OK, i know laptops (at least older ones) have a set refresh rate of 60Hz. This is built-in and unchangable, and it totally sucks for gaming. I cannot even play a game simple as GTA2 without the screen tearing and it looking awful.
What i did was use Start> Run> "dxdiag" and in th "Help" tab i clicked "Override" and set the refresh rate to "70Hz". It has drastically improved GTA2, i can run Red Faction without it tearing, and i can play almost any of my video games alot better now and it looks better.
My question is...will this "kill" my monitor? I read that is it "not recommended" if the monitor does not support a higher refresh rate, but i know my vid card can handle it (does that matter?) and it isn't overheating or anything.
What i did was use Start> Run> "dxdiag" and in th "Help" tab i clicked "Override" and set the refresh rate to "70Hz". It has drastically improved GTA2, i can run Red Faction without it tearing, and i can play almost any of my video games alot better now and it looks better.
My question is...will this "kill" my monitor? I read that is it "not recommended" if the monitor does not support a higher refresh rate, but i know my vid card can handle it (does that matter?) and it isn't overheating or anything.