Screen tearing even with 144hz Monitor

[Timmy777]

Screen tearing with a new BenQ 144hz, and even on my new BenQ 60hz monitor and even with v-sync on but less notable but still can see it. I shouldn't even be needing vysnc on with my gtx770 with my 144hz monitor i never go below 70 in my games. Could my GPU just be on the starting stage of failing?

 

[bystander]

If you're seeing screen tearing, you're probably not actually running 144hz. While the monitor supports 144hz, your connect to the monitor must support and be configured for 144hz.

Don't confuse the guy. It doesn't matter what your refresh rate is, without v-sync, games tear.

I wish I had a 144hz monitor to try out with, just stuck with a standar 60hz LCD, but back when I had a CRT, going from 60hz to 75hz dramatically reduced perceived tearing, then alter going to 85hz made it very very minor. I can only assume 144hz makes it near imperceivable, but I could easily be wrong.

Unfortunately, I really need to upgrade my memory, which requires upgrading my motherboard, so I might as well get a new CPU.. no money for a new monitor right now.

A lot of it depends on where your FPS are running at. At 120hz, 60 FPS makes tearing VERY noticeable, but 80 FPS is far less so. Then once you hit 120 FPS, tearing is again, extremely noticeable, but at 150 FPS, it is less so.

When you reach something that evenly divided into 120 or 120 is evenly divided into, tearing is easily seen. The same applies to 144hz monitors, only 72hz, 36hz, 144hz are FPS that show tearing very noticeably.

 

[postman81]

This is correct. I had massive screen tearing over 144hz. @ 120 it was the same. When set to 119.9hz it was barely noticeable when it actually happened.