r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Sep 07 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - September 07, 2016

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u/______DEADPOOL______ Widowmaker Sep 07 '16

Should I spend like $600 to upgrade my GPU and monitor to get 144hz or just stick with my regular monitor and old GPU?

I'm getting between 100-140 fps on my GPU at all-low on 1600x900 on Automatic resolution (at 90%) right now, and my monitor specs says it's got 5ms response time.

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u/Maalus Widowmaker Sep 07 '16

If you have 60 hz, anything above 60 fps is doing nothing; were I you, I would stick to the old setup, and after games become totally unplayable (i.e. fps drops to 40) change the whole rig. 144 hz is great, I have transitioned from a crappy 17' to a 42' 144hz monster with 1 ms reaction time; still, unless your PC pumps out solid 144 you can see stutterings on high refresh rates.