last tab there is an option for refresh
rate override. The option may still be there for Vista.

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wrote in message

>I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
> menus ?
> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>
> ---------------------------------
> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
> rate overrides at all ?
> ---------------------------------
> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>
> Best regards,
> NVIDIA
> ---------------------------------
>
> ..and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
>
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

Actually there may be a better tool:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=29101

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"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"First of One" wrote in message

> In XP, if you run DXDiag, in the last tab there is an option for refresh
> rate override. The option may still be there for Vista.
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
>
> wrote in message
>
>>I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
>> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
>> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
>> menus ?
>> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
>> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
>> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
>> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
>> rate overrides at all ?
>> ---------------------------------
>> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
>> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> NVIDIA
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> ..and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

If you are using an LCD monitor then I believe the maximum refresh rate the
screen can output is 60Hz, increasing the software to run at 100Hz will give
you no benefit.

Robert

wrote in message

>I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
> menus ?
> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>
> ---------------------------------
> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
> rate overrides at all ?
> ---------------------------------
> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>
> Best regards,
> NVIDIA
> ---------------------------------
>
> ..and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
>
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

> If you are using an LCD monitor then I believe the maximum refresh rate
> the screen can output is 60Hz, increasing the software to run at 100Hz
> will give you no benefit.

STOP topposting - makes a mess

My Samsung 710T can run 60 and 70 Hz
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

"Robert McMillan" wrote in message

> If you are using an LCD monitor then I believe the maximum refresh rate
> the screen can output is 60Hz, increasing the software to run at 100Hz
> will give you no benefit.
>
> Robert
>
> wrote in message
>
>>I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
>> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
>> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
>> menus ?
>> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
>> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
>> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
>> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
>> rate overrides at all ?
>> ---------------------------------
>> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
>> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> NVIDIA
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> ..and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
>>
>
>


A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

and

not everyone has TFT's

although
i run dual monitor with 1 TFT and 1 CRT, i can set the refresh rate fine,
winxp and not latest drivers though
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

O/H ??????:
> I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
> menus ?
> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>
> ---------------------------------
> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
> rate overrides at all ?
> ---------------------------------
> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>
> Best regards,
> NVIDIA
> ---------------------------------
>
> ..and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
>


You could use Powerstrip.According to guru3d it works with all operating
systems even with vista64.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=169
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:18:52 -0400, First of One wrote:

> In XP, if you run DXDiag, in the last tab there is an option for refresh
> rate override. The option may still be there for Vista.
>

Microsoft removed that override option from Vista's dxdiag.
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista? 

DX9 games you can in Vista, but not DX10 ones.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw reg_Dword
'ForceRefreshRate'

X64 systems also need to add:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw with the
same registry key

The value you pick needs to be a hex value so if you wanted 75Hz forced
you would enter 4B as the value for the registry key


If you don't using a program (or it doesn't work) then use this
registry entry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw]
"ForceRefreshRate"=dword:00000055

Note dword value of 55 = 85 hz
Change dword value to 4b for 75 hz
Change dword value to 3c for 60 hz
Change dword value to 64 for 100 hz

It works in FIFA 11 and The Saboteur for example and probably in all
DX9 games. Using Vista 32 and drivers 258.96 WHQL. Been using 182.50 for
about 2 years because of refresh rates not working in most games with
more recent drivers, but with this "new" driver almost every game can
give the maximum refresh rate the monitor supports. Hope it doesn't give
problems with DX10 or 11 games. *Only do this if you know how to edit
the registry and are sure of what refresh rates your monitor supports.
Incorrect refresh rates can damage your monitor!

* ;280814 Wrote:
> I have set the desktop refresh rate to 100Hz, but all D3D games
> default to 60Hz. Are there any third party apps for forcing a higher
> refresh rate when the game does not offer a rate selection in its
> menus ?
> The unhelpful response I got from nvidia can be found below...
>
> ---------------------------------
> I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
> override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
> available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
> setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
> rate overrides at all ?
> ---------------------------------
> I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
> DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.
>
> Best regards,
> NVIDIA
> ---------------------------------
>
> ...and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compared to this...
 >> Stay informed about: Refresh rate override for Vista?