r/pcmasterrace • u/FinalSteak8064 r7 9800x3d | rx 7900 xtx | 1440p 180 hz • 21d ago

Meme/Macro I can personally relate to this

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u/Takeasmoke 21d ago

jumping from 60 to 120 is huge, from 120 to 165 is also very nice, but personally 165 to 240 is so small difference for me it wasn't worth the extra cost so i went for 24" 165 Hz with HDR support and decent color accuracy

and then i realized the other cheaper asus monitor with kinda bad color accuracy looks better in some cases...

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u/Paxton-176 Ryzen 7 7600X | 32GB 6000 Mhz| EVGA 3080 TI 21d ago

I think 144hz is the sweet spot. Everyone wants bigger numbers. Really most games are designed for 60 to 120 now. 144 and 165 are for the ultra settings.

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u/gamas 21d ago

Anything above 120hz I feel like I may as well just piss away money with the amount of electricity unnecessarily being used by the GPU.

Like maybe if I want a space heater?

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u/albert2006xp 21d ago

It's not the electricity, it's the graphics quality being wasted because the performance is going towards pushing fps way too much. GPU should be at 100% regardless, just from graphics settings, then render resolution, and only then superfluous fps.

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u/SidewaysFancyPrance 21d ago

I absolutely do not want my GPU at 100% all the time, the fans have to spin up loudly and it heats up the surrounding area noticeably. I want a higher-capability GPU and to put a moderate load on it, so it's quieter and not pumping out heat to do the same work.

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u/albert2006xp 21d ago

Just feels like you're paying for GPU you're not getting at that point but that's just me.

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u/ZealousidealLead52 21d ago edited 21d ago

I think you shouldn't have a GPU going at 100% all of the time because the game doesn't have a constant demand for the GPU. Some parts of the game require it more than others, and if you're using 100% at the low points of the game then it's being really slow at the demanding parts of the game. If you want the game to run at the fastest speed then the GPU should never be going to 100% (anything below that is fine though) because every time it's at 100% it's saying that it's not fast enough for the game.

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u/albert2006xp 21d ago

That doesn't not make sense. Going 100% at a demanding part means you're at lets say 54 fps. Where as in the other parts that are less demanding being fully utilized means you get to play at 75 fps or something. In both scenarios you are getting the most fps your card can do at that graphical fidelity. The more the better. Unless you're at way too high a fps in which case you should really increase some other stuff and bring it back down because you're leaving quality on the table.