CPU not overclocked and 3D vision not working

**Fenon** · January 12, 2011, 07:24 AM

I bought a preoverclocked CPU but when I started the PC the CPU was at it's factory setting, I think I need to go into the BIOS and load a profile that Overclockers.co.uk might have made for me but I'm a little concerned about voiding the warranty from Overclockers and also I've never used BIOS before. I did make an attempt to get into BIOS but pressing DEL (Which it says to press) didn't work I'm using a mini keyboard which maybe the problem. Any help about what I should do?

Also I've not been able to get Nvidia 3D vision to work, I don't have that kit they are selling, I have a 3DTV and a GTX570. I've gone into the control centre and gone to the stereoscopic 3D settings but all it lets me do is test the 3D which I pass, it doesn't let me use the options and I have no idea how I'm supposed to get stereoscopic 3D in games. I have enabled stereoscopic 3D as well. It maybe just me but I found their website about as useful as being told completely the wrong thing.

**Big Boss** · January 12, 2011, 09:54 AM

Talk to overclockers.co.uk about the first bit. When you're still under warranty its always better to talk to the manufacturer than to us.

And for the second thing, unless you bought nVidia 3d Vision kit with the glasses and IR reciever, 3d vision won't work.

**Fenon** · January 12, 2011, 03:15 PM

Damn to the kit thing. I think I will call Overclockers tomorrow and see whats going on, I know they did something because the CPU and RAM were setup in the motherboard. I wrote this before leaving for work and was hoping there would be an easy answer.

Thanks.

**Bolkonsky** · January 13, 2011, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Big Boss

Talk to overclockers.co.uk about the first bit. When you're still under warranty its always better to talk to the manufacturer than to us.

And for the second thing, unless you bought nVidia 3d Vision kit with the glasses and IR reciever, 3d vision won't work.

Stereoscopic will. All you need is red/blue glasses, and any monitor/tv.

**Phier** · January 13, 2011, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Fenon

I bought a preoverclocked CPU but when I started the PC the CPU was at it's factory setting, I think I need to go into the BIOS and load a profile that Overclockers.co.uk might have made for me but I'm a little concerned about voiding the warranty from Overclockers and also I've never used BIOS before. I did make an attempt to get into BIOS but pressing DEL (Which it says to press) didn't work I'm using a mini keyboard which maybe the problem. Any help about what I should do?

Also I've not been able to get Nvidia 3D vision to work, I don't have that kit they are selling, I have a 3DTV and a GTX570. I've gone into the control centre and gone to the stereoscopic 3D settings but all it lets me do is test the 3D which I pass, it doesn't let me use the options and I have no idea how I'm supposed to get stereoscopic 3D in games. I have enabled stereoscopic 3D as well. It maybe just me but I found their website about as useful as being told completely the wrong thing.

No kit, no 3d.

You need the emitter and the glasses plus a certified display. Without the emitter, you won't be properly synced with the games so it won't work.

**Bolkonsky** · January 13, 2011, 08:41 PM

Um, stereoscopic does't need a kit, or a 3dtv for that matter. Heck, you can use crt and a red blue glasses.

**Phier** · January 13, 2011, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Bolkonsky

Um, stereoscopic does't need a kit, or a 3dtv for that matter. Heck, you can use crt and a red blue glasses.

If hes talking about 3d vision hes not talking about anaglyph 3d but the glasses version, which would explain him mentioning the 3d tv.

Personally I don't think he knows what questions he is even asking

**Bolkonsky** · January 14, 2011, 09:15 AM

You're right, I don't think he quite knows what he's talking about, but:

Originally Posted by Fenon

I've gone into the control centre and gone to the stereoscopic 3D settings but all it lets me do is test the 3D which I pass, it doesn't let me use the options and I have no idea how I'm supposed to get stereoscopic 3D in games. I have enabled stereoscopic 3D as well.

he does mention stereoscopic several times which should work regardless of the TV/Monitor.

