G-Sync is the god-level gaming upgrade.

j-wood said:
Ok so:

1. Enable gsync in nvidia control panel
2. Enable vsync in nvidia control panel globally
3. Always disable vsync in game
4. Set resolution to 1440p at 144hz in game

Golden?
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Is this what I would want to do? I always shut vsync off globally and in game. I have an ASUS X34.

What should I be doing? Including a frame limiter of some sort?
 
ParityBit said:
Is this what I would want to do? I always shut vsync off globally and in game. I have an ASUS X34.
What should I be doing? Including a frame limiter of some sort?
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Keep V-Sync ON in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Optional in games.
Set a framerate limiter - either the game's own or RTSS - to 3 FPS below your display's maximum refresh rate.

dommynick said:
Are there any 24" IPS G-Sync monitors on the market yet?
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You need to move up to 27" for IPS right now, and there has been nothing announced in that size.
There are 240Hz TN panels though.
 
hey guys, i got a gsync monitor a while back Dell S2417DG

i just got around to booting up the witcher again, and i was looking forward to finally enjoying the gsync magic that so tantalized me, but

well im not an expert but it seems like theres still really bad screen tearing when i move the cursor quickly

gsync is activated in the nvidia control panel, so i dont know heeeelp
 
poppedcollar69 said:
hey guys, i got a gsync monitor a while back Dell S2417DG

i just got around to booting up the witcher again, and i was looking forward to finally enjoying the gsync magic that so tantalized me, but

well im not an expert but it seems like theres still really bad screen tearing when i move the cursor quickly

gsync is activated in the nvidia control panel, so i dont know heeeelp
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I have this display too and have been really happy with it. You might want to check out the section "G-SYNC – the technology and activating it" at the following pcmonitors.info link.

Also, I use the display settings from Tom's review.
 
Awesome thanks!

So anything else I should do with this other than set the Framerate limit to 97? (100 is my monitor)

Do I want this starting with Windows?
 
Just ordered the XB271HK. I hope I won't notice a colour downgrade, as this is an 8-bit panel and my current one is 10-bit. You have to compromise I suppose, and the choice among G-sync monitors is still paltry.
 
i'm thinking of getting the Acer Predator XB281HK monitor. is this a good choice?

my pc isn't quite ready for 4K 60fps but i need a new monitor and might as well get a 4K 60Hz instead of buying a 1440p 60Hz then upgrading to 4K 60Hz.
 
So what kind of G-Sync monitor should I get if I own a 970? Should I get a 1080p monitor or go for a 1440p and upgrade to a 1080/1170 down the road?
 
Mr Swine said:
So what kind of G-Sync monitor should I get if I own a 970? Should I get a 1080p monitor or go for a 1440p and upgrade to a 1080/1170 down the road?
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1440p definitely. You are going to update eventually and you will appreciate the higher res then. To me 1080p to 1440p is a very noticeable jump whereas 1440p to 4K does not feel as big.
 
laxu said:
1440p definitely. You are going to update eventually and you will appreciate the higher res then. To me 1080p to 1440p is a very noticeable jump whereas 1440p to 4K does not feel as big.
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I'd say that the jump from 1440p to 4K is at least as big as 1080p to 1440p.
4K just doesn't make a lot of sense with today's GPU hardware, unless you plan on using SLI, are fine with ≤60 FPS, or don't mind turning graphical settings right down.
I don't insist on running games fully maxed-out, but the settings required to get recent games running at high framerates at 4K on my GTX 1070 are lower than I am happy with. There are even a few games like Watch Dogs 2 where 3440x1440 is too much for my 1070.
 
I'm having a strange issue with my ASUS ROG Swift PG248Q. I have it set to 120 hz in the NVIDIA Control Panel. VSync is globally set to ON, and it's off in games...

... but every game I play caps my framerate at 144 FPS, which is, coincidentally, the max refresh rate of my monitor (without OC). I know that it's not that framerate is fully unlocked, because it never goes above 144 FPS, exactly.

I'm sure it was working just fine a few weeks ago. Could it be a driver issue? I'm using the latest GeForce drivers as the time of writing :/
 
Joey Ravn said:
I'm having a strange issue with my ASUS ROG Swift PG248Q. I have it set to 120 hz in the NVIDIA Control Panel. VSync is globally set to ON, and it's off in games...
... but every game I play caps my framerate at 144 FPS, which is, coincidentally, the max refresh rate of my monitor (without OC). I know that it's not that framerate is fully unlocked, because it never goes above 144 FPS, exactly.
I'm sure it was working just fine a few weeks ago. Could it be a driver issue? I'm using the latest GeForce drivers as the time of writing :/
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I'm not entirely clear on what your issue is here. That it's going above 120 FPS? That it's not going above 144?
When G-Sync is active it automatically uses the highest refresh rate that your monitor supports unless the game overrides it.
Since the maximum refresh rate without enabling overclocking is 144Hz, that will be why it's capped at 144 FPS with V-Sync enabled.

I'm not sure why you would run the desktop at 120Hz rather than 180Hz though.
The only reason I can think you might want to do that is for playing 24/30 FPS video, but I would just use a media player that changes the refresh rate to 144Hz temporarily when playing 24 FPS media, instead of using 120Hz everywhere.
 
Paragon said:
I'm not entirely clear on what your issue is here. That it's going above 120 FPS? That it's not going above 144?
When G-Sync is active it automatically uses the highest refresh rate that your monitor supports unless the game overrides it.
Since the maximum refresh rate without enabling overclocking is 144Hz, that will be why it's capped at 144 FPS with V-Sync enabled.

