xp refresh rate broken?

[jdawg224]

I heard that on win XP, on nvidia cards, when you play games, the refresh rate is fixed at 60 ? I'm playing on a new recently built pc on windows xp pro and i noticed that when i'm playing esf or any half - life mod on steam, i see the screen "flickering." After a couple of hours of playing, i feel the urge to throw up. Anyways, i was wondering if there is a fix for this. this never happened when i play on my other system running on win ME

 

[goku_ssj_uk]

Right click on the desktop, go to properties > settings tab > advanced > and on mine there a tab for Adapter which has refresh rate in. If that doesnt work try looking in drivers.

 

[jdawg224]

yes that works for desktop. when i play half-life, it goes back to 60. i notice this because the screen starts flickering. i am using an nvidia card.

 

[Optional]

Is it flickering because you are used to a higher refresh rate? If so, you can go into Display>Settings>Advanced and find your video card tab. There, look for "VSync". Disabling it will unlock your refresh rate for HL. If you do disable it, the screen will "tear". I don't think it will hurt your monitor at all, but it may get annoying ingame. If you don't know what it is, play ESF and you will.