60Hz in Vice City?

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Hi all,

I have the Radeon 9800 Pro and whilst all my games run at their maximum
monitor frequency (75Hz LCD TFT) I can't get GTA Vice City to run about
60Hz.

Any suggestions on what I can do to correct the problem?

I run VC at 1280x1024@32.
 
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Humga wrote:

> I have the Radeon 9800 Pro and whilst all my games run at their
> maximum monitor frequency (75Hz LCD TFT) I can't get GTA Vice City to
> run about 60Hz.

There is no real need to run anything at more than 60hz on a LCD screen.
It's not like a CRT where a higher refreshrate is better for your eyes.

=- Brian Dickens, the Netherlands
 
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"Brian Dickens" <newsgroups@(remove-this-part)briandickens.demon.nl> wrote
in message news:9YtMc.635$Ue.459@text.usenetserver.com...

> There is no real need to run anything at more than 60hz on a LCD screen.
> It's not like a CRT where a higher refreshrate is better for your eyes.
>

True. But if I can run all my games at 75Hz then I don't see why I can't on
this game. Also I have very sensitive eyes. I can just see the difference
between 60 and 75Hz especially when there are many things moving on the
screen. Although I can't see flashes on an LCD I can see the jazziness of
the movements, basically between it updates slower on the screen.
 
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> True. But if I can run all my games at 75Hz then I don't see why I
> can't on this game. Also I have very sensitive eyes. I can just see
> the difference between 60 and 75Hz especially when there are many
> things moving on the screen. Although I can't see flashes on an LCD I
> can see the jazziness of the movements, basically between it updates
> slower on the screen.


Yeah, some people have become aclimatised to refesh rates. It probably means you need to stop
playing computer games so much :)

But anyway, try this...

right click on desktop.

Settings > Advanced

Display tab.

click Monitor button

In Monitor attributes, uncheck use DDC information


If that doesnt fix it, use Multires to force the desired Hz for your resolution.

HTH


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"Sham B" <shamb@takemeouteasynet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> But anyway, try this...
>
> right click on desktop.
>
> Settings > Advanced
>
> Display tab.
>
> click Monitor button
>
> In Monitor attributes, uncheck use DDC information

Thanks for attempting to help 😉

But I cannot find anything but "Hide modes that this computer cannot
display". :/
 
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"Humga" <Humga@no-spam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Sham B" <shamb@takemeouteasynet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4102c37e$0$6757$afc38c87@auth.uk.news.easynet.net...
> > But anyway, try this...
> >
> > right click on desktop.
> >
> > Settings > Advanced
> >
> > Display tab.
> >
> > click Monitor button
> >
> > In Monitor attributes, uncheck use DDC information
>
> Thanks for attempting to help 😉
>
> But I cannot find anything but "Hide modes that this computer cannot
> display". :/
>
>

He means Display not Monitor, you don't say what OS you are using.
 
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"Blahguy" <z@z.z> wrote in message
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>
> He means Display not Monitor, you don't say what OS you are using.
>
>

Windows XP Pro. Thanks.
 
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yeah, you went to the monitor tab, whereas I said displays. force of habit :)

I am also unsing XP pro, so its definately there on your rig.

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Humga wrote:
> "Blahguy" <z@z.z> wrote in message
> news:4103c7e4$0$29276$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>
>>
>> He means Display not Monitor, you don't say what OS you are using.
>>
>>
>
> Windows XP Pro. Thanks.
 
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"Sham B" <shamb@takemeouteasynet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> yeah, you went to the monitor tab, whereas I said displays. force of
habit :)
>
> I am also unsing XP pro, so its definately there on your rig.
>
> S
>

Don't see it either :)

Maybe because I have an LCD...?