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jamhamm

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why do we go on and on about frames per second when a majority of us game on 60hz lcds?

i see the reviews of the new games with the 280's and 4870x2's at 100+ fps - and i wonder... how exactly is the relevant...?

if you're gaming on a lcd monitor, you've got your spiffy vsync on - you are capped at 60fps

sure they have 1080p televisions that are 120hz [and higher i think...] - but that represents a true minority

so again... why all the talk about how many fps we can squeeze out of our spiffy new i7's and 280s... if our monitors arent showing us any return...?

and im not trying to hate on anyone with newer equipment than i - im honestly asking because id like to know...

give me a videocard that can lock the low fps to 45 and the high at 60 and wouldnt the world be a perfect place?
 
Unfortunately, FPS is the best tool we have for measuring the performance of one video card, relative to another.

I agree that it is not a hyper-accurate indicator, but it is sadly the best we have right now.

Also, I don't know about every other gamer, but I always turn vsync off as soon as I setup a new game.
 
jamhamm said:
why do we go on and on about frames per second when a majority of us game on 60hz lcds?

i see the reviews of the new games with the 280's and 4870x2's at 100+ fps - and i wonder... how exactly is the relevant...?

if you're gaming on a lcd monitor, you've got your spiffy vsync on - you are capped at 60fps

sure they have 1080p televisions that are 120hz [and higher i think...] - but that represents a true minority

so again... why all the talk about how many fps we can squeeze out of our spiffy new i7's and 280s... if our monitors arent showing us any return...?

and im not trying to hate on anyone with newer equipment than i - im honestly asking because id like to know...

give me a videocard that can lock the low fps to 45 and the high at 60 and wouldnt the world be a perfect place?
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Indeed it would, but to get more minimum fps you, by default, also get more maximum. The minimum fps and average fps are, in my opinion, more useful than the max fps for the reasons you listed. Sure, my game may shoot up to 100+ fps, but if it's dipping below 20 I'm not going to be happy.
 
I used to cherish framerates of 100+. Now it looks too fluid to me. A game like fallout3 actually looks more cinematic and believable at lower framerates.
 
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