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posted it here since it's more of a technical gaming issue rather than general Gaming.
as topic says...Why does it seem that most people leave V-sync off with a powerful machine that gets over 60FPS most of the time? is page-tearing not an issue with LCDs?
if page-tearing still occurs, why would anyone care about 70, 80, even 130 FPS in any game when half the screen tears b/c the display cant keep up with the GFX card? i know v-sync generally lowers FPS besides "capping" it at your refresh rate (60 for almost all LCDs), but if you're getting 80+ fps steady you can run v-sync at 60 without issues and not get page tearing.
am i missing something or are people that e-peen-oriented that they need to claim 100+ FPS in all their e-peen forums?
i keep vsync on in any game where my system can support it without dropping much below 45-50 fps. i get steady 60 in almost every game i regularly play and there's no benefit whatsoever b/w 60 and 1million FPS even if page-tearing didnt occur.
for games where i cant run v-sync without dipping below acceptable frame rates, i disable it and pick up an extra 5-10 fps, but since it's probably still below page-tearing range, it's a moot point.
thoughts?
as topic says...Why does it seem that most people leave V-sync off with a powerful machine that gets over 60FPS most of the time? is page-tearing not an issue with LCDs?
if page-tearing still occurs, why would anyone care about 70, 80, even 130 FPS in any game when half the screen tears b/c the display cant keep up with the GFX card? i know v-sync generally lowers FPS besides "capping" it at your refresh rate (60 for almost all LCDs), but if you're getting 80+ fps steady you can run v-sync at 60 without issues and not get page tearing.
am i missing something or are people that e-peen-oriented that they need to claim 100+ FPS in all their e-peen forums?
i keep vsync on in any game where my system can support it without dropping much below 45-50 fps. i get steady 60 in almost every game i regularly play and there's no benefit whatsoever b/w 60 and 1million FPS even if page-tearing didnt occur.
for games where i cant run v-sync without dipping below acceptable frame rates, i disable it and pick up an extra 5-10 fps, but since it's probably still below page-tearing range, it's a moot point.
thoughts?