Create a section for your monitor; it should more or less look like below
Code:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "DEL"
ModelName "DELL P790"
HorizSync 31.0 - 92.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
The bold lines are the important ones. Adjust VertRefresh and HorizSync to the specifications of your monitor.
Add Monitor0 to the screen section as shown below in bold
Code:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Add resolutions to the
subsection display:
Code:
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
modes "1280x960" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
Modify the bold lines to the resolutions that you want to use and that your card and monitor can handle.
With regards to the log:
check for lines starting with WW (warnings) or EE (errors).