How to Overclock Your Monitor to a Refresh Rate Above 60Hz

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Most computer monitors today are only 60Hz, so when you play games at more than 60 FPS you won’t notice it, because your monitor is limited to 60Hz. So today I’ll show you how to unlock your monitor so its refresh rate goes above 60Hz, also known as monitor overclocking

Most people are already quite familiar with overclocking the CPU, GPU and RAM, but monitor overclocking is not very common yet and many of you may be hearing about it for the first time. When you overclock a monitor, you may run into risks such as a black screen, a shorter monitor lifespan, and a hot computer + monitor. But if you know how to overclock the monitor, you can push the FPS and refresh rate higher for smoother gaming, from 60Hz > 100Hz > 120Hz (our monitors usually start at only 60Hz). So, to make full use of the power the hardware offers, we have to overclock the monitor for the smoothest gaming experience.

You can check your monitor’s FPS at the following link: https://testufo.com/

The screen refresh rate is one of the specifications that leave many people unsure when buying a computer monitor or TV. The refresh rate is the number of times per second that the display signal refreshes the image on the screen. It is usually given in Hertz (Hz); the higher the number, the more times the image signal is refreshed. In addition, depending on the quality, the monitor manufacturer and how well the graphics card can handle the signal, you can adjust this refresh rate as you like. In the past, adjusting the refresh rate on older monitors was quite difficult, but with today’s modern monitors, together with many graphics card segments and supporting operating systems, it has become simpler and easier.
For the human eye, 60Hz is just enough to meet our minimum needs when it comes to image quality from a computer monitor. But that applies to ordinary users; gamers tend to choose monitors with this number as high as possible (the highest refresh rate today is 240Hz), and the higher this number, the “smoother” the image.

HOW TO OVERCLOCK YOUR MONITOR WITH CRU

First, download the Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) software: Here

1) Open the CRU.exe file after downloading it above

Step 2: Once it opens, look at the Detailed resolutions section and click Add

Step 3: In the Detailed Resolution window, click Timing and select Automatic – LCD standard
Then go down to the Frequency section and change the refresh rate in the Refresh rate field, like I just changed it from 60Hz > 65Hz.
Note: You should test from 60Hz > 65Hz > 70Hz > 75Hz >…. Go up gradually, one step at a time, to see whether your monitor can handle it; if anything looks abnormal, lower it and then try going up again. Then click OK on everything to save

Step 4: After you finish the setup, restart your computer. That completes the step of adding the refresh rate option

Change the Screen Refresh Rate

After adding the refresh rate option in the steps above, we now switch to the overclocked refresh rate

I) On Computers With Intel Integrated Graphics

Step 1: Right-click the desktop and select Graphics Properties

Step 2: Click the Refresh Rate field and select the rate. Since I pushed my monitor to 100Hz, I’ll select 100Hz, and there are no problems 😀

II) Change the Screen Refresh Rate

Step 1: Right-click the Desktop and select Display settings

Step 2: Select Advanced display settings

Step 3: Select Display adapter properties
Step 4: In this dialog, select the Monitor tab, then under Screen refresh rate select the refresh rate and click OK

To see whether it worked, go to https://www.testufo.com/ to check.
If everything works normally, the screen will not go black and the temperature will stay stable at the original default level. If you set the value too high, the screen will not display anything and will revert to the old settings

Before and After Overclocking the Monitor From 60Hz > 100Hz

Test With Testufo

In League of Legends With V-Sync On

Notes on Monitor Overclocking

• Overclocking shortens your monitor’s lifespan, so only overclock it when gaming, then return to the original refresh rate
• If you see problems after overclocking the monitor high, lower the refresh rate again, e.g. from 100Hz > 90Hz
• If the monitor feels much hotter to the touch than before, you should lower the refresh rate

Leave a comment here if it works for you or if you run into trouble

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