system won't remember refresh rate

[renierh]

hey ppl,

i've been having this problem ever since i got this system. first, letst start with the specs:
- asus P4C800
- Intel P4 3.0 Ghz Northwood
- Asus 9600 XT
- maxtor 160GB SATA
- Antec SLK3700AMB
- Iiyama vision master 1451 19"

my normal settings are 1280 * 1024, 32bits color and a RR of 85 Hz. this has worked flawless with my old system (a lot less powerfull) and the same display.

the problem i have now is this: in about half of the times i boot my system, the refresh rate jumps back to 60 hz or something, giving me a flickering display. it doesn't happen with every boot, just about half of them. if i then go to the catalyst control center, or the XP display properties, it still says "85Hz". i have to set it to another value, and then back to "85" to actually get it to 85 hz again.

doens;t anybody know what this is, or what's causing it?..

thanks!

i use the latest ATI drivers, including the AT control centre, but this problem has been going on with different drivers.

 

[Stern]

i dunno if this will fix anything but did you try switching off the control center so it doesn't boot at start, maybe it's resetting it?

 

[corkyg]

The video card is the culprit - the ATI Contol Center has caused me a few problems as well - I ended up using the old reliable version and they went away. This thread has a detailed rundown on the monitor:

Iiyama

 

[Hardlin]

I have found problems with the refresh rate staying after the Control Center is installed. I removed all the ATI drivers and reinstalled the non Control Center version and haven't had a problem since then. My video card is a Sapphire 9600XT.

edit: Corrected spelling error

 

[renierh]

thanks for the advise guys. i'll start fidelling around with the drivers some more.