Hey guys,
Happy new year.
This time, I am in the market to buy a 1440p monitor. I have the following hardware:
R5 3600 @4.2
Gammax cooler
RX 5700XT Sapphire Pulse
2x 8GB 3GHz RAM
Samsung LC24FG73FQWXXL monitor. https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07L55C79L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The thing is that this Samsung monitor has a freesync range of 70 - 144 Hz, which is a pain in the a$$. When buying this monitor, I did NOT research enough and did not look into the freesync range. Now, whats happening is that when I play games like CSGO, I have an amazing experience even when the FPS is is in 400 range mostly (low 4:3 res stretched, low-med settings). Same for Apex, Siege etc. Basically, any game that runs above 70 FPS is fine.
Now, When I play games such as KCD or CyberPunk 2077 which manage to get only like 60 FPS on my system @1080p, I can notice a huge amount of stuttering and juddery gameplay. I mostly like to play open world games at 1080p highest settings as long as FPS are mostly above 60. For online shooters, I prefer low settings, low res, unlimited FPS kinda deal.
Then, I read about Freesync Premium and LFC that it brings with it. So, I started my hunt to get a new 144 Hz monitor. And, I realized that 1080p monitors are extremely cheap right now at 15k. But, 2K 144 Hz monitors are also not very expensive (<30K). This was not a situation before. I have shortlisted the following monitors so far:
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-Nitro-XV...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d -------- 28K
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-Nitro-VG...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d ------------ 26K
https://www.amazon.in/MSI-Optix-G27...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d -------------- 31K
The difference between the first and second monitor is only USB hub that I can see. HDR seems to be supported, but more of a joke on these monitors and I dont care about HDR anyway. Good to have, but not necessary. What I cant find is the FreeSync range on these monitors. I have read their manual from Acer site, but could not locate the freesync range.
The MSI monitor has 165 Hz refresh rate, due to which it becomes a solid option too. I am not too keen on curved screens anymore and would like to buy a flat screen, so, I am keeping it as an option but only if the freesync range is at least 48to 165.
So, TLDR: I need a 1440p 144HZ monitor with the widest freesync range possible. I have the following questions:
1. Can somebody confirm how these monitors are? Do you suggest any other monitor?
2. What are the freesync range on these monitors?
3. Is LFC enabled in ALL monitors that have a 48 to 144 Hz freesync range? Meaning, if a game dips below 48 FPS, will it show judders or will it be "compensated" ? Or LFC is a tech limited to only SOME monitors?
Happy new year.
This time, I am in the market to buy a 1440p monitor. I have the following hardware:
R5 3600 @4.2
Gammax cooler
RX 5700XT Sapphire Pulse
2x 8GB 3GHz RAM
Samsung LC24FG73FQWXXL monitor. https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07L55C79L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The thing is that this Samsung monitor has a freesync range of 70 - 144 Hz, which is a pain in the a$$. When buying this monitor, I did NOT research enough and did not look into the freesync range. Now, whats happening is that when I play games like CSGO, I have an amazing experience even when the FPS is is in 400 range mostly (low 4:3 res stretched, low-med settings). Same for Apex, Siege etc. Basically, any game that runs above 70 FPS is fine.
Now, When I play games such as KCD or CyberPunk 2077 which manage to get only like 60 FPS on my system @1080p, I can notice a huge amount of stuttering and juddery gameplay. I mostly like to play open world games at 1080p highest settings as long as FPS are mostly above 60. For online shooters, I prefer low settings, low res, unlimited FPS kinda deal.
Then, I read about Freesync Premium and LFC that it brings with it. So, I started my hunt to get a new 144 Hz monitor. And, I realized that 1080p monitors are extremely cheap right now at 15k. But, 2K 144 Hz monitors are also not very expensive (<30K). This was not a situation before. I have shortlisted the following monitors so far:
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-Nitro-XV...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d -------- 28K
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-Nitro-VG...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d ------------ 26K
https://www.amazon.in/MSI-Optix-G27...d93d&pd_rd_wg=pcxyP&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d -------------- 31K
The difference between the first and second monitor is only USB hub that I can see. HDR seems to be supported, but more of a joke on these monitors and I dont care about HDR anyway. Good to have, but not necessary. What I cant find is the FreeSync range on these monitors. I have read their manual from Acer site, but could not locate the freesync range.
The MSI monitor has 165 Hz refresh rate, due to which it becomes a solid option too. I am not too keen on curved screens anymore and would like to buy a flat screen, so, I am keeping it as an option but only if the freesync range is at least 48to 165.
So, TLDR: I need a 1440p 144HZ monitor with the widest freesync range possible. I have the following questions:
1. Can somebody confirm how these monitors are? Do you suggest any other monitor?
2. What are the freesync range on these monitors?
3. Is LFC enabled in ALL monitors that have a 48 to 144 Hz freesync range? Meaning, if a game dips below 48 FPS, will it show judders or will it be "compensated" ? Or LFC is a tech limited to only SOME monitors?