[smex]

Hello..

First of all.. this is gonna take some steps. Read carefully every step and try to gather more infos thru the web to understand what you are doing.
I take no response for damaging drivers, your OS or devices! Nevertheless i think its a very rare possibility and i did not hear/read in the last time of somebody who killed his monitor. you need FW 275.33 or higher and a Nvidia card.

I tried this on my 42" inch LG 60hz FULL-HD TV ( 1.920 x 1.080 ) and my 22" inch Samsung2243BW (1.680 x 1.050) and i was able to double the resolution. here...

Edit:
I´ve made this Guide with a 60Hz monitor, of course with faster monitors you will have more Hz!

Also important: You dont need to mod the driver of your monitor in every case. First try how far
you can get with the original monitor.inf / driver.. if you are disappointed and want greater resolutions
then go ahead and mod the driver!

The more Hz your monitor have, the higher the Hz in the custom resolution will be.
At the moment ive got a 144hz monitor and run 2880 x 1620 still with 100hz!
When using 3D Vision i have set it to 2650 x 1440 still running 120 hz so i still have 60 hz
per eye.. when it is lower you will notice slight fps flickering.

Full-HD-Monitors (16:9, 1.920 x 1.080)

• 2.400 x 1.350 (+25 percent)
• 2.650 x 1440 ( classic 2k resolution)
• 2.880 x 1.620 (+50 percent)
• 3.840 x 2.160 (+100 percent)

16:10-LCDs with a 1.680 x 1.050 resolution

• 2.100 x 1.314 (+25 percent)
• 2.520 x 1.576 (+50 percent)
• 3.360 x 2.100 (+100 percent)

Owner of a 1.920 x 1.200 crystal screen

• 2.400 x 1.500 (+25 percent)
• 2.880 x 1.800 (+50 percent)
• 3.840 x 2.400 (+100 percent)

Even higher resolutions can be possible at the cost of the herzrate, since i´m no expert better browse the internet before blind trying.

First watch this video by MrMonkeyface66 how to create a custom resolution..

here´s the seperate link

Important to know when creating a resolution is that when you use one of the above resolutions , you set first the timing to manual.. just the setting nothing else.. then just change the resolution.. look at 2. and then lower the herz amount. i cannot tell you exactly how much lower you shoult set your herz account. i have two 60hz devices and with a 50% resoluton i put 55hz and with a 100% resolution i set 50hz..



so for 100hz devices lower it maybe to 95 or 90?! surf and find out for your specific hardware before messing around.

OK now we made some custom resolutions but they only will work in dx9.. now we need to change the Monitor " driver .inf " to with a modded one that supports our lowered herzrate of my 50 herz for example.. i wasnt sure and set it to 49hz to be safe

We need three programs:

softMCCS
http://softmccs.software.informer.com/

Phoenix EDID designer
http://www.tucows.com/preview/329441

Monitor Asset Manager
http://majorgeeks.com/Monitor_Asset_Manager_d1991.html

Like mentioned, the trick behind this is that you lower the minimum herz rate in the .inf file from 60 herz ( if you have a 60hz device ) under the
needed herzrate of your created custom resolution in the Nvidia control panel..

watch this video made by Dango for the steps:
http://www.oc-burner.de/ftp/Videos/Downsampling/EDID/EDID.html

Now you got the modded inf file on your desktop or where ever you saved it.. now go to the device manager, click your monitor and change the old unmodded driver with the new .inf.... then reboot your computer and tadaaa!! selectable downsampling resolutions in DX10 and DX11!

Note.. this will greatly reduce your performance.. lower AA or some other settings to find your best settings..
here is a little benchmark from pcgameshardware.de


I tried this in AVP3, GTA4, BF3, Arcania, Gothic3, Crysis2, Oblivion, Skyrim, Witcher2, Dragon Age 1+2, NFS-HP(2010), The force unleashed2, Riddick - Dark Athena and X3 Terran conflict.. worked like a charm.

Witcher2 was killing it with ubersampling+downsampling of courcse.. so i just used the downsampling in the howto.. It greatly reduces the bad anti aliasing in DX10/11 on Nvidia cards..
This is especially cool when playing on a 40inch TV... enjoy!

sry for my bad english, if there are questions ask me or use google

sources:

# http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,817462/Downsampling-Bessere-Grafik-in-jedem-Spiel-auch-in-Crysis-2-Update-mit-Geforce-Treiber-29551/Grafikkarte/Test/
# http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=454129
Sites are in german, so you got to translate them with your browser

some screenshots of COD6,GTA4 and NFS Shift made by OC_burner from PCGH

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to have to bookmark this to play around with it later.

 

[wardoc22]

It makes my text all burry. Are there anyway to fix this?

 

[smex]

Quote:

Originally Posted by wardoc22

It makes my text all burry. Are there anyway to fix this?

where.. in windows or in the game?!

edit: in windows and some games its normal because the resolution is bigger than the native resolution of the device.
so if ya wanna use this in windows increease the font size. in games, skyrim,gta4 or avp3 for example the fonts stay the same size, in some other like bad company 2 they shrink with the resolution change and theres no (to me known) way around it, because its due the code of the application..

 

[wardoc22]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smex

where.. in windows or in the game?!
edit: in windows and some games its normal because the resolution is bigger than the native resolution of the device.
so if ya wanna use this in windows increease the font size. in games, skyrim,gta4 or avp3 for example the fonts stay the same size, in some other like bad company 2 they shrink with the resolution change and theres no (to me known) way around it, because its due the code of the application..

Oh ok, then I'll just stick with my monitors native resolution as it looks best that way. I was just curious.

