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 Post subject: 5040x1050 60Hz
PostPosted: 29 Nov 2008, 22:42 
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Something Entech mentioned to me during our ill fated attempt to get Powerstrip + ATI 5040 working was that at the timings Matrox supply to the nVidia card its not actually running at 57Hz.. its actually at 55Hz Vertical and 59Hz Horizontal and the Pixelclock (ie TMDS transmitter) is not maxed at 57Hz, it should reach be 60Hz on Dual Link connections.

After realising Dead Space and perhaps other games do not show 5040x1050 as it isnt a "standard" 60Hz res I thought Id test out changing the custom nVidia mode from: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9741 to 60Hz (all other settings the same inc Pixel clock).

And it works.. and Dead Space does indeed show 5040x1050@60 (Paddy's theory was correct!) and plays correctly on TH2G (as does SoftTH ;) ).

However, this doesnt change the output from the TH2G, its still output 55Hz as it always does, its only changing the signal going to the TH2G.

If you have a "Display Info" setting in your monitor's OSD please reply here and let me know what it says when in 5040x1050. If the output is always 55hz at 5040 then it may explain why people have run into monitor problems that on paper shouldnt happen.

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PostPosted: 30 Nov 2008, 01:46 
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Hi bud.

My three LG 22" Flatron monitors display 5040x1050 at 57Hz (in XP 32 bit). Don't know if this is any good to you?

edited: for friday night + beer = spelling mistakes.


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 Post subject: 5040x1050 60Hz
PostPosted: 30 Nov 2008, 01:58 
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Hi bud.

My three LG 22" Flatron monitors display 5040x1050 at 57Hz (in XP 32 bit). Don't know if this is any good to you?

edited: for friday night + beer = spelling mistakes.


Using Matrox's own hack or manually added?


I checked the other PC (Dell E248 24") and it displayed 56Hz. My new Acer P223W displays 55hz and my Dell 2208WFPs (22") display 56Hz. Afaik the Dells simply round up the frequency.

So basically no monitor I have access to is showing 57Hz yet they all run 5040 fine.

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 Post subject: 5040x1050 60Hz
PostPosted: 30 Nov 2008, 02:43 
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Just the Matrox update. No manual hacks here.

I press the monitor OSD and it says 1680x1050 at 57hz for each screen...


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PostPosted: 30 Nov 2008, 03:21 
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59.4kHz(sic) 56Hz PN (sic again, probably relates to the TN panel type :?) here with Samsung 2253LWs.


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PostPosted: 04 Jan 2009, 05:35 
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Hi Mattsimis,

Thought I would post a reply thanking you for your help on this. I've been trolling these forums for a long time waiting for a solution to the Vista X64 issues so that I could move from the 177.XX Drivers I have been using.

Last night I installed the new Nvidia 180.48 Drivers and the updated Matrox GXM. I managed to get everything up and running by simply following your instructions. I was still getting the infamous Samsung "Not Optimal Settings" message; up until I changed the custom resolution from 57Hz to 60Hz.

Now this message doesn't pop up anymore and the monitors are reporting that they are running at 59HZ!! I'm pretty sure this is an incorrect report by the monitor.

Thanks again.





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PostPosted: 05 Jan 2009, 21:21 
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that sa nice wallpaper where did u get it?


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PostPosted: 06 Jan 2009, 00:38 
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Hi Geniv2,

I got that background from http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/downloads/date/any/ it's called "Dream Forest"

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 Post subject: 5040x1050 60Hz
PostPosted: 06 Jan 2009, 09:42 
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that sa nice wallpaper where did u get it?


I'm actually using the 7680x1600 version on my desktop of that at the moment.

BTW: Google Orton's Process and pick up an action for Photoshop to apply that glow effect to any picture. I think it's a cool FX. It makes real photos look like CG renders.

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 Post subject: 5040x1050 60Hz
PostPosted: 07 Jan 2009, 07:01 
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So does this mean you can fool Windows into 5040x1050 at 60Hz, and the TH2Go is still outputting ~57Hz?


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