Can my 144Hz monitor do 3D gaming?

[soldier5637]

hey there, some monitors I see advertised with 3D gaming capability. Can any 144 Hz monitor do it though? I have a Philips 242G gaming monitor. I'd like to be able to play Crysis 3 in 3D.

 

[warhead0]

Yes you can play games on your 144hz screen. I would be more worried if you couldn't. (I also have a 144hz monitor) Not every monitor can do '3d', you will typically see it listed as a feature on the ones that do.

One thing to note, achieving a stable 144fps in game can be quite demanding on your GPU, you might have to lower some graphical settings in game to achieve 100+ fps.

Especially when running games in '3d' mode.

 

[HEXiT]

3d requires a 120hz screen A.F.A.I.know, so if you can down clock you monitor then yes.

 

[soldier5637]

Yes, I am running it at 120hz now actually. So its an all clear then? What are the cheapest appropriate glasses I could get?

 

[warhead0]

Yes, I am running it at 120hz now actually. So its an all clear then? What are the cheapest appropriate glasses I could get?

Not going to lie to you here, but you need to buy an expensive '3d' gaming pack from Nvidia, not sure how much it will costs Americans.

See if you can find the 3d vision kit second hand perhaps, you might get a fair price, buying new is very expensive.

 

[HEXiT]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814998061

$145

 

[soldier5637]

Oh my. Definitely out of my college budget.

 

[HEXiT]

to be honest mate its not worth the money anyway. the illusion of depth is about 3 inches at best.
the only real 3d experience is with an oculus type headset. and that aint gonna be cheap when it arrives.

 

[warhead0]

I very much agree. 3d is a gimmick, you aren't really missing out on much.

 

[Alessio7496]

As many have obviously said you can 3D game on a 144Hz monitor better than most others, how ever you'll need to be mindful of the fact that Nvidia 3D has to display frames through both eyes, so if you're playing at 300fps in CS:GO for example, you'll have the advantages of 3D, however your framerate and refresh rate will be chopped in half exactly. Also, an Nvidia GPU is obviously best for this given Nvidia's 3D capabilities.

 

[HEXiT]

nope. 3d is limited to 60 fps x2. thus the 120mhz requirement. it doesnt work if vsync is off and you have more than 60x2 fps.
also nvidia 3d only works with nvidia hardware. it detects the gpu and if its not nvidia it just wont work.