What is the significance of 144hz monitors? Is my PC compatible?

[southpaw]

Surfing through the web, I haven't seen one person not recommend a 144hz monitor for CS:GO. Is it really that big of a difference compared to a 60hz monitor? As I'm reading these it seems that you need to have good hardware in order to work with the monitor. Will these specs be able to do the job?
GPU: GTX 950
CPU: A10 7850K
MB: ASUS A88X PRO
Ultimately, I'm looking for the minimum requirements needed to use 144hz monitors. Any insight?
Thanks a lot.

[Alexalmighty]

honestly it depends on the game but with your setup most games will not achieve 144fps

youd want atleast a gtx 1060 and a i5 4690k

[SundownKid]

Your setup is pretty dated, and CS is very CPU dependent so I doubt it will work.

[_I_]

higher refresh rate makes things look smoother

for windows, smooth mouse and scrolling, if the cpu can keep up

but with that cpu csgo will never go above 60fps at higher settings

csgo likes a fast cpu with 2 cores and good gpu
amd cores are not fast, i3 or pentium g are better than any amd cpu for games that need 2-4 cores
and a good gpu, gtx 950 isnt bad and capable if the cpu can give it info fast enough

if the monitor also supprots gsync all frames will display when they are ready

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I wouldn't bother until you actually get a decent PC first

[Andrius227]

You could buy it and see for yourself. Even if your pc cannot handle 144hz right now, you could still run it at lower refresh rate until you get a better pc. Anything is better than 60hz.

If you can get over 100fps in your games, then a 144hz monitor is worth it.

[_I_]

Messaggio originale di Andrius227:

You could buy it and see for yourself. Even if your pc cannot handle 144hz right now, you could still run it at lower refresh rate until you get a better pc. Anything is better than 60hz.

If you can get over 100fps in your games, then a 144hz monitor is worth it.

good point, but the apu isnt even good for 60hz

better off waiting til he upgrades to a system that can handle a better gpu

[Zireth]

144hz = 144 frames show

It means how many frames the monitor will show so 60hz = 60fps show and so on it just makes the game look smoother than butter but most likely you will need a 1440p optimized card do do 1080p 144hz otherwise it won't show that silky smooth gameplay that 950 couldn't do AAA titles for 144hz to matter on max settings but less graphical heavy E-sports other than overwatch you will be fine csgo players pull as many frames as you can to be quite competitive

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes shown frames, not required frame-rate.
Any 144Hz screen will have better motion transitions, faster flicker response over a 60Hz one.
The motion will feel smoother and more natural, even at say 60 FPS on 144Hz