Fps vs hZ what do i get

Anavil Patel · Jul 6, 2014

I am buying a 144hz Asus VG24QE monitor to play games on and watch movies. I will get either a gtx 780 or gtx 760 sli. If i play crysis 3 and get around 50 fps would it affect my viewing since i have a 144hz monitor? My question is if i get 144hz does that mean I have to get 144HZ on every game and if i didnt i would get input lag? If i turn v sync on would that help. Or should i just go with 60hz monitor. I want to get over 60fps but I cant get to 144fps. I am really confused after reading all the threads on this topic

NBSN · Jul 6, 2014

Having a lower fps than the hz of your monitor is fine, and will not cause any issues. The 144 Hz is maximum that the monitor will handle, so playing 50 fps in Crysis 3, just means that you will be hitting 50 fps while playing. Getting a monitor that is 144 hz is only worth doing if you plan on using applications or games that you will be reaching that high of an fps.

When you are talking about getting input lag unless you are getting 144 fps in each game, that is a tricky question. If you are playing Crysis 3 and getting 50fps in it. Then you can still end up getting fps lags/spikes that cause your fps to drop lower...or even get fps that hits higher. If you have a 60 hz monitor and have vertical sync enabled, then the system will try and maintain as close to your monitor refresh rate in fps as possible...which would help maintain that 50fps as best as it could (but you could still get lag spikes). But if you were getting fluctuations of 50-70 fps with a 60 hz monitor, that could cause screen tearing, so the system would try and cap you off at 60 fps, and maintain that as well as possible.

By choosing a monitor that is 144 hz, that same principle will be used. So for some games that you may turn down the settings for, you will reach higher fps, and can hit 144 fps or greater, so v sync with that monitor would prove useful and give a more smooth and better experience. However even if you decide to go with a monitor that has a higher refresh rate/hz than your games would be able to play, you could always use either the in game or other program settings to set a fps limit for the game. That way you can minimize screen tearing issues and lag spikes.

So, V sync only really makes sure the system is not running the game or program at a higher fps than your monitor can handle. Which will help your system run cooler and better, since if it could push games at 70 fps, but your monitor will v sync cap it at 60 fps, then the GPU and CPU will not continue to push 70 fps to the monitor. In addition to better performance and cooling, you will also limit screen tearing.

Anavil Patel · Jul 6, 2014

NBSN :

Having a lower fps than the hz of your monitor is fine, and will not cause any issues. The 144 Hz is maximum that the monitor will handle, so playing 50 fps in Crysis 3, just means that you will be hitting 50 fps while playing. Getting a monitor that is 144 hz is only worth doing if you plan on using applications or games that you will be reaching that high of an fps.

When you are talking about getting input lag unless you are getting 144 fps in each game, that is a tricky question. If you are playing Crysis 3 and getting 50fps in it. Then you can still end up getting fps lags/spikes that cause your fps to drop lower...or even get fps that hits higher. If you have a 60 hz monitor and have vertical sync enabled, then the system will try and maintain as close to your monitor refresh rate in fps as possible...which would help maintain that 50fps as best as it could (but you could still get lag spikes). But if you were getting fluctuations of 50-70 fps with a 60 hz monitor, that could cause screen tearing, so the system would try and cap you off at 60 fps, and maintain that as well as possible.

By choosing a monitor that is 144 hz, that same principle will be used. So for some games that you may turn down the settings for, you will reach higher fps, and can hit 144 fps or greater, so v sync with that monitor would prove useful and give a more smooth and better experience. However even if you decide to go with a monitor that has a higher refresh rate/hz than your games would be able to play, you could always use either the in game or other program settings to set a fps limit for the game. That way you can minimize screen tearing issues and lag spikes.

So, V sync only really makes sure the system is not running the game or program at a higher fps than your monitor can handle. Which will help your system run cooler and better, since if it could push games at 70 fps, but your monitor will v sync cap it at 60 fps, then the GPU and CPU will not continue to push 70 fps to the monitor. In addition to better performance and cooling, you will also limit screen tearing.

So could I get a gtx 760 in 2 way sli it? Would that be better than one 780?

ttimberlak443 · Jul 6, 2014

Anavil Patel :

NBSN :

So could I get a gtx 760 in 2 way sli it? Would that be better than one 780?

It is almost always better to get a single card instead of two. This is because it will give you less heat output, less power consumption, and not all games and applications are optimized for SLI/CrossFire configurations.

So some games may perform better with two 760's and others may work better with a single 780.

NBSN · Jul 6, 2014

ttimberlak443 :

Agreed. I personally think it is better to get the single most powerful GPU that you can afford in your budget initially. Then later on, in a few years get a second one for SLI or Crossfire. That way you get the best of both worlds. Games that cannot run well with two GPUs, will work well with the single more powerful GPU. There will be less power usage, lower overall temperatures, and better performance in the games that only use one GPU. Sure there are some games that do utilize two GPUs well, but in a few years that will be more widely achieved by games. Then, you could get a second GPU to run two of them together for better performance.

That is what I plan on doing. I purchased a EVGA GTX 780 Ti superclocked ACX GPU, and it can max games...but in a year or two I plan on getting a second one to run them in SLI.

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