Strobelight - LightBoost Utility for AMD/ATI and NVIDIA

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(04-05-2014 10:36 AM)Resine Wrote:  I can see clearly difference in my brightness when i am in the desktop, while switching from non-strobed to strobing, but when i am playing some game and i am using CTRL+ALT+plus/minus to on/off light boost, i can't see any difference in brightness level.

Strobing is determined by which refresh rate is active. The hotkeys simply switch refresh rates. You can't switch refresh rates while in a full screen game. You have to switch before starting the game. If the game doesn't use the desktop refresh rate, you have to configure the game to use the refresh rate you want.

If you have an NVIDIA card, check the NVIDIA control panel under "Manage 3D settings" and make sure "Preferred refresh rate" is set to "Application-controlled" and not "Highest available" for your monitor.

If you only have 120 Hz and 121 Hz installed, most games will either use the desktop refresh rate or 120 Hz. Some games will let you manually choose a refresh rate in the options.

(04-05-2014 10:36 AM)Resine Wrote:  Furthermore when i use alt+tab to minimize my game, it takes 10 seconds to do it, while i am using light boost, and only 1 second when i am not using it. It's seems like it's reinitializing displays every time i do it.

If it takes a long time to switch to the desktop, that probably means the desktop and the game are using different refresh rates.