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Article #696593Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN AUGUST 2016?
From: Toby Newman
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:16
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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