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Tibau31
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06-07-2023, 04:09 PM
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I don’t really understand how this works. I only learned about it recently through a YouTube video from a few years ago. Is it simple? What are the main conditions beyond having a PC and a monitor?
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Tibau31
06-07-2023, 04:09 PM #1

I don’t really understand how this works. I only learned about it recently through a YouTube video from a few years ago. Is it simple? What are the main conditions beyond having a PC and a monitor?

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06-08-2023, 12:10 AM
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If you don’t find any details on how to increase the speed of a specific monitor, it’s likely that such an adjustment isn’t feasible. Also, when trying to push a monitor to higher speeds, make sure you have both an HDMI and a Display Port cable ready, since different monitors perform better with one type over the other. Additionally, achieving the best performance gains might require tweaking some more complex settings for the display. You should look for online guides that suggest optimal values. Beyond color changes, overclocking can also noticeably influence pixel response time, making it more apparent (due to shorter frames and increased strain on the screen).
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06-08-2023, 12:10 AM #2

If you don’t find any details on how to increase the speed of a specific monitor, it’s likely that such an adjustment isn’t feasible. Also, when trying to push a monitor to higher speeds, make sure you have both an HDMI and a Display Port cable ready, since different monitors perform better with one type over the other. Additionally, achieving the best performance gains might require tweaking some more complex settings for the display. You should look for online guides that suggest optimal values. Beyond color changes, overclocking can also noticeably influence pixel response time, making it more apparent (due to shorter frames and increased strain on the screen).

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06-08-2023, 04:58 AM
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Occasionally, certain displays won't allow overclocking, but if you attempt it, do so gradually. Additionally, increasing the speed often alters the color output, requiring a recalibration process.
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FelixYT_
06-08-2023, 04:58 AM #3

Occasionally, certain displays won't allow overclocking, but if you attempt it, do so gradually. Additionally, increasing the speed often alters the color output, requiring a recalibration process.

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06-08-2023, 05:28 AM
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If you can't find any info on how to overclock a certain monitor, chances are that it's not possible.
Also, if you attempt overclocking a monitor, be sure to have both an HDMI and a Display Port cable at your disposal, as different monitors respond better to one than the other.
Also, to get the higher overclocks where it's actually worth it, you may need to adjust some more advanced values for the monitor. Hopefully you'll find a guide online with recommended values.
More than affecting colors, it can also affect the pixel response time to such degree where it's noticeable (partly because each frame lasts shorter, but also because the display has to work harder where it may suffer reduced performance).
I think overclocking monitors is actually the simplest overclock there is, since you immediatelly can tell if it works or not (if it updates refresh rate smoothly or if the display shows an error message that the refresh rate isn't supported), as well as you visually keep an eye for artifacts (frameskipping, severely reduced pixel response time). The only reason I think it's simple though is because I found a guide for my monitor with edited values available, I've never attemped editing display values on my own.
Is it an Nvidia GPU or AMD GPU you use? Or perhaps internal graphics/APU? The approach differs depending on this. Also what monitor?
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Elfrankix
06-08-2023, 05:28 AM #4

If you can't find any info on how to overclock a certain monitor, chances are that it's not possible.
Also, if you attempt overclocking a monitor, be sure to have both an HDMI and a Display Port cable at your disposal, as different monitors respond better to one than the other.
Also, to get the higher overclocks where it's actually worth it, you may need to adjust some more advanced values for the monitor. Hopefully you'll find a guide online with recommended values.
More than affecting colors, it can also affect the pixel response time to such degree where it's noticeable (partly because each frame lasts shorter, but also because the display has to work harder where it may suffer reduced performance).
I think overclocking monitors is actually the simplest overclock there is, since you immediatelly can tell if it works or not (if it updates refresh rate smoothly or if the display shows an error message that the refresh rate isn't supported), as well as you visually keep an eye for artifacts (frameskipping, severely reduced pixel response time). The only reason I think it's simple though is because I found a guide for my monitor with edited values available, I've never attemped editing display values on my own.
Is it an Nvidia GPU or AMD GPU you use? Or perhaps internal graphics/APU? The approach differs depending on this. Also what monitor?

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