XP refresh rate for ATI Cats

BWX · Apr 17, 2003, 10:51 PM

Well I have another question about ATI in general- I am going to be switching to a 9700pro and was wondering if ATI has the same problem w/ the 60hz refresh rate that Nvidia does? I use a 3rd party program with the Nvidia Dets. because the 'in-driver' fix only works for direct-3d, it does nothing for openGL.

So do the ATI cats have a srtting in there to adjust the in game refresh rates or is it a non issue or do you ave to use a 3rd party program?

Just wondering about some of these things, I'm trying to get as many questions as I can think of out of the way before i get my card. I want to set it up and be gaming as soon as possible- not asking all these questions after I get it- thanks.....

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 18, 2003, 01:18 AM

just use refresh force with the Cat's and you will be fine

BWX · Apr 18, 2003, 01:56 AM

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Originally posted by Crash Override
just use refresh force with the Cat's and you will be fine

Oh, ok- so it is right in the drivers themselves-

Does that work for both OpenGL AND Direct3D?

Just asking because Nvidia drivers' refresh fix only ever worked in Direct3d for me for some reason ---(which I think is stupid by the way)--

I hope ATI's refresh lock works in both modes.

tazdevl · Apr 21, 2003, 08:52 PM

Refresh Force is a third party app that works for both ATI and nVIDIA based cards. It's effective in both D3D and OGL. Be sure you have your monitor's .inf installed in the device manager and you aren't using the Window's PnP driver. Refresh force reads that to set the refresh rate.

http://www.pagehosting.co.uk/rf/

Refresh Lock is a different tool coded by the same guy. It didn't solve some issues in HL so he coded Refresh Force.

Apr 17, 2003, 10:51 PM	#1
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	XP refresh rate for ATI Cats Well I have another question about ATI in general- I am going to be switching to a 9700pro and was wondering if ATI has the same problem w/ the 60hz refresh rate that Nvidia does? I use a 3rd party program with the Nvidia Dets. because the 'in-driver' fix only works for direct-3d, it does nothing for openGL. So do the ATI cats have a srtting in there to adjust the in game refresh rates or is it a non issue or do you ave to use a 3rd party program? Just wondering about some of these things, I'm trying to get as many questions as I can think of out of the way before i get my card. I want to set it up and be gaming as soon as possible- not asking all these questions after I get it- thanks..... __________________

Apr 21, 2003, 08:52 PM	#4
tazdevl DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	Refresh Force is a third party app that works for both ATI and nVIDIA based cards. It's effective in both D3D and OGL. Be sure you have your monitor's .inf installed in the device manager and you aren't using the Window's PnP driver. Refresh force reads that to set the refresh rate. http://www.pagehosting.co.uk/rf/ Refresh Lock is a different tool coded by the same guy. It didn't solve some issues in HL so he coded Refresh Force. __________________ RIG: P4 2.6C, Thermalright SP94/Panaflo 92MM M1A, IC7 Max3, Swifty MCX159, 1GB Geil PC4000 Ultra Plat, Modded Radeon 8500, Audigy 2, 2X WD Raptor RAID 0, WD 250GB SE, Plex 708A, 166SDVD, LianLi PC75, WinXP Pro SP1, Z680's.

Apr 18, 2003, 01:18 AM	#2
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	just use refresh force with the Cat's and you will be fine