When do you use a FPS limit?

[timmy112 10]

The only time I use limiters is in GTA San Andreas (or games that run way too fast otherwise) and emulators, never bothered otherwise

[Lehdro 10]

Only if i can sustain a stable 60 fps - otherwise limiting makes no sense...

[Colonel Faulkner 11]

I always use the inbuilt FPS limiter of RTSS in conjunction with Afterburner. Vsync off in NVCP and ingame, sometimes I notice some tearing but most of the time I'm good with it.

Leads me to the question: If FPS limiter is to be used regularly should Vsync be enabled (at NVCP "Adaptive Vsync / ingame at par with monitor's Hz) or left off? Like to hear your suggestions - Thanks in advance!

[Wattser93 10]

I use vsync most of the time. Screen tearing really annoys me and vsync helps keep temps down so it's a win win for me. The only time I turn off vsync is when stress testing an OC.

[beefsticks 20]

FPS limiters are good for streaming and recording games. It frees up some CPU even though FPS is GPU oriented its an overall system performance booster.

[WickerMan 10]

I can't play without vsync on. The screen tearing is just too distracting.

[irascible 10]

In GW2, I use the frame limiter which has solved issues with the game crashing for me. Plus, being that i use a 60hz monitor, and I can't see the difference with a higher FPS... I don't see the point.

[Solarflare 10]

If i have the option to limit I will set my fps to 240 -180 Or 120 FPS If i can sustain one of those fps amounts on this MSI-GT70 2OC laptop "even when attached to my 27" 60hz Samsung @ my parents place" or my guest pc with a BenQ 27" 60hz monitor.

I have never had tearing at those frame rate's I may be wrong but my theory behind it is doubling , Tripling or Quadrupling your fps exactly over a 60hz monitor seems to land frames more evenly.

When i use my 120Hz benQ XL2420TX "main PC" I either run 120fps or 240fps depending on What my gpu can sustain which also mean's I need to keep they GPU up to date Highend in order to do so.

I prefer Capping over Vsync as if the fps ever happens to drop under desired vsync fps then it does not cut in half or a portion to half if triple buffer is on and it works better then vsync or adaptive vsync even for not giving the user input lag.

[LanceTheeGamer 12]

If there's an option to, I always limit my fps to 60. It keeps the strain on my gpu as low as possible and my laptop's display don't support an fps over 60 regardless.

[Bananabert 10]

i'm using fps limit when using my laptop with out power supply or im on a cod mw 1 jump map. because the best fps to jump with is 125, but there are also jump where you have to switch your fps between 125-250-333

[AjBlue 10]

I like using vsync on every game I play, my eyes bug out when the screen tears. Also, I don't want to be pushing my gpu that hard so allowing vsync to cap it at 60 is very nice. Overall I just want a stable framerate, I can't stand when fps drops from like 180 fps to 100 when there is a lot of action on screen, usually you will notice a huge fps drop. Also, our eyes can't really tell much of a difference between 60 and 180, however when you drop frames it can become noticeable.

[Robfz 10]

Mainly in games where the framerate is excessively high, to avoid screen tearing and save power.

[charlyle2007 10]

The only time you set a fps limiter is when you actually see tearing on your screen. There's always V-sync, but it will likely a noticeable mouse delay. As for osu, I don't you need to limit your fps on osu. I play osu with 1800 fps, and its equally the same as 300 fps.

[Silvos 10]

I cap it in most games, it does some weird stuff if I don't. I noticed League of Legends gets REALLY wonky and stuttery for some reason. Put it back to 60 and it works fine. Borderlands like to be unlimited though, and gets weird if I try to cap it. Not sure if it's a game engine thing or not.

[nono 10]

I always cap it at 60. There is no noticeable difference between 60 FPS and anything higher, so why strain the hardware and drain the battery?

[fr33 10]

How are you guys caping the FPS? Is this an option in the game itself, some third party program, or in the GPU settings?

[voltizar 10]

I have 144 hertz monitor , so I rarely turn it on.

Most games on high cant exceed that. Many dont even reach 100.

[hybridfive 10]

I cap mine with MSI Afterburner. At 60FPS as thats what my tv resolution is maxed at. My GTX780 Pumps out some massive frames sometimes and needs to be tamed

[blackjack128 10]

I use FPS Limit with GTA San Andreas Multiplayer, with a FPS limit you can run faster ... dont know why but its realy useful

[Saraph 10]

I usually keep it on to avoid screen tearing.

[Daniel8970m 11]

most screens max out at 60 FPS, more fps leads to blocks on your screen and a reduction in screen quality

[freebs 10]

How are you guys caping the FPS? Is this an option in the game itself, some third party program, or in the GPU settings?

You can cap the fps to 60 by turning on the vsync option. it can be done on the gpu settings also most games have this option.

[samovarr 10]

As someone said earlier, turning on Vsync in many games causes sort of an input lag to appear, which is not desirable. I'm pretty sure there are options to limit the FPS without turning the Vsync on in Dxtory and MSI Afterburner.

[spikekid 10]

I've capped my framerate using a rivatuner's statistic center, there is a place in the global file where you could write max FPS and it won't go over that, pretty simple!

[rlfls88 10]

I limit my FPS when I feel that the screen is not smooth. Over 60FPS, most people do not see the difference. If your system constantly keep FPS around 60. I recommend limit your FPS. It givea you more smooth screen vision.