**Fenon** · January 14, 2011, 09:38 AM

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I have a stereoscopic 3d TV a GTX 570 which supports stereoscopic 3d and I would like to play in stereoscopic 3d but at the moment I can't for whatever reason, there's not a lot to confuse.

I've had it enabled in the control panel for a while but nothing happened until today when I tried Runes of Magic, it was half in 3d, in that there was a divid in the screen but not everything was divided. I disabled 3d and it went back to normal.

I called Overclockers and they said that my CPU is overclocked but that it doesn't show that it's overclocked until it's actually doing something, I ran some stuff and the thing (CPU speed? or was it bus?) went up to 4205Mhz, so I suppose that does mean I have a 4.2Ghz overclock. The multiplier thing went up to x24 as well.

**Bolkonsky** · January 14, 2011, 10:46 AM

First of all, learn a bit about what you're talking about.

Stereoscopic 3D is basic red/blue 3d. It renders two images, one in blue-ish green, the other in red. When combined with a pair of blue and red 3d glasses, it gives the appearance of basic 3d. This can be done on pretty much any monitor or television, that is 60hz.

IF you have a 3DTV/Monitor that's capable of a 120hz rr, than you should be able to render improved stereoscopic 3d. HOWEVER you also need shutter glasses, which aren't red/blue, and read the signals as if you had two 60hz monitors, each displaying a full render, one in red, one in blue.

It sounds to me like you have the 3d TV covered, but you'll still need the shutter glasses. I don't know if it's possible for 120hz basic stereoscopic 3d.

Let me try and make a chart:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

You need the special shutter glasses to see each picture @60hz in 3d. Otherwise, grab yourself some red/blue glasses, press Ctrl+T in game, watch the picture turn red/blue, put the glasses on, and you'll get basic stereoscopic 3d.

**Fenon** · January 14, 2011, 10:55 AM

I understand how 3D works and yes I have the kind of TV which uses active shutters and I have 3 pairs of active shutter glasses. What I need is something to create two slight different angled pictures on the TV so that I can use the tv and glasses to create the 3d image.

**Bolkonsky** · January 14, 2011, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Fenon

I understand how 3D works and yes I have the kind of TV which uses active shutters and I have 3 pairs of active shutter glasses. What I need is something to create two slight different angled pictures on the TV so that I can use the tv and glasses to create the 3d image.

Then you need the emitter. Do you have one?

**Fenon** · January 14, 2011, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Bolkonsky

Then you need the emitter. Do you have one?

I have an emitter, it's built into the TV, I have watched things in 3D on my TV and I have played 3D games on my PS3. I have all the hardware to view things in 3D, unless of course Nvidia really have fixed it so that you need to buy the 3d Vision kit to play things in 3d, I shouldn't need the kit I have everything except maybe software.

**Phier** · January 14, 2011, 01:30 PM

You NEED the Nvidia emitter AND you need to make sure your TV on is on their 3d list.

It won't work with your TV's emitter.
It wont' work with your TV's standard glasses.

I have a supported 120hz monitor and the glasses and its really quite awesome but you need the right hardware.

SOME 3d tv's are supported so check that. If its good then you need to drop $200 on the glasses and emitter.

**Fenon** · January 14, 2011, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Phier

You NEED the Nvidia emitter AND you need to make sure your TV on is on their 3d list.

It won't work with your TV's emitter.
It wont' work with your TV's standard glasses.

I have a supported 120hz monitor and the glasses and its really quite awesome but you need the right hardware.

SOME 3d tv's are supported so check that. If its good then you need to drop $200 on the glasses and emitter.

Thanks, not what I wanted to hear but oh well. I'll take a look and see if my TV is supported, I don't think I'll get the kit though, I'm not really happy spending £100+ on something I shouldn't need. I may get a monitor in the future though so maybe I'll get one that works with the kit. Hopefully someone that knows what they are doing and is annoyed about this will make a program that will allow me to use 3d.