Ok so I switched the power cable, got courage and attempted to overclock my XL2430T again. This time everything worked flawlessly:
- Up to
165hz without any artifacts or colour bit losses
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220hz possible but with some glitches, lack of sharpness on eveything text related and some games showing a white screen of death (need PC reboot)
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215hz 100% stable overclock
Used the S-Switch method and created the custom resolution with CRU, so I can use it in every game FullScreen without any problems.
Configured a profile specifically for 215hz with Gamma Level 5, less brightness, no Black equalizer etc just to make the image a bit better
Also went to Nvidia control panel, 3d settings, and manually changed each game .exe to "Use maximum possible refresh rate"
Running without any issue, "free" 215hz on a 188€ 144hz monitor (refurbished from an European store wich if I have permission I will let you know, because they have 5 more models at that price)
This monitor costs 350€ new. So for 188€ you can get a 215hz monitor!
As I prefer smaller screens, now I will keep testing input lag against the current champion Asus XG258Q 240hz monitor. If the input lag is any close I might even get rid of the XG258Q as this Benq has WAY BETTER overdrive. Imagine having a matured 144hz panel overdrive on a 215hz monitor... perfect. Will do some more tests now.
Sp you can add another sucessful overclock to your list Chief! I used DisplayPort btw.
I also have a Benq XL2411P here, but I won´t even bother with it, since it doesn´t have S-Switch and I don´t want to use 2 screens to do this method, as having a 2nd display connected induces input lag on my games (so I never do it while I´m gaming, I even prefer another device connected to the 2nd monitor if I want to watch youtube etc, like a small Pen Hdmi PC or something).