Question on 144hz monitors

Thepigdude · Jul 30, 2016

So i was planning on getting a 144hz 1440p monitor with a gtx 1080 because i play a lot of csgo but i was wondering if games running under 144 fps but over 60 fps will look as smooth as 60 fps on a 60hz monitor because the 1080 can play all games above 60 fps but not all at 144 fps

nukemaster · Jul 30, 2016

It may be worth looking at gsync(only works with Nvidia) monitors. Those screens vary the refresh rate in real time so you always have a matching refresh rate(within the screens refresh rate abilities).

Thepigdude · Jul 30, 2016

I cant afford 1440p gsync monitors. I was planning on the acer xg270hu

nukemaster · Jul 30, 2016

I have not noticed any issues running under 144 fps on a 144hz screen, but you do not get the same smoothness clearly. You do get a very fast screen however.

Thepigdude · Jul 30, 2016

Ok thx

nukemaster · Jul 30, 2016

Another thing that may help you is running games in fake full screen. If you have hardware accelerated desktop enabled(most are on by default), you will not get page tearing even with frame rates exceeding 144.

bystander · Jul 31, 2016

If you are getting that GTX 1080 for CS:GO, you are way over buying. MUCH cheaper GPU's will be bottlenecked by the fastest CPU's in existence with that game. You could get a cheaper GPU and a better monitor.

azzazel_99 · Jul 31, 2016

Running games at 144fps on a 60hz/fps monitor will look not great. You will more than likely see screen tearing and similar issues. If you use adaptive vsync it will adapt the fps output to match the screens refresh which in your case would be 60fps for your 60hz monitor. If you want 144fps the only way to experience that kind of smooth gameplay is to have a 100hz + display and be able to match its HZ (frequency) in fps. 1 fps for every 1 HZ.

Thepigdude · Jul 31, 2016

bystander :

Im not buying the gtx 1080 for csgo, i am buying the monitor though with csgo in mind. I play alot of other games and the problem is that i didnt know how smooth sub 144 fps would be on a 144hz monitor

Thepigdude · Jul 31, 2016

azzazel_99 :

I'm asking the reverse, like 60 fps on a 144hz monitor

bystander · Jul 31, 2016

If you play without v-sync, 60 FPS on 144hz looks much better than 60 FPS on 60hz. If you use V-sync, then 60 FPS on 60hz will look slightly better, but may have more latency.

azzazel_99 · Jul 31, 2016

You would want to set the monitor for 60hz. It may be a 144hz monitor but you can set it to 60hz and it will look like a regular 60hz monitor. If its set at 144hz and your frame rates are bouncing around from 144 down to say 60fps you will see it. any kind of big fps change you will notice. I have a 27 inch 144hz asus monitor and when playing bf4 if i drop from 144fps down to say 75 or something like that i see it. Best thing would be to set the monitor to like 100hz or 120 etc if you know you can not maintain the 120+ fps. Really once you are over 100fps you dont notice a difference from 100 to 144hz. So just stay above 100fps or right at it and you would be good. Other thing to do would be to limit the games fps. Like division you can limit fps. So instead of leaving it at 144 or unlocked just cap it at 60.

bystander · Jul 31, 2016

If latency is an issue, you do not want to drop your hz to 60, and you do not want to use v-sync. The reason is quite simple, at 144 hz, you tears fast enough, many people can't tell they were ever there, and you get increased responsiveness.

azzazel_99 · Jul 31, 2016

input latency is whats cause by vsync. Adaptive vsync is the solution to that without going gsync or freesync if u use amd card.

bystander · Jul 31, 2016

azzazel_99 :

Adaptive V-sync also has latency issues when you reach your refresh rate. It's only when you drop below the refresh rate, and start getting tearing, that the latency subsides, although that is partly game dependent. Triple buffering does this.

azzazel_99 · Jul 31, 2016

I have to disagree. I notice no difference in games like overwatch, bf4, division, doom etc with adaptive vsync on or off. It may be there but its small enough to not be noticeable on vs off. I'v ran adaptive pretty much since its availability and had no issues with input lag.

bystander · Jul 31, 2016

azzazel_99 :

It's simply a fact of how it works. The only difference between adaptive v-sync and v-sync is that if your FPS are lower than your refresh rate, it turns v-sync off if you use adaptive. When it is turned off, you get tearing, when it's on (at your refresh rate), if the game uses triple buffering or you SLI, you get latency. Simply put, adaptive V-sync is V-sync when you can maintain your refresh rate with your FPS.

You likely just don't notice it, many people don't.

Thepigdude · Aug 1, 2016

I found that I can afford a asus PG278q. Is it worth the almost $300 to get gsync?

azzazel_99 · Aug 1, 2016

G sync makes a HUGE difference. Once you have it you will never want to live without it is what I've been told

Thepigdude · Aug 1, 2016

Actually after doing some research, I'vs decided on the dell s2716dg because of q/c issues with the asus and is over $100 cheaper

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