Can I set more Hz in a game than my monitor supports?

Alanthor

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Hi,

I have a SAMSUNG HD-LED LCD monitor, 21,5''. If I recall right, it supports up to 60Hz.

What would happend if I set BF4 to run in more Hz than my monitor support?
 
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Well overclocking your monitor sometimes works but usually you will just get screen tearing as if you display more than your monitor is capable of you'll start noticing what looks like artifacts on screen.

Airm3n

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Well overclocking your monitor sometimes works but usually you will just get screen tearing as if you display more than your monitor is capable of you'll start noticing what looks like artifacts on screen.
 
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Dogsnake

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No it is best to run at the native refresh rate which for your monitor is 60Hz. But do not confuse this with frame rate which is a function of your system (cpu, memory and gpu). Frame rate is a lot like horsepower. It is a spec. easily understood and measured. It makes for a great advertising tool just like horsepower. If you look through Tom's reviews of video cards, you see that there are a number of parameters that go into video performance. These track with higher frame rate. So it is an advantage to game performance to output higher frame rates to the monitor even though it has a lower refresh cycle. The newer monitors are boasting higher refresh rates. Their claims of smoother motion (decreased blur effects) are valid. And it gives another easily understood and measured advertising feature.
 

Alanthor

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Yes I know that, hehe. It's just that on a 120Hz monitor, there is much more visibility on a certain map when a tower collapse and causes dust in the whole city, than on my 60Hz screen.. Or is that just completely placebo? What's the difference between 60Hz and 120Hz monitor, that the human eye can see and notice? Is 120Hz much smoother etc?