 

[smex]

sure.. glad if you are happy with yours.
im very sensitive to aliasing, since dx10/11 its not the same anymore for nvidia cards imo.

 

[smex]

BUMP

this can be very helpful in some games.. i used this in GTA4, Crysis2, The force unleashed 1+2), NFSHP 2010, AVP3 and Deus Ex.
in some cases it may have a great performance impact (look on the benchmarks), beware. in GTA4 for example you need to use a custom iceconfig.ini

in some games it decreases the fonts in some games not.. depends on the kind of UI it uses.

gues this guide is more for hardcore gamers but like i said.. in some cases it is worth it.. tell me what ya think

 

[amd955be5670]

I followed up a different guide, it allowed me to reach at 3200x1800. I didn't bother going to 3840 because of the performance hit it would have, and the amount of disappointment I would get from my vram.
I know 3200x1800 will have a ridiculous performance hit at some points of time, so I included 2880x1620 as well. Max Payne 3 looks sweet. Can't wait to record a video, but I feel my processor will jump out recording at 3200x1800. Lol

Okay did this. Games like Sniper Elite V2 look AWESOME. It just feels different, the color darkens up a little, and etc. Use with FXAA recommended.

A few screenshots from Bulletstorm:
http://imgur.com/yOJxv,2n6QT,x4Tei,gY0Lq,bicLG,WwGWA

Note: motion looks much better, videos for that will be justice.

 

[Rayce185]

Heh, I found this guide here by chance, basically the same thing but more detailed: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=346325

I was looking around for ways to force antialiasing onto NFS Most Wanted...

 

[General123]

I ran some BF3 at 2880x1620 maxed out, it was, beautiful! I used up all of my vram lmao, but it was unplayable. I dropped to the upper 50's.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[superj1977]

Been doing this for a while now, its pretty good to be honest, some games just look so much better but obviously it requires more GPU power

TF2 just looks so much better like this, even without any in-game AA settings at all.
Anyway i found this website to calculate aspect ratio and resolutions, its helpful.

http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/

Right click image then click on "View Image" then zoom in

 

[rafety58]

I did this around a week ago, using the Guru3d link. I was able to get up to 3840X2160 using auto timings, if I want higher I need to manfully change the timings.

I find that this makes the biggest difference for me with CS:GO. I can run the game at 2880X1620 while getting around 70-75 FPS, maxed out with 0 AA (My 550 ti is OC to 1100 on the core, and 2220 on the memory.)

make sure you view the images in full screen for the biggest difference

 

[superj1977]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafety58

Thats a pretty sweet picture that last one is.
Looks so much sharper doesnt it

 

[rafety58]

Quote:

Originally Posted by superj1977

Thats a pretty sweet picture that last one is.
Looks so much sharper doesnt it

Yes yes it does

I have also been trying it out with skyrim, with my heavily modded install (60-100 mods I've kinda lost count) I can run the game on high with no AA at 2048X1152 at around 30-40 fps. I'll post some comparison shots up in a bit.

Also have you noticed like I have that running games at 2048x1152 or 2880x1620 gives you the same performance as 4-8x AA with better IQ results?

 

[rafety58]

Alright I took some comparison shots with skyrim. The resolution goes from 1280x720, 1920x1080, 2048x1152, and 2880x1620






You can really see the difference if you zoom in (comparing the 1920x1080 with 2880x1620 pic)

 

[xSociety]

I did 2.400 x 1.350 @ 90Hz on my BenQ. Holy crap it looks amazing! Def using it for Skyrim and NFS2012.

1080p


1350p (lol)


Both taken at ULTRA settings with no Post AA or MSAA.

 

[superj1977]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafety58

Also have you noticed like I have that running games at 2048x1152 or 2880x1620 gives you the same performance as 4-8x AA with better IQ results?

When IQ is reffered to, what exactly doe we mean?
Quote:

Originally Posted by xSociety

I did 2.400 x 1.350 @ 90Hz on my BenQ. Holy crap it looks amazing! Def using it for Skyrim and NFS2012.
1080p

1350p (lol)

Both taken at ULTRA settings with no Post AA or MSAA.

When i see your name...it...it reminds me of a film i have from years back Society , the one where they all like kinda eat/digest people at messed up partys, its crazy

Anyway, your shots looking real neat, if you can manage this for games and dont run out of GPU power (unlikely with 670SLi) then your onto a winner for much better, sharper and generally neater graphics

 

[rafety58]

Quote:

Originally Posted by superj1977

When IQ is reffered to, what exactly doe we mean?

I meant Image quality

 

[Rayce185]

I was wondering: The guide I used says that the resolution increase is limited to the Pixel Clock, and that he had to stay below 165 MHz because of the DVI connection.
That said, I can't go over 2880x1620 as it has a pixel clock of 164.8080 MHz.

For those of you running higher resolutions: Are you using standard DVI, Dual Link DVI or DisplayPort?

 

[rafety58]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayce185

I was wondering: The guide I used says that the resolution increase is limited to the Pixel Clock, and that he had to stay below 165 MHz because of the DVI connection.
That said, I can't go over 2880x1620 as it has a pixel clock of 164.8080 MHz.
For those of you running higher resolutions: Are you using standard DVI, Dual Link DVI or DisplayPort?

The highest I have got up to is 3840×2160. All that I do is put in the res I want and set the refresh rate to 60, I leave the timings on auto (when I tried to do it the manual way the highest I got up to is 2560×1440)

The monitor I am using is a BenQ G2222HDH, and I am using a cheap 5 dollar HDMI cable