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Does Anyone Else Run Fighting Games Uncapped, And Why?

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Accepted solution by Malik E. — ahh classic capping reduces heat, power and fan noise, especially in menus... many games also have a separate menu frame limit setting.…
  1. Yuki B.
    @yukib147

    long time lurker first post lol ive played fighting games uncapped forever cuz I thuoght more FPS always means less lag. then a friend told me to cap at a few frames below my 120 Hz refresh rate with RTSS. it honestly felt smoother. now Im confused. whats the actual answer here? ;) ive seen people swear by both approaches, and the explanations online contradict each other. im not a pro, but Id like to understand whats actually happening with input lag here. thx in advance for sharing what works for you. seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Cleo Silva
    @cleo_early

    Does your GPU hit 99% usage in a horror game when uncapped??

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  4. Haruto S.
    @haruto.sato16

    oof in-game limiters are often the lowest latency option because the game knows when to start the next frame. the driver limiter is a good second choice. etxernal tools like RTSS give very stable frame times but can add a little latency.

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  5. Haruto S.
    @haruto.sato16
    in reply to @haruto.sato16

    oof frame time consistency matters more than average FPS for perceived smoothness. A stable capped rate often feels better than a fluctuating higher one.

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  8. Malik E.
    @malik_lucky
    Accepted solution

    ahh classic capping reduces heat, power and fan noise, especially in menus... many games also have a separate menu frame limit setting. good luck man!

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  9. Yuki B.
    @yukib147
    in reply to @malik_lucky

    @malik_lucky omggg tested with a frame time graph like suggested, the capped line is way flatter.. 😅 sticking with the cap.

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