I bought a Benq 120 hz monitor and my game can only get to 70frames with Vsync off. And my gameplay is all teary when Vsync is off on top of that. Im running a single MSI frozr 660 nvidia.
Anyone here have experience with optimizing their setup to maximize gameplay on this type of hardware? Should i be asking r/techsupport instead?
Well.. If you don’t get that high of fps, why did you buy a 120hz monitor? Try lowering the settings for better frames/upgrading your system.
A 660 won’t run ultra at 120fps. Lower your settings, or get a newer card.
Do I have to get close to 120 frames to get the benefit of the monitor?
Closer the better, but you still benefit from not tearing as much for when your fps does go over 60. Vsync always off is good as you won’t suffer from input lag
I had no idea. I’ll definitly grab one.
Yes, the monitor can display 120fps, but your computer can’t, if your computer can manage 60 fps, you could have a 500hz monitor but it wouldn’t look different than a 60hz in that scenario.
If you don’t want to upgrade and ~70 fps are good for you, you have the following options: Activate Vsync, you should now get constant 60 fps. Or just activate triple buffering (and Vsync), you should still get the ~70 fps but with no tearing. Only downside is you add another frame delay to the game. It is not an issue for me but best to see for your self.
Well there are less demanding games, but other than that good question. Especially since 120hz basically always means crappy TN panel with bad viewing angles (at >20" even if you sit in front of it), 6 bit colors and gray black.
That is very true, I’m running a 1440p IPS panel myself and it’s absolutely gorgeous.
There should be a game mode option somewhere in the settings, that should bring the frame rate down to 60fps if your tv has that option.