[SOLVED] Will my PC be strong enough to run a monitor higher than 60 Hz

[Kugame]

Hi, I am currently looking to upgrade my monitor to something like a 75 hz or even up to 120hz.

I'm really new to these topics and have been researching possible options, but now i'm really confused and worried if my PC could even handle "stronger" monitors. Your help would be much appreciated.

Here are my specs:

Processor - i5-6600 3.3 GHz
RAM - 16 GB
System type - 64-Bit
Graphics - GTX 1650 Super Gaming X
Windows 10 Pro

Current monitor:

ASUS VS247 Monitor
Resolution 1920x1080
Refresh rate - 60 Hz
Bit depth - 8-bit
Color format -RGB
Color space - SDR

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

with lower settings ingame you may be able to reach 75fps @ 1080p in a lot of modern AAA games.

but your current system will still be able to support any refresh rate, no matter how high.
you just may not see the advantages in games because you can't currently get the higher frames per second to max out the refresh rate's capabilities.
you can always upgrade your system in the future and make more use of those higher refresh rates though.

what ever monitor you get, make sure you have the ports on your GPU needed to run the monitor; DisplayPort, DVI-D, or whatever the monitor requires.

 

[boju]

Depends on the game and cpu usage. A test to see how much your cpu can handle would be to disable Vsync, drop settings to the lowest possible and monitor fps and cpu usage with a program like Msi Afterburner.

How to setup Msi Afterburner

Explains about cpu frame pre-rendering and cpu usage

 

[Kugame]

with lower settings ingame you may be able to reach 75fps @ 1080p in a lot of modern AAA games.

Thanks for your response. I have been playing Bannerlord on “Very High” Settings on most performance options with some exceptions (medium shadow quality, no motion blur, SMAA – Anti-aliasing etc…). But this is nice to know for when I do play other games.

 

[Kugame]

but your current system will still be able to support any refresh rate, no matter how high.
you just may not see the advantages in games because you can't currently get the higher frames per second to max out the refresh rate's capabilities.

So regardless of my system being able to support higher refresh rates, this would mean that going for higher Hz monitors is pretty much a disadvantage as my system can’t push the monitors full performance potential? I mean like would there be any advantage at all, or would I be better off staying with a 60Hz monitor until I upgrade my system?
Sorry if that’s confusing, just trying to learn as much as I can.

 

[Kugame]

Depends on the game and cpu usage.

Thanks for posting this. Honestly downloaded Afterburner a few days ago and could not get it to work. Trying it out today.

 

[boju]

Your welcome. Don't forget to see the other vid as that will give you an idea what to look for.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

regardless of my system being able to support higher refresh rates, this would mean that going for higher Hz monitors is pretty much a disadvantage as my system can’t push the monitors full performance potential? I mean like would there be any advantage at all, or would I be better off staying with a 60Hz monitor until I upgrade my system?

with older games, less demanding games, and even more demanding games with lower settings you could surpass 60fps and take advantage of a higher refresh rate.

but i would say it would be more beneficial to put that money towards upgrading your core components rather than your display. so after you have a decent gaming system you could decide which route to take with display features such as color quality, panel type, screen size, etc and actually fully take advantage of those options.

right now if i was looking to play @ 1080p 60Hz, i'd get a nice >=32" television for much cheaper than a nice higher refresh rate monitor.