Don't know if the right place to post this. Also this is a bit late but I'm sure some of you still have the laptop. Or if you're like me (unlikely) that really don't want to throw stuff away especially what's been with me through a long journey... Or just want an excuse to buy a new one if this really f*cked up. As to why do this... Why not?
Sorry if this is a dupe and ignore this if you already know it... or share your experiences!
Of course this is Windows through BootCamp and not Virtual Machines.
Here goes: On Windows 7/8/8.1 use driver version 331.82 as far as I'm concerned it is the most reliable. For Windows 10 use whatever is the latest that doesn't give you weird stuff on the screen.
Right click on Desktop > nVidia Control Panel > Under "Display" on the left choose "Change resolution" > Customize... > Tick the box for "Enable resolutions not exposed by the display" > Create a custom resolution > In the refresh rate box enter value between 60-160Hz > Click "Test" (at this point if something goes wrong you can wait 20 seconds and it will revert back to the original settings) > Click "Yes" to create custom resolution > Click OK > Under Resolution there should be a custom resolution listed, choose it and on the right make sure the colour depth is 32-bit > Apply.
The screen will be a bit faded with screen becoming a little bit brighter. Recommend adjust the colours under "Change colour" or something like that to about +65%. Also find a black cursor, the white one might be hard to see. I will not take responsibility for any damage caused by your own doing. Nope. That's a big NOPE. *insert nope gif here*
Oh, as a million people have posted on YouTube: set pre-rendered frames to 1 (0 if you have an older driver version... seriously though, update already).
I say Unibody 2010 because that's what I have. Therefore it might work with other ones running nVidia graphics (stuff you Intel). So yeah. Try it (at your own risk, did I tell you I hate being responsible for anything?). As I said you can always wait 20 seconds when you click the "Test" button for it to revert back.
*shhhh* this is a sink or swim thread. Waiting for people who says it doesn't work bashing me...
Sorry if this is a dupe and ignore this if you already know it... or share your experiences!
Of course this is Windows through BootCamp and not Virtual Machines.
Here goes: On Windows 7/8/8.1 use driver version 331.82 as far as I'm concerned it is the most reliable. For Windows 10 use whatever is the latest that doesn't give you weird stuff on the screen.
Right click on Desktop > nVidia Control Panel > Under "Display" on the left choose "Change resolution" > Customize... > Tick the box for "Enable resolutions not exposed by the display" > Create a custom resolution > In the refresh rate box enter value between 60-160Hz > Click "Test" (at this point if something goes wrong you can wait 20 seconds and it will revert back to the original settings) > Click "Yes" to create custom resolution > Click OK > Under Resolution there should be a custom resolution listed, choose it and on the right make sure the colour depth is 32-bit > Apply.
The screen will be a bit faded with screen becoming a little bit brighter. Recommend adjust the colours under "Change colour" or something like that to about +65%. Also find a black cursor, the white one might be hard to see. I will not take responsibility for any damage caused by your own doing. Nope. That's a big NOPE. *insert nope gif here*
Oh, as a million people have posted on YouTube: set pre-rendered frames to 1 (0 if you have an older driver version... seriously though, update already).
I say Unibody 2010 because that's what I have. Therefore it might work with other ones running nVidia graphics (stuff you Intel). So yeah. Try it (at your own risk, did I tell you I hate being responsible for anything?). As I said you can always wait 20 seconds when you click the "Test" button for it to revert back.
*shhhh* this is a sink or swim thread. Waiting for people who says it doesn't work bashing me...
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