Radeon 7950 supported resolutions: 1080p @ >60Hz?

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Someone told me the other day that AMD graphics cards don't push beyond 60Hz...

I want to get a sense of whether there's any merit to this claim. It seems pretty misinformed, as the 7950 (my card) can push 1080p 3D @ 60Hz per eye (120Hz total).

Can someone settle this for me? I want to buy a gaming monitor that will sync up with a frame rate higher than 60Hz. It seems 120Hz+ is my only option, but I'm not about to shell out for one and then have it be completely useless. Here are a couple I'm considering:
BenQ EW2440L 24"
BenQ GL2450HT 24"
 
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The only reason you would want a monitor with 120hz, is if you plan on playing games often at settings which will yeild OVER 60 fps. If none of the gmaes you have break 60 fps, then a 120hz monitor is not really optimal for you.

60hz monitors mean they can only show a maximum of 60 frames per second, while a 120hz monitor can show up to 120 frames per second

The claim however is meant for 3d gaming (as in using 3d glases)

how this works is that your computer basically renders a different thing for each eye through the glasses, but your monitors refresh rate is cut in half. This claim is that you can have up to 60hz per eye, which would mean the monitor would have to be 120hz. If you had a 60hz monitor, the maximum fps you would be...
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Yes, AMD cards can push above 60Hz and I, myself, would recommend getting the 1st option to go along with the card. That is if you are expecting to achieve over 60 FPS. When the amount of FPS is higher than the fresh rate of the monitor you will notice screen tearing which can become very annoying and persistent
 
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The only reason to get a monitor with 120hz is if you exceed 60 fps when gaming, so if a monitor is at 60hz it can only show 60 frames per second. If you do exceed 60 USUALLY (not just some times) then go for a 120hz monitor. As for the 3D......i have no idea.
 
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Brantyn Gerik

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The only reason you would want a monitor with 120hz, is if you plan on playing games often at settings which will yeild OVER 60 fps. If none of the gmaes you have break 60 fps, then a 120hz monitor is not really optimal for you.

60hz monitors mean they can only show a maximum of 60 frames per second, while a 120hz monitor can show up to 120 frames per second

The claim however is meant for 3d gaming (as in using 3d glases)

how this works is that your computer basically renders a different thing for each eye through the glasses, but your monitors refresh rate is cut in half. This claim is that you can have up to 60hz per eye, which would mean the monitor would have to be 120hz. If you had a 60hz monitor, the maximum fps you would be able to display on the screen while gaming in 3d (meaning with 3d glasses like in the theater) would be 30 frames per second per eye
 
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Brantyn Gerik

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Generally 120hz is also better for people who like that surreal looking fluidness to whatever is on the screen, and you will be able to observe this fluidness in a few games with the 7950. Up to you and your budget, but with 120hz, picture quality does suffer ever so slightly (most of the time it isn't even noticable though)
 
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