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exarrkun   10-28-2006 at 04:37:17 PM

as the title says
it appears in many game options
but what is it? does it improve graphics?
perhaps noob question but i really don't know :oops:

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whathuh   10-29-2006 at 04:04:31 AM
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Vsync, from what I understand, is a process which prevents screen tearing. A more detailed description about tearing and ways to prevent it can be found here, though know I just googled it...

When it's off, your performance increases, and when it's on, you won't get the tears. I can't actually run anything graphics intensive on my computer, so vsync is usually off.

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advocate666   10-29-2006 at 03:48:24 PM
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here is a better link for Vsync

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exarrkun   10-29-2006 at 04:50:56 PM
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thanks for the links
totally clear now 8)

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