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How do I turn this off? I have an XFX 6800GS. ty
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Winchester1897 said:What does Vsync do?
J-M-E said:It takes away screen tearing. Leave it on, I hate screen tearing
should I turn off Wait for V Sync in HL2? My monitor has a refresh rate of 60 hertz and I get around 60 fps in HL2, 35-50 fps when everythings all hectic.rcf1987 said:There is only screen tearing if the fps is higher than your monitors refresh rate.
rcf1987 said:There is only screen tearing if the fps is higher than your monitors refresh rate.
Vsync for my in Counter-Strike Source, it seems different, but I realize it doesn't actually lag my mouse, it's just that I'm not used to seeing such a smooth picture, which makes it seem like it's lagging, but I can still do my perfect 360 degree spins and such.ChronicTrees said:Heh, unless you like owning in online games.
Big Fat Duck said:whats the point of turning vsync off if you get lower fps then your refresh rate anyways? It only limits your fps. Its a good thing no matter what your fps is
Borgschulze said:Just yesterday I went from 1600x1200@60hz, to 1280x1024@75hz to play Counter-Strike, it's much more enjoyable, and the game plays smoother
I agree with other things you said except this. Tearing can definitely happen when the frame rate is lower than the refresh rate. When frame rate is 35fps, the card is not throwing out 35fps to the monitor - it's still throwing out at whatever the refresh rate it's running at.-freon- said:Second, Frosteh, disabling VSync only results in tearing if your framerate is higher than the monitor refresh rate, not lower. The reason you get tearing is VSync limits the vid card's frame output to the vertical refresh of the monitor....thus it will only output a full page, on time, and obviously never overlap. If your card is throwing out 120fps and your refresh rate is only 85, you are going to get plenty of half frames displayed, aka overlap.
However, if your card is only throwing out 35fps, your monitor has absolutely no problem accepting that and it will be displayed perfectly normal with no overlap.
Supasso said:I agree with other things you said except this. Tearing can definitely happen when the frame rate is lower than the refresh rate. When frame rate is 35fps, the card is not throwing out 35fps to the monitor - it's still throwing out at whatever the refresh rate it's running at.
Here is how frame buffer works. The card renders to the back buffer, and whether or not the frame is finished drawing, the back buffer will be flipped to the front buffer (what you see on screen) every 1/60 second (given that the refresh rate is at 60hz). You will get the tearing every time the back buffer is flipped to the front before an entire frame is finished or when an entire frame is finished but being rendered over with a newer frame(s).
texuspete00 said:Vsync on a 100Hz display will net you 50fps every time it goes below 100, and probably 33 when it goes below 50. So you get jumping. 100fps, 50fps, 33fps, 50 fps, 33 fps, etc, and mouse lag!
texuspete00 said:Another one, look, even if 85fps were the same as 300fps, who cares? That's not the problem. Going above your refresh rate is almost non-metionable. Yet other people make it there primary focus. Vsync on a 100Hz display will net you 50fps every time it goes below 100, and probably 33 when it goes below 50. So you get jumping. 100fps, 50fps, 33fps, 50 fps, 33 fps, etc, and mouse lag!
-freon- said:I'm not sure what you are using to make you think using VSync on a 100Hz display nets you 50fps every time it goes below 100, but I never have that problem. I haven't seen that happen in any game.
And in the other post you bring up mouse lag? Holy crap if I got mouselag from having VSync on I wouldn't have it on, EVER! FPS games are my favorite and competing online is my favorite way to play them. I haven't experienced mouselag in anything from Quake1 to now.
Going above refresh rate is mentionable. You are very likely to get more tearing (I am beginning to wonder if you even know what tearing is) when your FPS is higher than your refresh rate, than when it is lower.. Obviously, if your vid card is spitting out 150fps to a monitor running at 85fps, you are going to end up with the overlap known as tearing.
BTW, your CRT doesn't handle it any better than any other CRT in the world.