timmy112 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The only time I use limiters is in GTA San Andreas (or games that run way too fast otherwise) and emulators, never bothered otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehdro Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Only if i can sustain a stable 60 fps - otherwise limiting makes no sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Faulkner Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wattser93 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefsticks Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickerMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I can't play without vsync on. The screen tearing is just too distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irascible Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarflare Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceTheeGamer Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananabert Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjBlue Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robfz Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Mainly in games where the framerate is excessively high, to avoid screen tearing and save power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlyle2007 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 How are you guys caping the FPS? Is this an option in the game itself, some third party program, or in the GPU settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltizar Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I have 144 hertz monitor , so I rarely turn it on.Most games on high cant exceed that. Many dont even reach 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridfive Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack128 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I use FPS Limit with GTA San Andreas Multiplayer, with a FPS limit you can run faster ... dont know why but its realy useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraph Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I usually keep it on to avoid screen tearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel8970m Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 most screens max out at 60 FPS, more fps leads to blocks on your screen and a reduction in screen quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samovarr Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikekid Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlfls88 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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