Magical monitor

[baron insig]

Ok for the past 6 years ive had an elonex autoscan 17" crt

it could manage 1280 1024 res at a wopping 60 Hz

i recently reinstalled xp and bought a new gfx card 9600XT

And now my monitor manages 100 Hz wtf ?

this has to be wrong but with v-sync on in cs i set the hertz to 85 stuck fps_modem to 100 and it did 85 hertz So it is actauly doing it or is my monitor about to explode?

 

[umop]

perhaps your previous video card prevented those hertz rates from being used in order to preserve your monitor's life span... but whatever the case that's pretty cool

 

[Mujuro]

Your monitor unlocks higher hertz when you have a better graphics card.

 

[poseyjmac]

it is possible to 'overclock' your monitor, and its not healthy. whatever specs your monitor claims it can do in terms of hz, thats what i can do regardless of the video card. 1280x1024@100hz on a 17" is unheard of, and if it is running at that frequency, it won't be for long most likely.

 

[oD1Nz]

When setting the refresh rate, make sure you've got the "hide modes that might damage monitor" box ticked.

If it is, then you're fine.