Getting higher refresh rates with modified drivers

[Mangix]

NVIDIA: http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-NVIDIA-Pixel-Clock-Patcher

AMD: http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-AMD-ATI-Pixel-Clock-Patcher

CRU: http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU

By using the patchers, you don't have to worry about modifying monitor.inf files any longer to get higher refresh rates.

NVIDIA and AMD drivers both limit the pixel clock of the GPU to 165MHz. This becomes an issue when you want to push high refresh rates on a 1080p+ LCD monitor. In my case, I use 72Hz as well as 75Hz added with the utility(I previously modified the EDID manually to my satisfaction) at 1920x1080. Here are some screenshots:

60Hz: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/102011983/high%20refresh%20rates/1080p%2060.png

72Hz: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/102011983/high%20refresh%20rates/1080p%2072.png

75Hz: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/102011983/high%20refresh%20rates/1080p%2075.png

All are custom and made using the CRU utility. I was shocked to find out how accurate it is.

What's the point of doing this? I have no idea. Although 75Hz is good for gaming. Hope it helps someone out though.