Should I use Triple Buffering?

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I have an old 27in 1080p monitor 60hz (No freesync) - RX 590 Ryzen 5 1600. I used to play in 1080p 4xmsaa, v-sync + Triple Buffering enabled. 4xmsaa because the game is very jaggy otherwise on a 27in low PPI 1080p display. If I were to buy a new 1080p 144hz monitor it would be 24inch instead. I like the idea of a 1440p monitor but they’re double in price and I might not break 60fps in other games with my hardware.

Since Shadowlands launched I’ve been testing to see how my PC handles the game in 1440p in case I buy a new monitor. I’ve set the game to 133% render scale (1440p) disabled MSAA since it kills fps, and turned off Vsync. In game I set frame cap to 120 which is double my monitor 60hz, and enabled “Radeon Enhanced Sync” through my GPU to deal with tearing. This all makes the game feel more fluid even on a 60hz display by cutting the input lag

The games FPS will be anywhere from 60-120 depending on what’s going on in game. The CPU would definitely be the bottleneck in heavily populated areas - if not the game engine, and I’m wondering if it makes sense to use Triple Buffering while V-sync is off? I’ve only ever used them together. I don’t know how it works with Radeon Enhanced Sync and whether or not I’m adding unnecessary input lag or something, or over working the GPU for Zero benefit

Going to test leaving it enabled for a few days while I wait for replies, thank you!

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Leave it off.

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What about if I pick up a new adaptive sync monitor tomorrow? It’ll be 144hz but in most places outside solo questing it’ll probably heavily fluctuate between 50-110. Would I leave nothing on but Freesync and disabled enhanced sync, vsync, triple buffer? While capping the FPS in WoW to 144 or 142

I’m afraid of buying a new monitor and being disappointed. I’ve had mine since 2010 and even though it’s ancient and slow the colors pop which makes this game so nice

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With VRR, Triple Buffering becomes even less of a thing you need to care for. Turn on Freesync, cap FPS to 2-3 FPS below max refresh rate of the monitor if its a 144hz one. If it pops, it probably was an IPS panel from 10 years ago. TN panels have improved a lot since then, but depending on model can still be pretty bad colour wise.

I personally went from a Dell Ultrasharp U2311H to a XB271HU, then to a Odyssey G7.

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TB only works if you have vsync enabled.

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What GPU do you run with your Odyssey G7 & what FPS do you have in raids/dungeons/open world?

Reason I ask is because I just bought an Odssey G7 as well and am having problems getting my FPS to maintain above 200