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AMD calls time on the 60Hz gaming monitor era (www.pcgamesn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It's hard to say exactly what it is, but if my monitor ends up getting set to 60hz because some game has weird defaults, I'll notice that something is off until I change the setting and get it back to 144hz. Maybe it's the monitor itself being tuned for 144hz so the pixels fade a bit before they get refreshed? Or maybe my eyes/brain can tell the difference after getting used to the higher refresh rate.

I think it is different for games that are fps locked to 60fps while the monitor is set to 144hz, which suggests that it might be the fading thing (or something similar).

Though I did notice a big difference in overwatch when I upgraded my GPU from one that would get fps in the range of 60-90 to one that could consistently get over 120.

It's really hard to quantify your own senses, so all I can say for sure is that I definitely notice it when my monitor is set to 60hz instead of 144hz.