

In order to speed up the process, I have an additional entry which jumps 5Hz from the default, but the safer way to do it is to simply go up 1Hz at a time. Go ahead and add three additional entries into the Detailed resolutions section. So, if your default is 60Hz, go ahead an add 61Hz and click OK. You should be greeted to something like this.Ĭlick on the Add… button under the Detailed resolutions section.įrom here, simply go down to the box containing the refresh rate and modify the entry to be 1Hz higher than the default. Unzip and extract the zip file containing CRU to the desktop. This software will be needed to set a custom refresh rate for the monitor. In this guide, I’ll be showing you how to easily overclock your monitor using an AMD graphics card.ĭownload Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) here. After rebooting, change the resolution to the new custom values in the Catalyst Control Center or the “Display” section of the Control Panel.Not long ago, we wrote a guide on How to Overclock a Monitor with a Nvidia Graphics Card so naturally, the AMD version was on its way.

The custom resolution will not be available until the system restarts. Close the registry editor and restart the system. For example, to create a custom resolution of 1440x900, enter “14 40 09 00 00 00 00 00” on a new line.Ĭlick “OK” when finished to save the changes. Use “00 00” for color and refresh rate to enable all standard values. Following the resolution are four numbers representing the color depth, and four for the refresh rate. The first four numbers represent the horizontal resolution, the next four the vertical. Follow the format of the existing entries, using groups of two numbers separated by a space. The Window that appears lists all the resolutions available on the system.Ĭreate a new line at the bottom of the list containing the custom resolution values. Scroll down in the right frame to locate the “DALNonStandardModeBCD1” entry and double click on it. Expand the folder matching the string designated by the Catalyst Control Center, and then open the “0000” folder it contains. This folder may contain several folders labeled with large strings of alphanumeric characters. Click the small plus icons near the folders in the left frame to expand the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video” folder.
