Refresh rate override for win7?

[Fallengod]

Umm..Ok so...

I just upgraded from winxp 32bit to win7 64bit. Everything seems great and all that...however..I just stumbled into a large issue I see many people having after poking around google search...

Somebody please tell me there is a way to force a refresh rate for a specific resolution for windows7 during gaming....

The nvidia forceware drivers used to have the ability to enable the "tweaks" to force a refresh rate, but the win7 drivers do not have this....Apparently all the utilities that used to work in XP, do not work in win7 either.

I use a CRT and normally I run a 170hz refresh rate in games, but I am stuck at 100hz right now unless I make my desktop resolution the same as my gaming resolution before launching.

If I cant fix this, Ill be uninstalling Win7 and going back to WinXP.

 

[Ben90]

Ahh, refresh rates and Windows 7, I feel you man. I had to go through it with an ATi card which was even more of a pita.

The first step is have you tried creating your own custom resolution? If that doesn't work, I'll think of some more ideas. Don't give up hope, as it IS possible.

 

[Fallengod]

Erg, ya sweet, I just noticed that after you mentioned it. Ill have to test that out.

EDIT: OK. Thanks for that man. It looks like the custom resolution thing will work. What I had to do was manually add in resolutions and refresh rates I wanted instead of picking them in the list.

I had just found a command line thing for steam games as well. -freq <number> also works. Of course, that would only help steam games....

I also see another serious problem. My rivatuner gamma settings I use for games isnt being applied to the games. :/ Bleh.

 

[tweakboy]

Nice ending to this story. Glad you got it working...

 

[taltamir]

out of curiosity, what is the monitor make and model you are using? A CRT pushing 170Hz is pretty impressive.

 

[Fallengod]

Not really. Its a viewsonic PS790-2 from back in like 1999 or 2000 or something. Most CRTS do 200ish refresh rates at lower resolutions. I play games at 640x480 and 800x600, fyi.

 

[Throckmorton]

640x480??

 

[betasub]

Some people will do anything to get an edge. So much for a level playing-field.