If you have purchased a graphics card with the widely used Nvidia chipset, e.g. the V7700 from Asus with Nvidia GeForce2 GTS chipset, the good speed and quality of the card is spoiled by a bug in Windows XP. In games and applications that work with Direct3D and OpenGL, the image flickers at a low 60Hz. This is particularly noticeable with bright colors. The eyes do not put up with this for long and start to water and burn.
Erst ab ca. 85Hz nimmt unser Auge kein Flimmern mehr wahr. Es spielt keine Rolle, ob sie unter den Anzeigeeigenschaften für Windows z.B. 100Hz bei einer Auflösung 1024×786 einstellen – wenn sie im Spiel nun auf 1024×786 gehen haben sie trotzdem nur 60Hz, weil die Einstellungen (anders als in Windows 9x/Me) getrennt voneinander arbeiten. Um trotzdem eine ergonimische Bildwiederholfreqenz zu erhalten gehen sie folgendermaßen vor:
The correct Hz setting for the monitor
1. Click here to download the program Rate Patch Now go to the directory and start the tool.
2. You can then easily set the refresh rate for each mode. However, I recommend taking a look at the monitor manual before setting too high a value here. This can damage it. To be on the safe side, you should first set everything to 85Hz.
3. After you have restarted the program as required, you can immediately see the eye-friendly values.
Note (12/12/2004): This tip is no longer up to date, as the latest drivers from www.nvidia.com correct this misconduct.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
