Tier1Stretch
Stretched resolution for competitive gaming in one click. Fills the screen with no black bars — no NVIDIA Control Panel, no CRU, no reboot.
One click. Done.
Setting up stretched resolution normally means CRU, a driver restart, then a manual trip to NVIDIA Control Panel — and one wrong setting gives you black bars. Tier1Stretch skips all of that. Pick a resolution, the screen stretches and fills, and a 15-second countdown lets you confirm it looks right. If anything's off, it reverts on its own.
What it does
- One-click stretch tiles
The most popular competitive resolutions — 1440×1080, 1280×960, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1680×1050, 1280×800 — are right there as buttons. Click one and you're done. Only resolutions your monitor supports are shown, so a click always works.
- Fills the screen — no black bars
Applying a stretch resolution automatically sets the GPU to fill your panel edge-to-edge. No manual trip to NVIDIA Control Panel, no extra step. Works with G-Sync and high-refresh displays.
- Always safe to try
Every change triggers a 15-second "Keep these settings?" countdown. Don't confirm and it reverts on its own. The "Revert to Native" button is always one click away, and the app shows your native resolution so you always know what you're going back to.
- Custom resolution creator NVIDIA
Want a width that isn't on your monitor's default list — like 1750×1080 or 1880×980? Type it in, hit Create, then Apply. No reboot, no extra software, anti-cheat safe.
How to use Tier1Stretch
- 1 Download and run
Download the
.exeand run it. Accept the admin prompt — it's needed to set GPU scaling. The app instantly shows your native resolution and the available stretch tiles. - 2 Click a tile
Pick the resolution you want — 1440×1080 for 4:3, 1280×960 for a wider stretch. The screen switches and fills edge-to-edge. A 15-second countdown appears — confirm to keep it, or just wait for it to revert.
- 3 Revert any time
Hit "Revert to Native" to go back instantly. The button always shows your original resolution so there's no guessing.
NVIDIA works best. GPU scaling is automatic on NVIDIA. AMD and Intel will switch the resolution correctly — if you see black bars, you may need to enable full-panel scaling manually in your GPU's control panel.
Ready to go stretched?
Tier1Stretch is free, takes under a minute, and reverts safely if anything looks wrong.
Download Tier1Stretch — FreeWant the full manual method first? Read How to get stretched resolution (CRU guide). Or cut input lag further with Tier1Timer.