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Any high refresh-rate 1080p monitors that play nice with XP?

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First post, by Alexraptor

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Been experimenting with and trying to find a decent high refresh-rate 1080p monitor that plays nice with windows XP, but haven't had much luck.

I've tried 4 different monitors so far of different brands and eras, ranging from 1st generation G-Sync 144hz monitor to a modern 360hz displays, and none seem to work "properly" with XP. Either it can't support the full range of resolutions or it's stuck at 60hz, or both as was the case with my Asus ROG Swift PG259QNR.

The two best of the lot so far has been an 144Hz Acer Predator XB270H, which has no trouble pushing 1080p@144Hz in XP but is restricted to a handful of resolutions, and a 270Hz Asus ROG Swift XG279AQM which handles ALL resolutions above 800x600 without problems, but is locked to 60hz.

Has anyone stumbled across one that actually works properly, or found a way to force proper detection of supported resolutions and refresh rates?

Reply 1 of 5, by RetroGamer4Ever

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You need a bit of customization to get it working and there is no guarantee that it will work or be stable. What GPU are you using?

Reply 3 of 5, by Alexraptor

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RetroGamer4Ever wrote on Today, 17:59:

You need a bit of customization to get it working and there is no guarantee that it will work or be stable. What GPU are you using?

Yes, I should probably have mentioned that. 🤣 I'm using a Titan X with modded 355.98 drivers.

Reply 4 of 5, by Alexraptor

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cyclone3d wrote on Today, 18:08:

You will need something to create the custom resolutions and associated refresh rate registry settings.

Powerstrip should be able to get you where you need to be.

I'm not familiar with powerstrip, how does it differ from setting custom resolutions through the nvidia control panel? (which has not really worked)

Reply 5 of 5, by cyclone3d

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Ok, powerstrip is mainly for older cards. For the Titan X, get the latest version of CRU (Custom Resolution Utility) that supports XP. It should be able to read the EDID information from the video card and help you make the custom resolutions using the settings the monitor expects.

What output on th Titan X are you using? Are you using any adapters to connect to the monitor?

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