[SOLVED] Monitor refresh rate help - 240hz

[thechickenone]

Hey all,

I recently bought a 240hz monitor (asus gaming vg279qm), but it's a bit overkill for my system.

I bought it as it was on sale at a local store, and was a 1-day return - so I got about $150 off the RRP.

I'm running a: ryzen 5 3600, RTX 2060, 16gb DDR4 RAM, and so on.

My question: if I'm getting no where near 240FPS, does it make a difference what hz I have my monitor set as?

I.e. if I'm playing a game, and I'm getting about 90fps, should I have my monitor set to a lower refresh rate? Or does it simply not matter what refresh rate it is, as long as my FPS isn't above it? Deciding whether I should return it and get a 144hz monitor, or whether 144 vs 240 doesn't actually change anything for my system.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around refresh rates, so I'm a bit clueless.

Thanks everyone.

 

[TheNoobWithQuestions]

Think of a monitor as potential for your your pc. Your refresh rate displays your frames. Does the monitor in question have the resolution you want? Then yes sound investment and you'll be fine. If you care more for resolution than frames then no. You can always upgrade your gpu to the potential either way, it depends what you want out of it. Yes it is overkill, but it wont hurt as long as you enable gsync/freesync or limit your fps to the specific game.