Just got a new desktop - My monitor resolution is 2560 x 1440 with a max refresh rate of 144 hz.
I’m capable of running 100-120 at 144 HZ in a raid environment (just tested) but I don’t want to do that all day everyday, because I feel the visual gains I get aren’t worth the tax to the hardware after a certain point.
That brings me to my question: which option do you think is better?
1.) Set my monitor refresh rate at a lower amount (say 85hz for example) and turn on vertical sync in-game, which will keep the FPS and refresh rate the same around 85
OR
2.) Manually cap the FPS in game at a certain number (let’s say 90) but leave the refresh rate as is at 144hz?
pros and cons to each one? I’m a tech newbie.
? “tax to my hardware” ?
just don’t use it then lol
Shlamorel,
- If your monitor and video card are capable of syncing ~100 FPS on their own without any administrative overhead, then there’s little to no reason to enable vertical syncing.
- Capping the frames in game is a throttle, and likely won’t show a reduction in any screen tearing.
I’d say neither of these are worth doing unless you’re seeing screen tearing. I’d try harder to ensure my power supply is stable, the power fed into my power supply is stable, and keeping the entire system cool by using a fan or keeping the entire environment cool (eg. using an in-window A/C unit). You will want to regularly clean your chassis, freeing it of any dust, to ensure the system isn’t working harder than it has to.
At this point, I’d say you’ll get a healthy-ish 5 years from the card. Although, you may want to replace it sooner than that.
IMO it’s just a question of heat. If your card isn’t running hot I wouldn’t worry about it. You paid for a card that can handle “100-120”. It would be silly to make it run like a cheaper vid card. Your computer will likely outlast it’s usefulness.
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Just cap your fps, that way your cpu and gpu will barely be stressed and stay cool most of the time. There’s no need to have max fps all the time.
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