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Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN AUGUST 2016?

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From: Toby Newman
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:16
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On 2016-09-08, Rin Stowleigh <rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 08:48:10 +0100, Toby Newman <goo...@asktoby.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2016-09-07, Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rin Stowleigh wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 09:06:02 +0100, Toby Newman <goo...@asktoby.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2016-09-06, Rin Stowleigh <rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 14:28:31 +0100, Toby Newman <goo...@asktoby.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>> nature of the contest at hand.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that polygons feel more solid at higher framerates. Something
>>>>> snaps in my head and my perception goes from "animation" to "object",
>>>>> above a certain FPS threshold.
>
> Have you thought about a GSync monitor?  Life is pretty much perfect
> with adaptive sync, at all framerates.  I don't think you'll see
> discrete frames or other issues on one paired with a good vid card.

I'd like a GSync monitor, or at least I'd like to lay eyes on one.
However I only relatively recently bought a 120Hz 3D Vision monitor,
annoyingly just before GSync became widely available.
There's a way to add the GSync module but I think it's only for
certain display hardware.

Higher priority for me at the moment is to buy a second gaming PC
dedicated to VR so I don't have to lug the main box between the
computer room and the lounge.

-- 
-Toby
Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.
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Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN AUGUST 2016?
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