Custom Resolution Utility (CRU)

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Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) allows custom resolutions to be defined for both AMD/ATI and NVIDIA GPUs by creating EDID overrides directly in the registry without having to deal with inf files.

http://www.monitortests.com/cru-1.1.zip

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[size=medium][b]Requirements:[/b][/size]
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[*]Windows Vista or later
[*]AMD/ATI or NVIDIA GPU
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[*]Intel's graphics driver does not support EDID overrides
[*]Laptops with switchable graphics are not supported
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[b]Note for NVIDIA users:[/b] GeForce Experience is known to cause issues with EDID overrides such as resolutions being listed in the NVIDIA control panel but not in the Windows screen resolution settings. Either uninstall GeForce Experience, or enable the extension block and import this file: [url=http://www.monitortests.com/blank-extension.dat]blank-extension.dat[/url]

[size=medium][b]Quick start:[/b][/size]
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[*]Choose a display from the drop-down list.
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[*]"(active)" means the display is connected and the configuration is active.
[*]"*" means changes were saved and an override is in effect.
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[*]Edit the configuration as desired.
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[*]The first detailed resolution is considered the preferred or native resolution. To make games use a higher refresh rate, define it as the first detailed resolution.
[*]At least one detailed resolution should be defined. All other resolutions can be removed if they are not needed.
[*]NVIDIA users must either uncheck "Include extension block" or import a custom extension block for custom resolutions to work.
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[*]Repeat steps 1-2 for other displays if required.
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[*]The "Copy" and "Paste" buttons can be used to copy all the resolutions from one display to another.
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[*]Click "OK" to save the changes.
[*]Reboot, or try the experimental driver restarter: [url=http://www.monitortests.com/restart.zip]restart.zip[/url]
[/list]To reset a display back to the default configuration, use the "Delete" button at the top and reboot. To reset all displays, run reset-all.exe and reboot. This can be done in safe mode if necessary.

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[*]This program adds monitor resolutions, not scaled resolutions. Lower resolutions will be scaled up if GPU scaling is enabled, but higher resolutions won't be scaled down by the GPU. Higher resolutions will only work if the monitor can handle them.
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[*]Timing modes for detailed resolutions:
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[*]"Manual" allows the timing parameters to be set manually. The dialog will always open in this mode.
[*]"Automatic - LCD standard" (formerly "Automatic - Best for LCD") uses timing parameters commonly used with LCD monitors and HDTVs.
[*]"Automatic - LCD reduced" adjusts the timing parameters for certain resolutions to reduce the pixel clock. This may help when trying higher refresh rates.
[*]"Automatic - CRT standard" uses timing parameters compatible with CRT monitors.
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[*]Single-link DVI and HDMI are limited to 165 MHz pixel clock unless the video driver is patched:
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[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-AMD-ATI-Pixel-Clock-Patcher]AMD/ATI Pixel Clock Patcher[/url]
[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-NVIDIA-Pixel-Clock-Patcher]NVIDIA Pixel Clock Patcher[/url]
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[*]Some monitor/GPU combinations can bypass the 165 MHz HDMI limit without patching the driver by enabling the extension block and importing one of these files:
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[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/hdmi.dat]hdmi.dat[/url] (HDMI support only)
[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/hdmi-audio.dat]hdmi-audio.dat[/url] (HDMI support with basic audio)
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[*]For basic audio support, enable the extension block and import one of these files:
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[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/hdmi-audio.dat]hdmi-audio.dat[/url] (HDMI basic audio)
[*][url=http://www.monitortests.com/displayport-audio.dat]displayport-audio.dat[/url] (DisplayPort basic audio)
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[size=medium][b]Changes in 1.1:[/b][/size]
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[*]Import extension block from files (editing coming later)
[*]Automatically fill in likely native resolution when adding a detailed resolution
[*]Disable controls when deleting a display
[/list][size=medium][b]Changes in 1.0.1:[/b][/size]
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[*]Fixed INF export
[*]Added support for non-PnP displays
[*]Changed display list sorting
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Hi ToastyX,
I just registered on the site to thank you for your great work on this tool and to ask you something:
I have a dual monitor setup (well, actually the 2nd "monitor" is an HDTV which I use to watch movies videos etc and the HDMI goes through my AVR to decode the sound)
So I obviously need the audio coming from the HDMI output of my GFX card.
Using CRU removes the option to do this (I'm guessing because it's an Nvidia card and I had to uncheck the block extensions thingymadingy...)
I've read the thread and there appears to be a way to solve this.... Could you elaborate on that please?
I think I understand something about using a custom extension block or something?
Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.