monitor hz question

[Booya]

gl_dynamic 0 with gl_swapinterval 0 seems to get rid of the blurryness and im pretty sure Vae. and astral, and misery, that if my monitor hrtz are below 75, i cannot achieve 120 fps.... hence monitor hertz does play a role with fps? but i never messed with r_maxfps that low, um mine i set to 12000 seems to effect game speed..... I used to run laptops with built in software video stuff and had to use REFORCE to force higher monitor hertz to achieve 120 fps...  Ex. forcing a monitor hrtz to high for to long over clocks your pc and over heats it, at least for laptops.. i would assume the same for towers. I cannot find a program for vista to do it correctly.

it technically overclocks the monitor, and would fry the monitor your graphics cards are well beyond capable of rendering thousands of frames per second (assuming they have the processing power) monitors are designed to run at a fixed refresh rate

It fried the fan, overheating everything..

[M1SERY]

 Ex is not capable of getting 120 fps , That is why I recommended that he syncs his monitor refresh at 61 and in game fps to 60 . Elysium and Chief are the two people with the most information on this .

[Acer]

If you're using the stock Q2 GL renderer then gl_swapinterval has no effect. You'd have to switch to another renderer such as R1GL

Not quite. For it to work with the stock GL renderer and Quake2.exe you first need to make sure you have gl_ext_swapinterval 1 to "toggle the use of the swap interval between frames". Then gl_swapinterval 0 will have effect, if I remember correctly. (Maybe the gl_ext_swapinterval needed to be 0, I can't check right now but I do know you can unlock the timerefresh even if you use stock GL.)

[ImperiusDamian]

VISTA blows goats!

Hence why I'm happy my new rig has Windows 7 x64 on.

[ex]

Details:  monitor is a MAG Innovision 986FS, and has a max capability of 85 hz @ 1024x768.

Is it safe to set it to 85 and not cause damage?

Yes.

Will that let me get 85 fps?   

Yes, if you are using V-Sync.

Your question is fairly vague so I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to accomplish, but if all you want to do is go beyond 60 FPS then it would make more sense to disable V-Sync and then set cl_maxfps to whatever you want.

Chipset name:  Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

I don't know how to disable V-sync with this Intel onboard graphics chip, there is no option for it in my video properties or in the BIOS.  Could this option be elsewhere?

Also, the options I do have with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver, OpenGL settings with current values:

Asynchronous Flip:  Off
Triple Buffering:  Default (Off, On other options)
Flipping Policy:  Flip (Blit other option)
Depth Buffer Bit Depth:  Default (16 & 24 Bit other options)
Force S3TC Texture Compression:  Off
Force FXT1 Texture Compression:  Off
Driver Memory Footprint:  Normal (Low, High other options)
Texture Color Depth:  Desktop Color Depth (16 & 24 Bit other options)
Anisotropic Filtering:  Application Control (Off, On other options)

Also, this is the information from the Intel driver control panel:

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Report


Report Date:      02/08/2012
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]:   17:03:49
Driver Version:      7.14.10.1132
Operating System:      * ,  (6.0.6000)
Default Language:      English
DirectX* Version:      10.0
Physical Memory:      1013 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory:   8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory:   224 MB
Graphics Memory in Use:   62 MB
Processor:      x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2
Processor Speed:      1800 MHZ
Vendor ID:      8086
Device ID:      2772
Device Revision:      02


*   Accelerator Information   *

Accelerator in Use:      Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS:      1217
Current Graphics Mode:   1024 by 768 True Color (85 Hz)



*   Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator   *


Active Monitors: 1


*   Monitor   *

Monitor Name:      Generic PnP Monitor
Display Type:      Analog
Gamma Value:      1.26
DDC2 Protocol:      Supported
Maximum Image Size:   Horizontal: 14.0  inches
         Vertical:   10.0  inches
Monitor Supported Modes:
248 by 248 (60 Hz)
248 by 248 (60 Hz)
640 by 480 (60 Hz)
640 by 480 (85 Hz)
640 by 480 (100 Hz)
720 by 400 (70 Hz)
800 by 600 (60 Hz)
800 by 600 (85 Hz)
800 by 600 (100 Hz)
1024 by 768 (60 Hz)
1024 by 768 (75 Hz)
1024 by 768 (85 Hz)
1280 by 1024 (75 Hz)
1600 by 1200 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
   Standby Mode:   Supported
   Suspend Mode:   Supported
   Active Off Mode: Supported

* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

Maybe this info will help me max out what I've got. 

[Acer]

I decided to load up Q2 with the stock GL renderer today and was surprised to find that gl_swapinterval 0 actually works for me now.
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It's likely that my older video card / drivers prevented gl_swapinterval from working properly

Q2's configuration has always been somewhat mysterious. Change renderers and a lot of things like mouse movement and jumping will feel different. It's always a bitch to get this game to feel just right, especially on a new system with a new video card, but the fact that you can tweak a thousand things is also what many of us like about it.

[ex]

I don't know how to disable V-sync with this Intel onboard graphics chip, there is no option for it in my video properties or in the BIOS.  Could this option be elsewhere?

Turn Asynchronous Flip on in your video card settings to disable V-Sync.

I don't have "disable v-sync" as an option.  Only On or Off.

[ex]

I wiped my system again and reinstalled, and this time around I can actually install the updated drivers.

Now I'm actually able to get an average of 60-90 fps, with a low point of 40-ish when it's really loaded with players.  Much more playable now for sure.  Thanks to all who helped!

[M1SERY]

 Not bad !  Still think you need a cheap video card to even things out!

[ex]

Any further posts to this thread from Gaygo will be deleted.  Keep the smack in the smack section, thx. 

[M1SERY]

   Both of you need to stfu and start fucking.  You both are pathetic bitches who get shit on daily Irl. Might as well move to  a same sex marriage state! Maybe then you can t be accepted  Fuck off until then!

[ex]

Your opinion is greatly appreciated.  Now for mine.  Fuck you.

Carry on.

[M1SERY]

 

[ex]

Dumb response.

 

[M1SERY]

   Whats dumb or well lets say pathetic. Is a grown ass man who can't afford a computer , and likes to talk copious amounts of shit, your sad reality is you live in a mobile home like a fucking gypsy without a place in the world to be.