not gonna lie this is driving me nuts my GPU fans scream at full speed in menus and in competitive shooters because teh frame rate is uncapped. Ive got a 144 Hz monitor. Is there any real reason not to cap, or am i just burning power for nothing? 馃槶 i also notice the room gets warm after long sessions, and the fans are loud. If capping helps with that without hurting responsiveness, Id switch tonight. Is there a catch Im missing? Curious to see where teh majority lands on this one.
G-SYNC, V-SYNC, CAPS... WHAT'S THE RIGHT COMBO FOR 144 HZ? lol
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Jump to the replyFrame time cnosistency matters more than average FPS for perceived smoothness 馃槀 A stable capped rate often feels better than a fluctuating higher one. hope that helps :)
i come back to this thread every week just for the drama

wait wait does this also apply to latency? ??
yeahhh have u checked ur vsync settings? mine were reset after an update
lol same thing happened to me if u play competitively and see big FPS swings, test both with a frame time graph. Use what gives the flattest line at an acceptable latency. fingers crossed 馃
In-game limiters are often the lowest latency option cuz teh game knows when to start teh next frame. The driver limiter is a good second choice. External tools like RTSS give very stable frame times but can add a little latency. fingers crossed 馃
@sorenr617 yesss tested with a frame time graph like suggested. The capped line is way flatter. Sticking with the cap.
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