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Topic: wrong refresh rate in games
started by: CatKnight

Posted by CatKnight on Feb. 16 2001,23:55

my desktop refresh rate is 85 but when i run counter strike it goes back to 60, even though it is the same resolution any stuff. anyone know how to fix that?

Posted by Vigilante on Feb. 17 2001,00:03

If you're running on an nividia board, try this:
< http://www.tweak3d.net/faq/#sw:drv:refresh >

Posted by Observer on Feb. 17 2001,00:22

Is the color depth set the same between your normal desktop and in-game? If you are ever specifying refresh rates, you have to specify them for all the resolutions and color depths you will be using. Just set your desktop to those same size x color settings and manually set the refresh rate. Apply, then go back and change them to where they were.

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Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Feb. 17 2001,01:30

Observer's got it right. Case closed.

Posted by CatKnight on Feb. 17 2001,01:31

yes i set it to 85 for both 1024x768x16 and 1024x768x32. it stil switches to 60 hz when playing half life, which gives me a headache pretty fast.

i dont think that link worked vigilante

Posted by Vigilante on Feb. 17 2001,12:59

hmm, works for me. you could try < www.geforcefaq.com > but it seems they removed the entry I was pointing you toward, anyway.

here's how I fixed it. I'm sure this is the long and lame way, but it works for me.

(I'm going to continue assuming you're running win2k and a geforce, since you didn't correct me)

pull up regedt32
hkey_local machine -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> nv4 (this may different for yours, look for anything nv (for nvidia)) -> device0

there's an assload of keys in there. look for the ones that say NVx_Modes. find the one applicable to your card (if it's a geforce, deal with all the NV10 entries; geforce2, all the NV15s)

Pull those up, and you'll see a chart showing the various resolutions and vertical refresh rates. Go through each of the applicable entries, and next to the resolutions you use, remove all the rates you don't want (moving from left to right). It'll default to the smallest one in that row. I personally removed everything but 120 for the resolutions I operate at, and it's worked for me. However, MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE to LEAVE THE ZERO at the end of each string. I dunno what happens if you remove the 0, but the old geforcefaq strenuously warned against it.

edit: fyi, I'm running an old version of the ref drivers, 5.32 or something similar. The entries may have changed in later detonater versions; if they have, I can't help ya. Every driver update seems to give me worse performance.

This message has been edited by Vigilante on February 18, 2001 at 08:01 AM

Posted by CatKnight on Feb. 17 2001,20:02

ok that program fixed it. thanks

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