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TheHuskyGT Jun 3, 2018 @ 10:07pm
Frame cap above 60fps?
I need to find a way to cap fps within my refresh rate without using V-Sync. If I set frames to variable, my frames go close to 200 even maxed out and it will go to 700+ on loading screens, putting an unnecessary strain on my GPU ( I can hear it buzz). Even setting the refresh rate to match my monitor, it will ignore it.

Raising the Resolution Scale will drop my frames at a more reasonable rate and it also makes the game look very nice, but it's constantly pushing my GPU at 100% at almost 70c. I don't want to kill it.

I'm playing at 1440p on a G-Sync monitor.
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Originally posted by talgaby:
You can limit the framerate with a simple profile in both Nvidia or AMD control panels. You can also just use MSI Afterburner to set a framerate cap.
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TheHuskyGT Jun 4, 2018 @ 6:21pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Originally posted by thehuskygt:

Nah. It's not bothering me at all. It's actually kind of funny (and a bit pathetic) to see him get so worked up over nothing.

Anyway, my question was answered. I'm happy and I know what I need to know now. I played around with Afterburner too and found very useful settings to put a limit in how hot the card can get, and also make my own fan curve.

Have a good one!
If you're limiting a 1080 Ti to below 70c, you may as well not have spent the money on it. You're not getting the performance you paid for by doing that.

I know, but I'm "only" playing at 1440p. There is really nothing more I can do with games to unlock all the card's power after maxing everything out, other than unlock frames. Problem is that when I do this, this card will exceed my monitor's refresh rate. Some games are good enough to let you set a custom fps limiter, others like this game either let you choose 60fps, or full unlock. Setting the game at my monitor's refresh rate doesn't seem to put a cap at that rate like I have noticed in other games.

My other PC with a 1070 struggles a bit at 1440p. Can't max out recent AAA games like when playing at 1080p without having very noticeable performance drops.
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Seamus Jun 4, 2018 @ 8:21pm 
Do... do you think the framerate going above the refresh rate is a BAD thing somehow? It's really not. Even on a 60hz monitor, going above 60fps is better than being directly at 60.
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TheHuskyGT Jun 4, 2018 @ 10:11pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Do... do you think the framerate going above the refresh rate is a BAD thing somehow? It's really not. Even on a 60hz monitor, going above 60fps is better than being directly at 60.

Screen tearing bothers me a bit. It's not a bad thing, I guess, I just find it visually unpleasant.
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talgaby Jun 4, 2018 @ 11:21pm 
Nvidia still does not have a framerate limiter in the control panel? They are usually faster stealing AMD's patents and ideas, it has been there in AMD's solution for over a year now.
At any rate, then use Riva Tuner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raEg3GiT57I
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Seamus Jun 5, 2018 @ 11:37am 
Originally posted by thehuskygt:
Originally posted by Seamus:
Do... do you think the framerate going above the refresh rate is a BAD thing somehow? It's really not. Even on a 60hz monitor, going above 60fps is better than being directly at 60.

Screen tearing bothers me a bit. It's not a bad thing, I guess, I just find it visually unpleasant.
Tearing is from sub refresh rate framerates or desync with a framerate locked at the refresh rate. Going above refresh does NOT cause tearing. :cfacepalm:
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TheHuskyGT Jun 5, 2018 @ 4:17pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Originally posted by thehuskygt:

Screen tearing bothers me a bit. It's not a bad thing, I guess, I just find it visually unpleasant.
Tearing is from sub refresh rate framerates or desync with a framerate locked at the refresh rate. Going above refresh does NOT cause tearing. :cfacepalm:

I am really confused. I had a 60hz monitor paired up with a gtx970 once. When frames were unlocked I would go above the refresh rate and get really bad tearing. This was not noticeable when at or under 60fps. I got another monitor, this time a 144hz one. Even though I rarely hit 144fps (even after upgrading to a gtx1070), I would get very little to no tearing.

I now got a 165hz G-Sync monitor with a new build and it seems to have fixed all my tearing problems.

I still need to look into it more though. It's really bothering me not knowing certain things...
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talgaby Jun 5, 2018 @ 11:53pm 
The entire point of Gsync is to eliminate tearing. So as long as it is working, framerate with a game engine that can take variable framerate should never be an issue.
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TheHuskyGT Jun 6, 2018 @ 6:27pm 
Originally posted by talgaby:
The entire point of Gsync is to eliminate tearing. So as long as it is working, framerate with a game engine that can take variable framerate should never be an issue.

I wen't through the Nvidia forums and all their G-Sync threads. I have learned so much today. I was doing it wrong this whole time. After following their suggestions on how to get the best out of G-Sync and my hardware, I can't believe how much of a difference I can see now.

My game runs even smoother, no tearing, no stutter and most important; no input lag. I love this!
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