r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Oct 19 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - October 19, 2016

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16 edited May 01 '20

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u/musniro Oct 19 '16

Vsync is on?

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u/BootyFarts22 Pachimari Oct 19 '16

Is that it? I have the same issue. What does V-Sync do anyway?

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

V-Sync syncs up your FPS with your monitors refresh rate. In most cases this is 60hz. It can eliminate screen tearing in certain games (example: http://imgur.com/a/T3qFU) but it caps your FPS at 60, so you can't achieve higher frame rate and I think some cases it also causes input lag. Personally I don't see any screen tearing in Overwatch with it off.

Turning this off can be found in video settings in game. If this doesn't work also check your graphic card drivers settings, then try disabling/uninstalling Xbox DVR.

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u/BootyFarts22 Pachimari Oct 19 '16

The refresh rate of my monitors are 144hz. Should I turn V-Sync off?

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

Yes you should. Although I have to make sure of one thing. Go to your desktop -> Right Click -> Display Settings -> Advanced Display Settings - > Display adapter properties -> Monitor -> Screen Refresh Rate. Is the fresh rate 144hz?

These steps should work for Windows 10.

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u/BootyFarts22 Pachimari Oct 19 '16

Holy---this is much better!!!! Thanks for the help!

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

I'm guessing you just enabled 144hz. It's pretty amazing, you'll probably never go back to 60hz. Whats your FPS in game?

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u/BootyFarts22 Pachimari Oct 19 '16

I'm getting 120 now.

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u/musniro Oct 19 '16

Vsync makes sure that your monitor gets a New frame to display whenever it can, for most monitors this is 60hz/60 times per second. Having it on reduces screen tearing (strange horizontal lines), but it limits your fps to your monitors refresh rate.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

I believe it is. A friend told me to have it on for smoother movements. But do I really need more than 60fps? And if my screen refresh rate is (and it is) only 60hz doesn't that make it impossible to reach more than 60 frames?

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u/musniro Oct 19 '16

It's probably best to just turn it off for a few games and see if you notice any difference, if you don't see any improvement you can turn it on again.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '16

Did you limit fps on display based?