ASUS gaming Monitor, 144Hz 1ms vs in game ms of 40-100ms

[kalikarpos2]

Okay so, i play wow, and what i cant understand is it a waste to buy a ASUS gaming Monitor, 144Hz 1ms, if i have in game ms 40-100(internet connection/lag) while playing world of warcraft

 

[ak47jar3d]

You mean 40 frames right?

 

[kalikarpos2]

No, im wondering about the correlation of 1ms monitors and in game latency(lag/internet connection) of 40-100 ms, the average latency between the user’s computer and the warcraft servers. Is it a waste to own a 1ms monitor if the response time of my connectiom with my game is 40 ms?

 

[imrul]

the problems can compound each other. let's take an easier example to work with: let's say that you had a lag of 10 ms and monitor response time of 5 ms. you'd think that because the lag is bigger than the response time, you won't have problems, but that's not the case. It would only be the case if you started playing EXACTLY at a time that is divisible by 5. For instance, you start playing at 5ms, and after 10ms, your monitor will have refreshed twice and your game would have caught up to the lag. And this will continue to happen synchronously. However, let's say you start playing at the 3ms mark of your monitor. Your monitor will refresh 2ms later at the 5ms mark while your game is still at the 2ms mark, so far so good. Another 5ms later, your monitor refreshes at the 10ms mark, while your game is at 7ms. With me so far? However, after another 3ms, your game refreshes.... and your need another 2ms for your monitor to catch up.

And that's why it's good to have the fastest refresh rate possible for gaming. In your case, even with 1ms, it can still be divided into smaller units, so while your monitor may have the lowest chance of frame misses in the market, it's still possible once in a blue moon.

 

[Nodyjoe]

I think you may be confusing ms as in server response with monitor response, as Imrul said the ms of a monitor only shows the ammount of missed frames not server response time, which is the Physical ammount of time it takes to send a signal to the server and back.

 

[xapoc]

Regardless of your 40-100ms in game ping, I would still buy the gaming monitor if its a good deal.