I'm not sure why you would run the desktop at 120Hz rather than 180Hz though.
The only reason I can think you might want to do that is for playing 24/30 FPS video, but I would just use a media player that changes the refresh rate to 144Hz temporarily when playing 24 FPS media, instead of using 120Hz everywhere.
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Oh. I didn't know about that. I honestly thought that it would be locked to whatever refresh rate my monitor was set too.

As for why I want to cap it at 120, not 144 FPS, I'm having this issue with my monitor by which some "lines" appear accross the screen at higher frequencies. They are very evident at 144 hz, but barely visible at 120 and I don't notice much difference between them. I spoke with ASUS and it's not covered by their warranty, and by the time I had spoken with them, the return period with Amazon had ended, so I'm stuck with this monitor (which is great otherwise).
 
Script of the Bridge said:
V-sync causes microstuttering?

The downside to V-sync is the input lag.
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V-Sync causes lag and stutter/judder.

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Because V-Sync is all we had, people often just attribute the stutter to the performance of the game or their PC.
 
laxu said:
1440p definitely. You are going to update eventually and you will appreciate the higher res then. To me 1080p to 1440p is a very noticeable jump whereas 1440p to 4K does not feel as big.
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Thanks!

Mercador said:
Got a s24dg from Dell, 1440p @144hz (165hz if you want to overclock), it's really sharp.
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Oh is it the S2417DG? The 2417 is 1000sek cheaper than the 2716, will that do fine?

Edit: found a Acer Predator XB241YU that is a tiny bit cheaper, which one to get if I don't have a such high budget?
 
riflen said:
V-Sync causes lag and stutter/judder.

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Because V-Sync is all we had, people often just attribute the stutter to the performance of the game or their PC.
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That's only if a game can't keep below 16 ms frametime though.

So for the most part, that particular type of stutter is performance related.
 
Durante said:
That's only if a game can't keep below 16 ms frametime though.
So for the most part, that particular type of stutter is performance related.
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Very true. Before G-Sync, my goal was to achieve the most consistent 50/60 FPS possible in games no matter what.
I would tune every available option to stay above 50/60 FPS and then enable V-Sync. I would tweak it again if a later area in the game caused the framerate to drop below that.
Buttery-smooth performance is achievable with V-Sync, but it means increased input lag, a lot of tuning, and leaving a lot of performance and image quality on the table.
When you tune a game so that the minimum framerate never drops below 50/60, the average framerate might be at least 15-20 FPS higher than that, assuming you are not CPU-limited.
Not only does G-Sync mean that you don't have to be quite as strict about staying above 50/60 at all costs (though I do prefer to stay above 60) it also means your GPU can be fully utilized since you don't also have to cap the framerate at 50/60 for it to remain smooth.
Upgrading to a G-Sync monitor really got a lot more out of my existing hardware. While I would prefer something a bit faster, I never expected my GTX 1070 to handle 3440x1440 nearly as well as it does. If I didn't have G-Sync and had to ensure that games would never drop below 60, I would probably still be stuck at 1080p.
 
JohnnyFootball said:
I'd love GSync, but it's so damn expensive.
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Well you could consider that you are likely to keep your monitor for lets say 4-5 years or more. Buying a quality monitor to enjoy during that time it is not so expensive.

I've had my PG278Q for 3 years now and there is still not anything on the market that would make me upgrade. I'm still waiting for those 4k 120+ Hz G-Sync displays and maybe next year I can upgrade along with a GPU upgrade to Volta.

To me it has always made very little sense to buy a top notch PC and then the cheapest display you can find when the display makes such a difference in your overall experience.
 
Durante said:
That's only if a game can't keep below 16 ms frametime though.

So for the most part, that particular type of stutter is performance related.
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I suppose that's true.
To explain my point more thoroughly; with variable sync, that judder does not happen, even though you might experience the same precise drop in performance when running the game. It's normal to experience this in a great many titles, even if hardware and software are performing optimally. 16.7ms is completely arbitrary in the wider context of "software running on computer".

From this perspective, the judder is caused by having to sync with the fixed refresh interval of the display. So, people often assume "that judder is normal for this game on my PC", where it's more correct to say "that judder is normal for this game on my PC with V-Sync enabled". Without an alternative sync method, there is no way for the user to differentiate between the two. V-Sync off has its own problems that also contribute to a less smooth experience.

I'm not explaining this for you btw, because I know you're well aware of all this and are just correcting my laziness.
If you're only playing games that are extremely trivial to run and have a 60 Hz monitor, V-Sync judder probably/maybe/usually wont happen and you likely wouldn't care about variable refresh.
 
laxu said:
Well you could consider that you are likely to keep your monitor for lets say 4-5 years or more. Buying a quality monitor to enjoy during that time it is not so expensive.

I've had my PG278Q for 3 years now and there is still not anything on the market that would make me upgrade. I'm still waiting for those 4k 120+ Hz G-Sync displays and maybe next year I can upgrade along with a GPU upgrade to Volta.

To me it has always made very little sense to buy a top notch PC and then the cheapest display you can find when the display makes such a difference in your overall experience.
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I just got the Asus PG279Q in the last two weeks. Upgraded from a 24" BenQ that was 1080p. Overclocked the Asus to 165hz and really really loving it. I have 1070, which I'm fairly certain I'm not pushing very hard given I'm playing Shadow of Mordor and Overwatch mostly.
 
Got my G-sync screen and for some reason decided to inaugurate it with Dark Souls (p.s. why can't my GTX1080 sustain 60fps with Dark Souls??). Buttery smooth, although I should probably make my way to Blighttown and see what that's like.
 
Anyone with an ASUS Pg248q,

Whats the best monitor settings? I followed a guide but it looks washed out on my PC unless I use NVIDIA color settings which can be fiddly
 
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