V-Sync or FPS limiter ??
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Yeah quite weird i must say. In my case V sync is already good enough without any tearing at all but i just worry if i getting input lag ..
Anyway i will try using fps limiter again but different fps to see if i get something good.
If i cant found any good fps without tearing then just ON the V sync and thats it
Probably does exactly the same as the 3rd party apps I should imagine. My general rule is to use in game settings where possible, and 3rd party apps when the in game option doesn't work/exist. Other than that give both a try and report back.
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Tobbe Bergman
@Simberia
V-Sync and FPS limiter just give me problems like tearing so I don't use them at all !
It's now butter smooth.
I also found out that many 3'rd party apps causes graphical issues so I deleted all except RSR.
It's now butter smooth.
I also found out that many 3'rd party apps causes graphical issues so I deleted all except RSR.
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Tobbe Bergman
@Simberia
Maybe English isn't your first language !
That is probably why you can't understand the meaning of the whole sentence
Dave Fox
I get there...eventually.
Hi anyone kind enough to explain whats this for ?? How to use it ?? I accidently get this by googling about monitor refresh rate
http://www.vsynctester.com/index.html
In his test setup rigs he mentions each systems "known measured display refresh rate".... how do you measure a gpu known refresh rate ?
http://www.vsynctester.com/manual.html#testsetup
No need to complicate things, I have never had any tearing issues, so for me it has always been best to not limit anything.
No v-sync, no in-game fps limitation, just let it run free...
No v-sync, no in-game fps limitation, just let it run free...
Tobbe Bergman
@Simberia
No need to complicate things, I have never had any tearing issues, so for me it has always been best to not limit anything.
No v-sync, no in-game fps limitation, just let it run free...
Elementary my dear Watson ! - Elementary
There is not way you can have tearing with V-Sync on
Yes you can, tested once - just to see what benefits it might have - but there is none. Had some really horrible tearing and other weirdness when activated, so that's why i never used it since.
V-Sync should avoid tearing as each new frame will be shown in sync to the monitor refresh frequency, no matter what fps you are getting from the software.
Have you tried forcing V-Sync from the Nvidia Control Panel ? Also, I have started playing with Adaptive V-Sync (NVIDIA only) which seems to work very well for me.
Have you tried forcing V-Sync from the Nvidia Control Panel ? Also, I have started playing with Adaptive V-Sync (NVIDIA only) which seems to work very well for me.
Also, make sure you have triple-buffering enabled on the NVIDIA control panel, that helps.
This may be kind of old post, but is quiet very informative, hope you may find it useful:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=928593
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=928593
Well I avoided using Vsync on this title due to the potential for input lag, but decided to use frame limiter instead because I was getting the situation where my cards (2x Nvidia 460) were churning out around 120 fps in ideal situations (cards running at close to 100%) and then when something came along a bit more graphically demanding, lika a few more cars or a stadium section (nuremburgring was one) then the frames could more than half to around 50-60, now the massive slow down was more than noticable and caused it to look like a slide show for a second or two, completely immersion breaking. Using the frame limiter helped my two cards run cooler in ideal situations 60% instead of 100% and when the more demanding situations came along they had the headroom to cope. So the short answer to your question is yes frame limiter can help stuttering in certain cases, it just depends on the circumstance. My advice is to find a combination of GFX settings and a frame cap limit such that your card(s) can consistantly deliver the frame rate to the set limit. i.e. if you chose 90 for example lower your gfx settings so that your card will always hit 90 fps without fail. You will find a much smoother experience if you do, try it and see if it helps you.
For those that say no frame cap is the way forward, good for you that you don't have to worry about it, I would guess your cards are quite high end, but remember just because it works for you it doesn't mean it's right for everone. After all if everyones hardware, needs, and perception were the same there would be no need for a GFX settings menu in every PC game.
