Monitor Overclocking Guide?

[Sasqui]

I was poking around here for a guide on overclocking monitors, is there anything? I'd like to see if I can tweak my LG and push more than 75Hz with Freesync

I found this thread via Google: https://www.overclock.net/forum/44-monitors-displays/1493866-guide-overclocking-your-monitor.html

 

[kurosagi01]

Apart from the one you linked, there really isn't much information needed to overclock monitor; increment by 1hz save then load it on windows settings or AMD/Nvidia panel, the monitor would black out but if it stays blacked out then it failed and hopefully windows will boot it back to your previous setting from the timeout.
I previously overclocked my old Samsung monitor from 60hz to 72hz using the CRU.

 

[Sasqui]

Apart from the one you linked, there really isn't much information needed to overclock monitor; increment by 1hz save then load it on windows settings or AMD/Nvidia panel, the monitor would black out but if it stays blacked out then it failed and hopefully windows will boot it back to your previous setting from the timeout.
I previously overclocked my old Samsung monitor from 60hz to 72hz using the CRU.

Is CRU about the only monitor overclocking software out there?

 

[27MaD]

My Samsung 60 HZ monitor can take only up to 61 HZ.

 

[TRIPTEX_CAN]

I have an older samaung that hit 66hz and the 10% jump from 60hz was awesome. Now my current 144hz can do 165hz but since i cant run games at 165fps for 1:1 I dont bother.

The tool in the nvidia control pannel is nice and pretty flexible but aside from testing small increments I dont really know how to manipulate clock/pixle settings.

 

[27MaD]

I have an older samaung that hit 66hz and the 10% jump from 60hz was awesome. Now my current 144hz can do 165hz but since i cant run games at 165fps for 1:1 I dont bother.

The tool in the nvidia control pannel is nice and pretty flexible but aside from testing small increments I dont really know how to manipulate clock/pixle settings.

Mine can do maybe up to 76-77 HZ , but everything becomes blurry , 61 HZ is the highest thing i can do while everything stays fine , so i keep it stock , it's not worth , 1HZ huh , a joke.

 

[TRIPTEX_CAN]

Mine can do maybe up to 76-77 HZ , but everything becomes blurry , 61 HZ is the highest thing i can do while everything stays fine , so i keep it stock , it's not worth , 1HZ huh , a joke.

Yeah thats not really worth the effort. I also have a sony tv that clocks to 110hz but it gets screen tearing above 80hz.

 

[kurosagi01]

As far as I remember there was 2 softwares to overclock monitor, I know CRU was used for AMD/ATI cards while there was another software for Nvidia.

 

[Komshija]

CRU is probably the best out there and the easiest to work with. I wouldn't recommend forcing 60 Hz monitor beyond 76 Hz.

 

[Vya Domus]

You can drop the color space in order to reduce the bandwidth and possibly achieve higher refresh rate.

 

[INSTG8R]

Now I didn’t ask how but a fellow Vanguard member with the same monitor as mine said you can edit the EDID to change the FS range. My monitor(well old one) is a 144hz panel with a 35-90 Freesync range apparently it can be edited to 40-144.
I can get more info on it if you’re interested. It very well might just be using CRU. I didn’t ask I already had/have a Freesync 2 monitor with 40-144 now

 

[Sasqui]

Now I didn’t ask how but a fellow Vanguard member with the same monitor as mine said you can edit the EDID to change the FS range. My monitor(well old one) is a 144hz panel with a 35-90 Freesync range apparently it can be edited to 40-144.
I can get more info on it if you’re interested. It very well might just be using CRU. I didn’t ask I already had/have a Freesync 2 monitor with 40-144 now

I'm guessing that CRU is a friendly interface for editing the EDID data. Is any of that information stored in the registry?

 

[INSTG8R]

I'm guessing that CRU is a friendly interface for editing the EDID data. Is any of that information stored in the registry?

Well that is the way I figure it must be done if it can be edited. I’ll follow up and see what info I can get.

Okay as I suspected it is CRU you use to edit. You’re on the right path already.

I'm guessing that CRU is a friendly interface for editing the EDID data. Is any of that information stored in the registry?

Yes you’re already on the right path to do what you want to do just don’t push outside of your panels limits

 

[John Naylor]

I don't find it worth the T & E other than say using a 144 Hz with the build in 165 Hz setting

 

[INSTG8R]

I don't find it worth the T & E other than say using a 144 Hz with the build in 165 Hz setting

Actually the monitor I just replaced was a 144 panel but the Freesync range was only 35-90. It could be edited to 57-144 so sometimes it’s worth it. Had I known this I probably wouldn’t have ordered a new monitor that could do it out of the box