need help, how important is...

furysfury · Dec 13, 2004, 06:39 AM

how important is the...
1. screen refresh rates(my monitor will only allow 60 hz on a 1024 X 768 resolution)
2. hard disk(quite old, three years or so)
in playing games
specs:
athlon xp2400+, geforce4 mx440se, 384mb ram

thanx in advance!

furysfury · Dec 13, 2004, 06:41 AM

if this is the wrong forum i'm just a newbie here, i'm sorry

MiDKnYtE · Dec 13, 2004, 06:46 AM

if you disable vsync, then it should be ok. that seems like a pretty small monitor.

hdd speed will only help with loading maps, etc. in general, it will not directly affect framerate.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 13, 2004, 06:46 AM

the screen's refresh rate is important as it allows for a higher FPS with vsync enabled.

hard disks arent all that important so long as its a 7200 RPM drive and stillw orks with 0 errors

furysfury · Dec 13, 2004, 06:51 AM

thanx

furysfury · Dec 13, 2004, 06:56 AM

oh by the way if my monitor doesn't support 75hz(it goes on standby mode) isn't there any possible way to increase it's refresh rate(tools, etc.)

Dyre Straits · Dec 13, 2004, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by furysfury

oh by the way if my monitor doesn't support 75hz(it goes on standby mode) isn't there any possible way to increase it's refresh rate(tools, etc.)

A monitor's refresh rates are set at the factory. There's nothing you can do on your end to increase the factory settings.

Judas · Dec 13, 2004, 07:07 AM

only thing you could possibly do is slowly increase the refreshrate 1hz at a time.. (ocing your monitor).... but be warned.. NO ONE takes responcibility if something happens if you do that...

As long as the HD is working.... it might be best to find another monitor.... because you won't be staring at a hd

MiDKnYtE · Dec 13, 2004, 07:08 AM

even if you could, you would probably end up damaging the monitor.

Vampyromaniac · Dec 14, 2004, 07:44 PM

The biggest thing you could do for gaming would be to change that graphics card!

Matth · Dec 15, 2004, 01:38 PM

For gaming on that, I'd drop the resolution to 800x600 - which would probably allow 75Hz refresh rate.

Since the Geforce 4 MX440 is closer to a Geforce 2 than a "real" Geforce 4, it will game like a Geforce 2, not like a Geforce 4.

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furysfury DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	need help, how important is... how important is the... 1. screen refresh rates(my monitor will only allow 60 hz on a 1024 X 768 resolution) 2. hard disk(quite old, three years or so) in playing games specs: athlon xp2400+, geforce4 mx440se, 384mb ram thanx in advance!

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furysfury DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	if this is the wrong forum i'm just a newbie here, i'm sorry

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MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	if you disable vsync, then it should be ok. that seems like a pretty small monitor. hdd speed will only help with loading maps, etc. in general, it will not directly affect framerate.

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the screen's refresh rate is important as it allows for a higher FPS with vsync enabled. hard disks arent all that important so long as its a 7200 RPM drive and stillw orks with 0 errors

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furysfury DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	thanx

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furysfury DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	oh by the way if my monitor doesn't support 75hz(it goes on standby mode) isn't there any possible way to increase it's refresh rate(tools, etc.)

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MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	even if you could, you would probably end up damaging the monitor.

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	For gaming on that, I'd drop the resolution to 800x600 - which would probably allow 75Hz refresh rate. Since the Geforce 4 MX440 is closer to a Geforce 2 than a "real" Geforce 4, it will game like a Geforce 2, not like a Geforce 4.