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Started by Zeemaion | | 10 answers
a new game i want is "capped" AT 60 FPS ...does that mean if i.....
have a gtx 770 i will prob get 60 fps on high, if i have a 780 ti ill get 60 fps on high. ive been on the xbox 360 since day one and am newto pc gaming.

i have asus matrix 780 ti and hoped that i could get more than 6- fps in my games.

thanks
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October 15, 2014 2:29:18 PM

One thing I forgot to tell you: G-Sync.
G-Sync solves this ever-hungry games problem: even if one doesn't have a graphics card strong enough to match the monitor's refresh rate, the refresh rate of the monitor itself can be adjusted to the frames the GPU is outputting, thus eliminating tearing and smoothing out games. Also this would make 40FPS as smooth as 60 - with no tearing.
If you can afford to get a G-Sync monitor, get one. It'll help you extend the life of your graphics card by making it deliver smooth gaming for longer.
October 15, 2014 2:08:36 PM

You may need another 780Ti to play at 144Hz. But if you ask me, I think 60Hz looks more than fluid enough for a smooth gaming experience, even for first person shooter (FPS) games.
Your rig is pretty good, and both the CPU and GPU are not bottlenecks in general. But it depends on what game you're playing and at what resolution and quality settings.
Batman: Arkham Origins gets over 170 FPS on 1080p with a 780Ti, but Crysis 3 relatively struggles at 50 FPS with 4X antialiasing settings.
As I said, you need a high end card(and a CPU) to achieve 144Hz; and it's simply impossible on some of the games.
October 15, 2014 12:27:47 PM

cst1992 said:
Look at it this way.
The higher the refresh rate of the monitor, the smoother the experience.
If you have a 60Hz monitor, then your frame target would be 60 FPS. Same for 120 and 144Hz monitors.
You'll need a high end graphics card if you're going for 120 or 144Hz monitors, since 144 FPS is much harder to achieve than 60 FPS.
If you can achieve that framerate, however, then you'll get a whole different experience from the 144Hz monitor.


One word of advice, however.
Don't go for a monitor that has very high refresh rate, because today's games use a lot of CPU horsepower. So most probably you won't be able to achieve the 120 or 144 FPS target, in which case you'll get screen tearing.

Of course, the final decision is yours.



my pc is as follows.

i5 4690k
8gb ddr 3
asusmtrix 780ti
msi gaming 7
1000w be quiet psu

256 ssd
1tb western dig.

hoping to play on a 144hz monitor


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October 15, 2014 10:50:30 AM

Look at it this way.
The higher the refresh rate of the monitor, the smoother the experience.
If you have a 60Hz monitor, then your frame target would be 60 FPS. Same for 120 and 144Hz monitors.
You'll need a high end graphics card if you're going for 120 or 144Hz monitors, since 144 FPS is much harder to achieve than 60 FPS.
If you can achieve that framerate, however, then you'll get a whole different experience from the 144Hz monitor.


One word of advice, however.
Don't go for a monitor that has very high refresh rate, because today's games use a lot of CPU horsepower. So most probably you won't be able to achieve the 120 or 144 FPS target, in which case you'll get screen tearing.

Of course, the final decision is yours.
October 15, 2014 10:44:41 AM

14381816,0,1760951 said:
It doesn't matter if a game is capped at 60fps, if you have a 60Hz monitor you only get 60 refreshes per second anyway. So you'll have smooth gameplay.[/quotems


if i bought a 144hz monitor would i get more frames?

October 15, 2014 10:28:06 AM

Zeemaion said:
i thought the better the graphics card the better the frames?



well.. that is true.. but if the game itself caps it , then its capped (as the name implies)
but its not just a case of higher frame rate = better.
Part of it is how good those frames are.. i.e. the makers want those frames to be rendered richly so you get a better experience... rather than perhaps more/smoother frames.. that don't look as good.
Its a hot topic of debate...
Cheers
October 15, 2014 10:24:52 AM

It doesn't matter if a game is capped at 60fps, if you have a 60Hz monitor you only get 60 refreshes per second anyway. So you'll have smooth gameplay.
October 15, 2014 10:24:05 AM

To answer your question, yes. If a game is capped at a given framerate, you won't get more than that framerate from any setup.
Not saying this is a problem, the experience would be more than fine, the game is usually designed keeping that framerate in mind.

Take for example, LA Noire. The facial expressions are shot from real actors, and so a 30 FPS framerate is ideal for that game. It is capped at that framerate, and it runs smooth at those frames.
October 15, 2014 10:17:32 AM

ThatVietGuy said:
Are you sure Vsync is off?
i sorry , i shoul dhave sad i havnt boughtit yet. i just read a review on the game "evil within" andthe guy said the frams were capped.

i thought the better the graphics card the better the frames?

October 15, 2014 10:12:40 AM

Are you sure Vsync is off?

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