refresh rate

[Brad]

my monitor says it supports 100hz when i choose opimal it adaptor settings
it only runs at 72 hz. my question is if i run at a higher referesh rate
will it decrease performance or worse damage my monitor. I have the proper
monitor drivers installed and cat 3.9 it says improper refresh rates can
damage monitors.
Also i have another question i want to run 2 monitors on a saphire 9100 128
is there a dvi to vga adaptor availble if so where is it available ive
looked a local computer stores.

 

[Ben Pope]

my monitor says it supports 100hz when i choose opimal it adaptor settings
it only runs at 72 hz. my question is if i run at a higher referesh rate
will it decrease performance or worse damage my monitor. I have the proper
monitor drivers installed and cat 3.9 it says improper refresh rates can
damage monitors.

Most monitors if not all are protected against invalid scan ranges, you're
unlikely to do damage but some people claim it has happened to them.

Also i have another question i want to run 2 monitors on a saphire 9100
128 is there a dvi to vga adaptor availble if so where is it available ive
looked a local computer stores.

Got one supplied with my 9800 Pro... so they are available.

Belkin make them, F2E4162, F2E4261

Ben

 

[bob cox]

Dude, if you don't properly install your monitor (leave the monitor as
a Plug and Play monitor in device manager), all you'll have available
are defaults... try to find an INF file for your monitor....

 

[Brad]

thanks

Most monitors if not all are protected against invalid scan ranges, you're
unlikely to do damage but some people claim it has happened to them.



Got one supplied with my 9800 Pro... so they are available.

Belkin make them, F2E4162, F2E4261

Ben

 

[Alceryes]

Most monitors if not all are protected against invalid scan ranges, you're

unlikely to do damage but some people claim it has happened to them.

True, but some monitors get damaged switching through 6 or 7 invalid rates
until it finds one that works. The 'switching' is not meant to be
continuous.