Hi everyone, I have a monitor with refresh rate of 165Hz. So I set Max Foreground FPS and Target FPS to 165fps.
But when I hover over the “?”, it says my framerate is 60fps. How can I change my framerate to match the monitor?
I found a helpful article from 2018 but things have changed since then. Dang.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I figured it out mi hearties! Windows automatically tends to lower it’s framerate from 165Hz to 59.9Hz without my permission!!
So WoW just sets to 60Hz automatically even if I choose another number. I reset Windows to 165Hz. And WoW runs at 165Hz also.
Edit: HaevenPsye and Haevenyotta is the same person.
Btw you should always cap fps below your refresh rate correct cap for 165 is 160
I will do that. Thank you for your guidance, Kurasi.
Or just enable Vsync. It’s an MMO, the tiny bit of added input lag is negligible and if you’re using gsync/freesync, vsync is actually recommended anyways to help frame pacing hiccups that could make you drop or duplicate frames, which can mess with input lag.
Thoughts on fast sync?
Works well if you feel the need to play WoW at FPS frame rates and roast your GPU for no real advantage on a game that might peak tick rates in the 30-60 range. As I usually explain to people, there’s a strong diminishing returns on frame rates above a 100 in terms of perception.
Maybe for some, I’ve seen first hand how smooth a 500Hz monitor feels like. Also wouldn’t say 60C full load on GPU is roasting.
Big nooope telling people to use v sync xD
Again, it’s an MMO and not some twitch shooter… You’re never going to notice the difference if you’re capping to 165fps. I 100% promise you’d fail, as in guess correctly 50% of the time, an A/B double-blind test with it in WoW at that frame rate… Also, like I said, it’s actually directly recommended to enable Vsync with gsync/freesync(Vsync works differently with them).
But hey, if you want to believe some random yewchewber leethaxor 10000% skill tweak guides, be my guest. I’m sure someone’s got some video that can convince you to buy some $1,000 USD audio cables too lol…
Use v sync and g sync at the same time interesting can you please explain your reasoning for having both on
Gsync/freesync disengage if you go above the refresh rate, this can lead to tearing and uneven frame pacing, which can actually cause a much wider delta in your input latency than the trivial amount of latency that vsync might add normally when you’re in the 100+ fps range. Talking 1-2ms when you’re in high FPS ranges.
I’d try to explain it in more detail, but we’re making ballcakes right now. You can Google around for it more, there are a ton of reputable sources to back this up. Blurbusters has a good writeup on this all that’s still very valid, even if the article is a handful of years old. If you really want to render way above your frame rate, you can also use fastsync+gsync, but it’s a waste of power and component life for placebo gains.
I play Overwatch 2 and maybe Warzone 2.
But I went to the computer store and asked them how I can see visually smooooth graphics. And they suggested my monitor.
Also, my monitor and video card is from Gigabyte. So the software pairs those two and they function better I think.
Edit: Pawgwalker, yes! My last monitor had tearing issues and I think uneven frame pacing, since it was only 60Hz, without Freesync. Sometimes the video was a bit choppy and there were a lot of tearing.
So he recommended a better monitor.
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