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Article #696583Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN AUGUST 2016?
From: Toby Newman
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:28
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:28
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On 2016-09-06, Spalls Hurgenson <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:52:01 -0400, Rin Stowleigh ><rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote: > >>Buttery framerates are one of the most overlooked aspect of gaming, a >>lot of folks don't realize how much the subpar framerates of >>underpowered GPUs detract from immersion, until they get accustomed to >>high framerates and then try to go back. There seems to be the need >>for a reference point for comparison. > > In my experience it's less /high/ framerates and more an issue of > /stable/ framerates. If the game is jumping from 15 to 30 to 60fps, I > notice it far more than if it's a rock-steady 30 (or even 20) fps. 20fps? What is this, Powerpoint? > Age probably helps too; them youngsters swear there's an amazing > difference between 30 and 60fps, but I can't see it at all. And don't > get me started on the whole waste-of-money ultra-HD thing; 1024x768 > should be enough for anyone ;-) 60 is OK, it gets much better the faster you go. And I'm in my late 30s. Anything less than 60 bothers me greatly. -- -Toby Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.
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