danalec Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 It seems the monitor supports 60Hz. But when you try to set it to 60Hz, the configuration cannot be saved.Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergioosh Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You should've googled it first. Microsoft says...Certain monitors report a TV-compatibility timing of 59.94Hz. Therefore, Windows 7 exposes two frequencies, 59Hz and 60Hz, for every resolution that is supported at that timing. The 59Hz setting makes sure that a TV-compatible timing is always available for an application such as Windows Media Center. The 60Hz setting maintains compatibility for applications that expect 60Hz. In Windows 7, when a user selects 60Hz, the OS stores a value of 59.94Hz. However, 59Hz is shown in the Screen refresh rate in Control Panel, even though the user selected 60Hz. Regards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usraek Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 One more great point of the Y500 is that is has been discovered elsewhere on this forums that it's possible to overclock the LCD quite a bit using the EVGA Pixel Clock tool. I keep mine at 75-85hz. I've had it at 100hz + before it started showing artifacts and strange behaviors around 115hz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syahazu Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 well, it should be 59.93Hz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkjmin Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Well i dont know if this would apply, but i did purchase a Asus VG248QE and its benefit was the 144 Hz refresh rate, but was only available with the displayport and DVID ports, not the HDMI. I used a DVID port to HDMI cable and got the refresh rates up to 115 with out too many problems, at 120 it started to flash around. but 115Hz isnt too bad. Kinda wished that these had a Displayport =[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscarkool Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Well i dont know if this would apply, but i did purchase a Asus VG248QE and its benefit was the 144 Hz refresh rate, but was only available with the displayport and DVID ports, not the HDMI. I used a DVID port to HDMI cable and got the refresh rates up to 115 with out too many problems, at 120 it started to flash around. but 115Hz isnt too bad. Kinda wished that these had a Displayport =[sorry to bump old thread but i have the same monitor and bought the hdmi to DVI as well. But I dont know how to increase refresh rates. Ive tried everything. How did you do this? Im getting really tired of my 60hz on a 144hz monitor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarblatter Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I tried overclocking my refresh rate using EVGA's pixel clock tool in EVGA PrecisionX but it would cause instability in some applications. By that I mean the screen would actually go black until I was able to close the application without seeing anything, not even ALT + TAB would help.To make matters worse, for some applications this would even happen with pixel clocks as low as 75Hz so I just make sure I'm at a flat 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 When overclocking the screen, is there a high chance of damaging it? I've never heard about that being an option before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundeesteve Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I would be very interested to know if anyone has an answer to this? I too overclocked to 75Hz just the other day after reading a thread. Is there any risk of damage? I am not sure it has even made a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enferlain Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I'm kind of necroing this, but there aren't any risks to overclocking your display. I'm at 90hz right now on my y500, and it's stable that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuddha Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 110Hz here since 2 years, no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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