Allows the creation of custom resolutions and settings for your monitors, notably to overclock a monitor's refresh rate (Hz).

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Usage and troubleshooting ∞

Overclocking refresh rate (Hz) ∞

2023-08-30 - 1.5.2 on Windows 11

Run CRU.exe
At the top-left, click the dropdown box.
- Notice the items which say (active)* - Those are for each of your monitors which are currently in-use.
In that dropdown box, select the monitor you want to change.
On the right-hand side, under "Standard resolutions", click [Add]
Select your preferred resolution in the dropdown box.
Type your preferred refresh rate.
Click OK
Select Export at the bottom-left.
(Choose your directory and filename to save to)
Click OK
Run restart64.exe
In Windows Settings, go to Display Settings.
- You can run ms-settings:display
Choose the monitor you want to change.
Scroll down. Related Settings > Advanced display
Choose a refresh rate [your choice]

https://www.hardwaretimes.com/how-to-safely-overclock-your-60hz-monitor-to-75hz/
Possibly relevant: Catleap/QNIX/Tempest/X-Star monitor .inf files
- These monitor .inf files are required for some games to recognize higher refresh rates when adding custom resolutions using the NVIDIA control panel. They are not required when using CRU or with AMD, but they can be installed anyway to change the monitor name listed in Device Manager. The files can also be edited with Notepad to set whatever name you want.

Last updated 2024-06-28 at 10:50:31