120/144hz screen

Hey fellas,

Im currently gaming on a 1440p 60hz IPS monitor though I've always wondered what 120/144hz would be like in AC......
Is it really worth the upgrade? and would I notice a major difference and or would it give any advantage and improve lap times? just a thought thanks

 

What monitor is it mate , ive got a hazro 1440p monitor and i use a prog called NVIDIA Pixel Clock Patcher which overclocks the monitor . I can get it too 114hz . Just noticed u have an amd card so maybe u can do some research to see if amd supports this software of some kind and if your monitor can be overclocked. I dont think it will give any advantage ive played at 60hz and still set some wr times on rsr.

 

When you start playing on 120/144hz, there is no turning back ... games that only use camera movement in two dimensions (most top down games, like RTS, action rpg's etc) are ok on 60hz, but any FPS, TPP, sim game will feel better. I'm already a lost cause, I can't return to play in 60hz at all ... bought FinalFantasy13, managed to get it on perfect 60fps with no stutter and im still feeling sick after an hour due to not enough fps >_< as the game is locked to 60 max.

As for laptimes, it's not that big of a deal, it might improve it indirectly by making your eyes strain less and by improving peripheral vision (you can actually look to the side and follow close track objects passing by) improving spatial sense (speed sensitivity), but don't expect much. It's more of a comfort thing, like a mechanical keyboard. You don't feel much improvement when you change to it but then going back feels horrible haha.

Personally i don't feel like there is a big difference between 120 and 144, it might be for really hardcore FPS-ers but i'm running AC at 100FPS and 120Hz refresh rate and its silky smooth. If anything thou, i would recommend picking a monitor that can do G-sync (for AMD cards its FreeSync) - it's a next step from v-sync, makes the monitor and graphic card work in sync so playing at any framerate, even when it's changing, will look smooth and stutterless. Another (less important but still cool gimmick too look into) is lightboost - it makes LCD work kind of like the CRT, making the movement really clear (ghostless), but idk if there is a monitor on the market that has both G-sync and lightboost.

A good site to start looking into all this would be: http://www.blurbusters.com/ It has a bunch of articles on refresh rates and other new tech and it has lists of monitors supporting it so it's easier to actually find what you want.

ps: There is a reason all the VR software are pushing for higher refresh rates, Rift CV1 is 90hz i think and the sony VR is supposed to be 120hz, higher refresh rates are a requirement to prevent sickness there, and while some people may not feel or see the difference for example between 60 and 80hz on monitors, the eyes will definitely feel it higher hz are just better.

 

Thanks I have a Dell u2713hm.

I just looked into a program called Monitor Cru and over clocked to 2560x1440 @ 80hz .... so far it's working however I'm not sure if it's really allowing 80hz or just frame doubling, will have to have a play with it for a while and test it out.

I really like that new 144hz IPS monitors that are out now... they're just so expensive $1,000 lol...... I hope that the come down in price slightly

 

I have a 1440P Qnix OCed to 90hz and the difference from 60 to 90 is enough to make me really want a 120/144 display. Will have to wait for prices to come down on non-TN panels though.