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I got a cheap monitor and I’m not planning to buy anything new.
It can handle up to 1366x768 resolution and runs at 75hz for 1024x768 and lower.
I want to play at 1280x1024 but it only supports 1366x768, 1280x720, 1024x768, 832x624, and 800x600.
My friend suggested using CRU and adding 1280x1024 to the menu.
My question is:
Does using 'Unsupported resu(s) (like 1280x1024)' harm my monitor?
If not,
Are there any downsides or side effects from using those unsupported resolutions?
PS. Image quality isn’t important to me—I can play CSGO at 640x480 as long as I get 60-80fps on my average hardware. Plus, I’m on a budget, so it’s fine.
And also, add me to Valorant."
If you manage to swap that screen when things go wrong, do it. The likelihood of harming it is minimal, but if you can't fix it and it fails, you're in trouble.
Typically a monitor won’t enforce a resolution that would damage it, it simply turns black and shows an out-of-range message. However, with a budget monitor, the situation changes—if it’s so inexpensive it lacks any safeguards, it’s hard to say whether issues might arise.