fps drops with a 165hz G-sync monitor.

zombiehacker

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So i'm looking at getting a 1440p/165hz G-sync monitor soon, and the only thing stopping me is fps drops and how it'll affect my playing experience.

Right now, i'm on a 1080p@75hz display with a 7700k + 1070 (plan to upgrade the GPU to either the 1080ti, or whatever Volta is). From what i've seen, my rig is overkill for this display in everything but the occasional badly optimized AAA game.

My question is - On my old PC, whenever i dipped below 75fps in games it felt like a horrible stuttery mess. Now i know for a fact that my rig won't be pushing 1440p@165fps in the vast majority of games i play, so will i still get that horrible stutter? If i'm bouncing around between 90 and 130 fps in games like overwatch, will it still be a jagged uncomfortable experience, or is it not nearly as noticable at higher frame rates?

Thanks.
 
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G sync will smooth out frame dips and make them less noticeable. What g sync does it match your fps to your monitors refresh rate, so for example if you are running a game at 88fps your monitor will be running at 88hz, if it dips to 60fps your monitor will run at 60hz, this eliminates tearing and makes sudden fps drops less noticeable. I have the asus PG279Q 1440p 165HZ G SYNC monitor with a 1060 and 7700k all the games I play are smooth as silk.

And by volta I assume you mean vega, I would not get an amd card with a g sync monitor as you will not be able to use gsync.
G sync will smooth out frame dips and make them less noticeable. What g sync does it match your fps to your monitors refresh rate, so for example if you are running a game at 88fps your monitor will be running at 88hz, if it dips to 60fps your monitor will run at 60hz, this eliminates tearing and makes sudden fps drops less noticeable. I have the asus PG279Q 1440p 165HZ G SYNC monitor with a 1060 and 7700k all the games I play are smooth as silk.

And by volta I assume you mean vega, I would not get an amd card with a g sync monitor as you will not be able to use gsync.
 
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Thanks, that took away allot of the worries i had about getting a higher refresh rate monitor. I'm really looking forward to finally moving on from 1080@75. Also, by Volta i meant Nvidia's next GPU line-up. I don't know if that's what it is actually called, it's just what i've heard people call it lol.