> "Last, that doesn't really answer my question, or help me at all"
>
> Who said I was trying to help you? lol, I was just giving some tips.
Heheh. Roger. But I disagree with the 100 Hz tip.
> Anyway, i've never seen that problem that you mention. I've
> had all nvda
> cards from riva tnt up to my current geforce 3.
What is your FPS (min - max)?
> I also have a hard time believing your story about ruining
> CRTs, so does our
> monitor tech of over 10 years. But I won't argue with you. I'll just
> "agree to disagree".
Ok. I'll explain it to you, so you understand. It's quite simple really.
Pass this on to your "monitor tech" for his opinion. It's not a "ruining"
issue. It's a wear issue. Running at higher refresh rates and higher
resolution will decrease the life of the CRT in your monitor.
Here's why, in simplified form. CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes) use an electron
gun assembly to shoot electrons thru a vacuum at the phosphor mask on the
back of the glass tube. When the electrons hit the mask, they energize the
phosphor, creating visible light. (Ok, ok, I know phosphorus is no longer
the compound used, as it created screen "burn in". I'm not sure what the
current mask compound is, but it doesn't make a difference in this
discussion.) The electron gun, per sweep of the mask from top right to
bottom left (assuming you're the gun, looking at the back of the mask),
fires X number of electrons per sweep, depending on the resolution. If
you're running 1024x768 resolution, the gun fires 786432 times per sweep.
If you run 75 Hz refresh rate, the gun will thus fire 786432 x 75 =
58,982,400 times per second. If you run at 100 Hz refresh rate, your
electron gun will be firing 786432 x 100 = 78,643,200 times per second, or
33% more often. Just like any other elecro-mechanical device, it can be
expected to perform so much work in its life before failure. Running a
higher refresh rate will therefore, in this case mentioned above, decrease
the effective life of the electron gun by 33%.
You're not ruining your monitor by running a higher refresh rate, you're
just simply decreasing its usable life. If your monitor (electron gun)
would have lasted 10 years at 75 Hz, it will last 6.66 years at 100 Hz
refresh. If it would have lasted 5 years at 75 Hz, it will last 3.33 years
at 100 Hz.
I decided to add this little blurb to my website, if anyone wishes to
reference it in the future:
http://www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc/crt_life.htm
> Anyway, i'm sure you'll figure it out. You are a
> hardwarefreak after all
> right?
Heh. Well, I'm not sure how much time I want to spend trying to figure out
the 37.5 FPS issue. Maybe the 21.41 drivers will fix that. Haven't
installed them yet..
StanTheMan
TheHardwareFreak
www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
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