120 hz monitor - doesn't seem to actually be running at 120 fps

korey321

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When I watch certain things on my 120hz monitors, I can clearly see the difference of when the display is actually broadcasting at 120 fps. For instance if I watch a twitch stream of someone playing a game, it looks buttery smooth and it looks like how 120 fps should look.

However, when I go into a game and take all the measures I can to actually run the game at 120 fps, it just doesn't look right. FPS counters say 120 and V sync is off yet the game still doesn't look as smooth as I feel it should. Has anybody else noticed something like this, and if so found a reason why?

My specs if needed

Asrock Z77 Extreme4
i7 3770k
GTX 680
Samsung evo 840 SSD
2x Western Digital Black 1tb HDD
Monitors - 3x Benq xl2420t
 

korey321

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I should have clarified, I am having this problem with all of the games that I play, even ones with very low requirements and even if the settings are turned down.