Cannot run Crysis in my monitor's native resolution: "out of range" error
Hi,
Something that bothers me with Crysis and Crysis Warhead is that I can't play it in 1920x1080, my monitor's native resolution. The maximum resolution that works is 1770x1000. If I select 1920x1080 in the options, my monitor displays a "out of range signal" error and the game runs in 1770x1000 with black borders all around the screen.
It seems to be a fairly common problem with Crysis (all other games are fine). I've tried a quick Google search, but the usual answer to this specific problem seems to be "lololol your computer is crap and can't handle Crysis... problem?". This is not the problem: my computer's fine. All other games are fine. It's just the Crysis games that don't work at max resolution.
My computer:
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T;
- 8GB RAM;
- 2 AMD Radeon HD 6870 in CrossfireX;
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit;
- Crysis was purchased from Steam, so I assume it's the 32-bit version.
EDIT:
Just tested, and it also affects the 64-bit version. Also, I forgot to mention that, regardless of the resolution, there's a lot of underscan when I play Crysis.
EDIT #2:
Just found on a forum a stupid workaround that fixes both the underscan and the "out of range" error.
For some unfathomable reason, while in-game, pressing Alt+Enter several times on the keyboard forces Crysis to use the resolution, underscan and refresh rate settings of the desktop.
Alt+Enter is a Windows shortcut that "displays properties for the selected item"... Don't know why it works, but it does, so I ain't complaining...
Posted Feb 2, 2011, 3:03 AM UTC · edited
It probably does 1920x1080 at a refresh rate your monitor doesn't support. Try putting windows into that resolution, and try different refresh rates.
Yup. See if there's a way to edit the refresh rate outside of the game. Also check this link out: http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis_8.html
I haven't found any way to change the refresh rate in Crysis, whether in game our through configuration files. There doesn't seem to be an option for this. Also, the problem occurs both with VSync on and off.
Try running it in windowed maximized mode. That will run that game at the same resolution as your desktop.