Overclocking monitor

5960xNvidiaGamer · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:23

Hey guys, I have hit a wall overclocking my monitor. I have it from 120-129hertz at the moment but not sure how to get it any further. BenqXL2420T. Anyone have experience of doing this?

snips86x · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:25

Not sure why you'd want to overclock it, you'll notice no difference whatever you run it at!!

5960xNvidiaGamer · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:29

Ofcourse theres benefits. Linus explains it well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sXeSwe1_dU

CinderzFTW · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:44

Evga_Gamer said:
Hey guys, I have hit a wall overclocking my monitor. I have it from 120-129hertz at the moment but not sure how to get it any further. BenqXL2420T. Anyone have experience of doing this?

snips86x · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:48

CinderzFTW said:

YES!!!!!!

Wizzfizz · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:52

CinderzFTW · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:58

snips86x said:
YES!!!!!!

sorry no trolling intended, just found it funny

CinderzFTW · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:59

can I ask the OP a question?

WHY and I MEAN WHY in hells name do you want to overclock your monitor??? its 120hz... thats enough ain't it???

my PB 273D 1080p monitor is at 60hz and its fine... damn... i never read a thread like it and I work in IT!

greenbrucelee · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:19

LOL

anyone who claims they can see 120Hz at 120Hz is talking **** now people can tell the difference between 30 and 60 and 60 and 100 but their brains are not processing the actual Hz fully they are just seeing it look a bit smoother.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:04

So apart from the kids, is there anyone that knows how to overclock a monitor? Stuck at 129 as mentioned.

StonedPenguin · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:11

Sprinkle Amphetamines in the grills at the top/back.

Ease · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:12

Brilliant trolling Evga. You can stop now.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:13

Schools out I see.

greenbrucelee · 2 Oct 2014 at 18:55

throw it out the window, just before it hits the ground your eyes might have adjusted enough to see it hit and blast into pieces at 120Hz.

Make · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:28

Evga_Gamer said:
So apart from the kids, is there anyone that knows how to overclock a monitor? Stuck at 129 as mentioned.

You need to use manual pixel clocks and timings, but even then it's all hit and miss. It's limited by the monitor's ability, not by anything else pretty much. Try different inputs, like Displayport instead of HDMI.

Why is there so much trolling on this thread? People buy 144hz screens all the time, why are you saying overclocking a monitor has no benefits?

Of course it might mean quicker degradion of hardware, more heat, etc.. but that's with Overclocking everything. Oh, and usually most monitors get frame skipping when overclocking. But some of them don't.

There are certain Korean brands that people buy, very cheaply, that run natively at 60hz.. but you can get them to run at 120hz all the time without skipping, hence the cheap price. "Catleap" might sound familiar to some.

This is the first time I'd actually want to call some people "stupid" for trolling a legit thread.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 2 Oct 2014 at 22:03

Thanks Make, as for you other idiots, enjoy school tomorrow.. I will have a play with it and try and get it over 130. Will keep you posted mate.

Threepwood · 2 Oct 2014 at 23:25

greenbrucelee said:
LOL

anyone who claims they can see 120Hz at 120Hz is talking **** now people can tell the difference between 30 and 60 and 60 and 100 but their brains are not processing the actual Hz fully they are just seeing it look a bit smoother.

When panning the camera at high speed you would have to be blind not to notice it.

greenbrucelee · 3 Oct 2014 at 11:14

Threepwood said:
When panning the camera at high speed you would have to be blind not to notice it.

yes you can see the blur but you are not seeing over 100Hz your brain is not designed to be able to see that fast. Infact most people cannot fully see anywhere near 100Hz

There is a difference between seeing a blur and actually seeing 120Hz. Its the same with dpi no one can see past 120dpi but you will find many magazines are produced at 300dpi but no one can actually see that (I work in the printing industry in IT)

There are only 1% of people in the world that have pure perfect vision where their brains can get somewhere near seeing past 100Hz and these people are usually fighter pilots.

I have met many gamers who claim they can see 120Hz but when they are properly tested with proper equipment it usually tops out around 85-90Hz and this usually happens with gamers who have been gaming from a very early age.

I myself have been gaming since 1982 and I have been tested and I topped out at 85Hz when I thought I would be able to see past 120Hz.

As I said there is a difference between seeing a blur or a gibber from your graphics card to be able to see a fully textured image being produced at 120Hz.

Armageus · 3 Oct 2014 at 11:28

Make said:
Why is there so much trolling on this thread? People buy 144hz screens all the time, why are you saying overclocking a monitor has no benefits?

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There are certain Korean brands that people buy, very cheaply, that run natively at 60hz.. but you can get them to run at 120hz all the time without skipping

144hz screens are an improvement over 120hz, but likely 144hz wasn't just chosen as an arbitrary amount - it evenly divides by 24fps source material.

Again the difference from 60hz to 120hz, I can see it would be worthwhile, if you can get extra performance for free, but "overclocking" from 120hz to 129hz, the difference is going to be unnoticable, and I would be surprised if it didn't cause more problems than it solves.

Morfinel · 3 Oct 2014 at 12:55

Lol I was expecting monitor software to mesure overclocking not overclocking the momotor