cubs3205 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 How are you guys getting around the refresh rate problem with the new patch? 60 Hz is too hard on the eyes, and 75 Hz is way too fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Unit Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 65? 70? Sorry but I couldn't resist. Others would have said it much less nicely. And I disagree about 60 being hard on the eyes. Every time I hear that I almost die laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubs3205 Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Well not everyones the same. The flickering on 60 hz is too noticable for me at least. Ill see how 65 and 70 works out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 And I disagree about 60 being hard on the eyes. Every time I hear that I almost die laughing. It's no joke, I can't use 60Hz it drives me crazy. I know alot of people that it doesn't bother. Everytime I go over to my friends house to play MVP, I have to adjust it before we start because it really bothers me. As far as refresh rates go, it will depend on what your monitor supports, some will do 72Hz, but not all of them. Just try moving it up to the next lowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Unit Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 It's no joke Really???? I've never heard of flickering at 60. Mine doesn't flicker even one bit. It's smooth as a baby's behind. Could that be because it's an older monitor? (I have a great system but older monitor). Wow, I'm learning something today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Really???? I've never heard of flickering at 60. Mine doesn't flicker even one bit. It's smooth as a baby's behind. Could that be because it's an older monitor? (I have a great system but older monitor). Wow, I'm learning something today. Well, as I said, it bothers some people and not others. It must have to do with your eyes/brain I guess. On 60Hz, for me, I can notice a slight flickering of the monitor and it's quite disturbing if I have to look at it for any length of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmagicfan Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 how will you know if a certain refreash rate is an overkill for your monitor. i have it at 75hz, but can go to 85hz and 100hz? is it safe to do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Unit Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 how will you know if a certain refreash rate is an overkill for your monitor. You could do a search for the type of monitor you have and then go to their website to find out the monitor specs. Be very careful about cranking up your refresh rate without knowing what you can SAFELY go up to!! I know lots of people who have fried their monitors because they jacked up their refresh rate and/or resolution and their monitor couldn't handle it and monitors ain't cheap these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubs3205 Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 I think I've gotten so used to 85 hz that now I can't stand 60. I used to have my monitor on 60 for games until I figured out the refresh rate override. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubs3205 Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 My monitor only supports 70 not 65 and its still way too fast. Im striking out during batting like crazy. Any way to limit framerates or somethin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxscpo Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Wow glad I found this topic (search does work). Thought it was only me with the 60 hz and being hard on the eyes. Had to look at it several times and rub my eyes to make sure it wasn't something in my eyes. I had mine at 75, but it seemed a little fast, turned it down to 70 and it seems a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp306 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I use 85hz, but to get my game to slow down a little I just turned AF to 16x and it worked for me. I do use an older vid card Radeon9500pro, so it might not work on a GF6800 or ATI x800+ and also so I can't stand 60hz! I can see the flickering and hurts my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter73 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 in my display settings it's 85, but in the game it's awful. where do i change it in the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieux_Renard Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 it's totally unthinkable that people can play in 60 hz when it's easily possible to make differently. Perhaps the desktop is in 60hz but the game turn it into 85 (i.e) and the user doesn't know it.. Just do this little test : turn your monitor frequency in 60hz on a white screen.. then turn it into 85 to see the BIG difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter73 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 huge difference on the desktop if you're looking at a white screen. my problem was i installed the 2nd patch & noticed what seemed like poor refresh rate when i ran the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 huge difference on the desktop if you're looking at a white screen. my problem was i installed the 2nd patch & noticed what seemed like poor refresh rate when i ran the game. There is a WinXP issue that causes most games to run in 60Hz even if your desktop is set to 85Hz. You need to download an application to override the refresh rates. Get it HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoufaxCurveball Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 The work-a-round that I employed to solve this problem was to use a third-party system notification area (tray) applet designed for my particular vid card. I have a Radeon 9800 Pro card from ATI and I use a tool called ATI Tray Tools http://www.guru3d.com/article/atitraytools/189/ . It is a fantastic utility that does everything it purports to, including individual game profiles and is fully non-spammed out freeware. I play the game in 1024x768, 32bpp, with full-screen AA and every other detail-oriented setting to its fullest. My refresh rate is set to 120Hz, the maximum safe level for my Sony monitor at this resolution. Work's great! I'm sure a comparable app is available for NVIDIA based cards on a good share/freeware page like MajorGeeks.com http://www.majorgeeks.com/ Hope this helped and was not previously answered, Duke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoufaxCurveball Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Apologies there spitoon old-man, yes indeed I am a long-winded 'F'. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drovebykeptgoing1 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Man I cant even imagine playing any game or doing anything at 60hz just kills the brain and eyes I play everything at 100hz and if your running Nvidia all the new driver sets have a refresh rate override applet built in to the control panel its a snap to use and man 60 hz? never man. That gives me a headache just thinking about it 8O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Man I cant even imagine playing any game or doing anything at 60hz just kills the brain and eyes I play everything at 100hz and if your running Nvidia all the new driver sets have a refresh rate override applet built in to the control panel its a snap to use and man 60 hz? never man. That gives me a headache just thinking about it 8O Actually, the newest Nvidia drivers don't have that feature, they've removed it for some reason. I think it can be re-enabled with a registry key though...I was getting tired of going through and setting the optimal refresh rate for every resolution each time I changed drivers (which is often, I like to tweak). This program pretty much accomplishes this with one click, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonejo Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 60Hz is really crazy, http://mvpmods.com/index.php?name=Forums&a...opic&t=8634 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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