free vs g sync

[oskarmp]

Should i get Gsync if i get for 1440p 144hz or just buy freesync for less when i have gtx 1070?

 

[bjornl]

G-Sync is better if you can afford the $200 price premium it comes with. Question is, is it worth $200 to you?

I've read several posts about people using free-sync monitors with g-sync card and turning on fast-sync in the driver and being reasonably pleased with the outcome. If you opt for a free-sync experiment, buy from a place with a good exchange policy.

 

[ziffland]

what graphics card do you have

 

[bjornl]

what graphics card do you have

980ti.
However I opted for a 1440p 32" 60hz monitor because I care more about text clarity and color accuracy than 144hz.
So with a 980ti and a 1440p screen, I don't need or use fast-sync.

 

[bjornl]

what graphics card do you have

oops, ignore previous. I thought it was directed at me. The OP said:
i have gtx 1070

 

[ziffland]

G-Sync is better if you can afford the $200 price premium it comes with. Question is, is it worth $200 to you?

I've read several posts about people using free-sync monitors with g-sync card and turning on fast-sync in the driver and being reasonably pleased with the outcome. If you opt for a free-sync experiment, buy from a place with a good exchange policy.

I would honestly go with gsync since you have an nvidia card, its a lot smoother imo and worth the extra money

 

[geofelt]

Freesync applies to amd cards; G.sync applies to nvidia cards.
Either option is designed to let the monitor pace the graphics card.
Usually, freesync monitors are cheaper.

I think, buy the monitor that pleases you with the image quality, price, and resolution you want.
A GTX1070 is likely to drive anything to sufficiently high FPS for anything except fast action games.

For those, a G.sync option might be better.

 

[bjornl]

Freesync applies to amd cards; G.sync applies to nvidia cards.
Either option is designed to let the monitor pace the graphics card.
Usually, freesync monitors are cheaper.

I think, buy the monitor that pleases you with the image quality, price, and resolution you want.
A GTX1070 is likely to drive anything to sufficiently high FPS for anything except fast action games.

For those, a G.sync option might be better.

Google fast-sync on free-sync monitors and you will find the flaw with your post.
Not disagreeing that g-sync is better. But it is not my money so I can't decide for the OP if it is better-enough to warrant the ~$200 surcharge.

 

[geofelt]

Freesync applies to amd cards; G.sync applies to nvidia cards.
Either option is designed to let the monitor pace the graphics card.
Usually, freesync monitors are cheaper.

I think, buy the monitor that pleases you with the image quality, price, and resolution you want.
A GTX1070 is likely to drive anything to sufficiently high FPS for anything except fast action games.

For those, a G.sync option might be better.

Google fast-sync on free-sync monitors and you will find the flaw with your post.
Not disagreeing that g-sync is better. But it is not my money so I can't decide for the OP if it is better-enough to warrant the ~$200 surcharge.

Good suggestion, being no expert I did.
My reading says that fast-sync is applies when the graphics card can output frames faster than the monitor can handle them. Sounds like a good idea.
However, in the OP case, it seems likely that the proposed GTX1070ti may be the limiting factor with a 4k monitor.

 

[bjornl]

Freesync applies to amd cards; G.sync applies to nvidia cards.
Either option is designed to let the monitor pace the graphics card.
Usually, freesync monitors are cheaper.

I think, buy the monitor that pleases you with the image quality, price, and resolution you want.
A GTX1070 is likely to drive anything to sufficiently high FPS for anything except fast action games.

For those, a G.sync option might be better.

Google fast-sync on free-sync monitors and you will find the flaw with your post.
Not disagreeing that g-sync is better. But it is not my money so I can't decide for the OP if it is better-enough to warrant the ~$200 surcharge.

Good suggestion, being no expert I did.
My reading says that fast-sync is applies when the graphics card can output frames faster than the monitor can handle them. Sounds like a good idea.
However, in the OP case, it seems likely that the proposed GTX1070ti may be the limiting factor with a 4k monitor.

He is not looking at 4k but 1440p although on a blistering 144hz. Not a guru on the extreme edge here either, being only a casual gamer. Still, I've read often enough that Fast-Sync / Adaptive sync gives benefits above and below the HZ rating as it causes only fully rendered to be sent to the monitor. I don't use it. I use afterburner because with my 60hz monitor I feel it works better and stops tearing without the performance hit of vsync.