120hz VSYNC Question

[R3ckoningVG]

I recently purchased the ASUS VG248QE. I'm playing Battlefield 4 with a GTX 780 3GB. I get about 75-105 FPS in game. My question is should I turn vsync on if I can't even reach 144 FPS? Or should I just leave it off, what are the benefits/negatives?

 

[aznricepuff]

I suggest leaving it off. Turning it on will drop your FPS to 60 and will introduce input lag, which is never good in competitive multiplayer. From what I've seen BF4 is not one of those games where screen tearing is a big problem. I hardly notice it ever, and when I do see it it's very subtle compared to some other games.

 

[R3ckoningVG]

Well, with it on I still get 75-100 FPS as my monitor is a 144hz monitor. I'm just wondering if I should even keep it on if I can't hit 144fps?

 

[bystander]

Most people say they don't notice tearing without v-sync if your FPS are lower than your refresh rate. If you are one of those, then just leave it off. V-sync, if you can't maintain your refresh rate, can cause a bit of stutter.

 

[aznricepuff]

Ok, so BF4 apparently has triple buffering enabled by default. Knowing this, I recommend leaving VSync off, since it will do you little good when triple buffering is already enabled and will only introduce input lag.

 

[bystander]

Ok, so BF4 apparently has triple buffering enabled by default. Knowing this, I recommend leaving VSync off, since it will do you little good when triple buffering is already enabled and will only introduce input lag.

Triple buffering, on its own, has no benefits over double buffering. None at all. It's only purpose is when v-sync is on, and normally games will not enable triple buffering unless you have v-sync on, though it really has no downside either, unless v-sync is on.

Triple buffering is so that when v-sync is on, it can start rendering a new frame when waiting to send an already completed image to the screen, which has to occur between monitor refreshes. Otherwise the GPU would be forced to stop. In DirectX games, it can also cause a frame worth of latency if your FPS match your refresh rate.

 

[R3ckoningVG]

Okay, thanks guys!