The Nvidia Refresh Tool Problems

AsteriskAsterisk Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13835Members, Constellation
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">please help me.</div> ok after using the nvidia refresh tool to try to better my fps i fallowd the directions that came with the program however nothing has seemed to change. i am still locked at 60hz when playing NS.

normaly i would not care but i have made changes to my registry. i would like to get it working but if i cant will these registry changes cause me lots of problems later. i just got my pc back today and do not want to have it fixed again.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    or you could disable vsync, and even though it would be at 60 Hz, you wouldnt be frame limited.

    rightclick on your desktop, go to properties, settings, advanced, geforce, then opengl options i think it is.

    although this isnt the answer to your question i ahve a feeling its what you wanted.
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    Personally, I use the omega drivers at www.omegacorner.com rather than the base NVidia drivers. They're mostly the same, only have tweaks for better quality and fps.

    In addition, they seemed to have fixed that refresh rate thing for me. So far as I can tell, I'm not stuck at 60hz, and I've made no changes to registry regarding my video card.

    /me runs off to double-check that this is true, may edit in answer later
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  • MilkyPMilkyP Join Date: 2003-04-25 Member: 15841Members
    Post #2 is your best bet for more FPS, vsync is an fps eater
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  • airyKairyK Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11126Members
    im sure that the newer nvidia det. drivers fixed the refresh rate issue so that you dont even need refresh rate fixer, also try checking out the actual refresh rate of the monitor and try setting it higher... you may of over looked that
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  • alyandonalyandon Join Date: 2002-10-17 Member: 1523Members, Constellation
    edited April 2003
    I've had issues with nVidia Refresh Rate Fix and the latest Detonator drivers from nVidia. I've switched to <a href='http://www.pagehosting.co.uk/rf/' target='_blank'>RefreshForce</a> and haven't looked back
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  • MaTTMaTT Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3033Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Zel+Apr 27 2003, 01:05 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zel @ Apr 27 2003, 01:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> or you could disable vsync, and even though it would be at 60 Hz, you wouldnt be frame limited.

    rightclick on your desktop, go to properties, settings, advanced, geforce, then opengl options i think it is.

    although this isnt the answer to your question i ahve a feeling its what you wanted. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    essentially he is still only seeing 60 frames a second no matter ho high HL says its FPS is... Unlucking your monitors upper refresh rates is the way to go.
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  • MaTTMaTT Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3033Members
    edited April 2003
    p.s. why didnt you post in roobs thread or in a help forum?
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  • RoobubbaRoobubba Who you gonna call? Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11930Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    HOW MANY TIMES?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--><!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->?


    DO NOT DISABLE VSYNC if your monitor can handle a higher refresh rate.

    Do you konw what monitor refresh rates are supported at the various resolutions?

    <span style='color:yellow'>I suggest you read my guide <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=28768' target='_blank'>WHICH IS HERE AND I SUGGEST ZEL READS IT TOO</a> (because of the bad advice in this and another thread!!)</span>

    I would use Refresh lock though. It uses only a tiny amount of memory and actually works, which I've found many of these registry changing programs actually don't.

    Go read the guide and make sure you're not running NS in a stupidly high resolution (in which your monitor can only handle 60Hz)

    Roo
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  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    i use Nvidia RefreshForce and it works great. I now get 100 FPS. btw this should have gone in the tech support forum <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> . so i would suggest going on google and searching for RefreshForce. sorry dont have link handy <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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