How to Overlock laptop display?

  1. Download CRU (Custom Resolution Utility) https://monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU
  2. Extract the zip to your desktop
  3. Open CRU as an administrator, under "Detailed Resolutions" click add, then under "Frequency" select refresh rate.
  4. Start by typing in your screen refresh rate and increase by 5 or 10 and clicking Ok, then restart your device. After restarting, right-clock on desktop, select "Display Settings" > "Display Adapter Properties" > "Monitor"
  5. You will see a drop-down with Screen refresh rate, the drop-down will show all your refresh rates, including the newly added.
  6. Click the newly added refresh rate and click Apply. (if your screen goes black wait 15 seconds for it to revert to original refresh rate)
  7. Repeat steps 4 - 6 stepping up in 5/10 Hertz increments until your display starts to flicker or black out to find the max refresh rate your screen can handle.
  • not all screens will overclock the same, even of the same model or same display
  • If your screen comes back on and doesn't display lines or flicking then congratulations you have overclocked your display successfully!
  • You cant damage or break your display by using this guide.
  • It's recommended to use refresh rate dividable by 2 (even number) / if you're in europe then use odd number
  • To verify your display isn't frame skipping use https://testufo.com/frameskipping, follow the steps on the website

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Pub: 30 Jun 2021 09:57 UTC
Edit: 09 Apr 2022 20:28 UTC
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