Locking FPS to 144 with 144hz monitor?

[KayPeters123]

Alot of games give you the option to cap your fps to 144 but is it better to have it uncapped if you have a 144hz monitor?

 

I use a freesync monitor with an NVIDEA GPU 

[WereCatf]

5 minutes ago, KayPeters123 said:

Alot of games give you the option to cap your fps to 144 but is it better to have it uncapped if you have a 144hz monitor?

 

I use a freesync monitor with an NVIDEA GPU 

Just watch this video:

 

EDIT: Or the simple answer: it depends on the game.

[JohnnyGrey]

If you care about minimizing your input latency, then @WereCatf's post, along with the accompanying video are spot on.

 

The other side of the uncapped vs capped debate is whether you care about screen tearing. If your game goes above the 144hz refresh rate, then Freesync and G-Sync stop working and screen tearing will start happening again. The only competitive game I myself play is Overwatch, and I suck at the game, so I don't really care about minimizing input lag, as it's already "low enough," so I play with the game capped at 143fps via the in-game settings.

[KayPeters123]

On 10/6/2019 at 11:27 PM, JohnnyGrey said:

If you care about minimizing your input latency, then @WereCatf's post, along with the accompanying video are spot on.

 

The other side of the uncapped vs capped debate is whether you care about screen tearing. If your game goes above the 144hz refresh rate, then Freesync and G-Sync stop working and screen tearing will start happening again. The only competitive game I myself play is Overwatch, and I suck at the game, so I don't really care about minimizing input lag, as it's already "low enough," so I play with the game capped at 143fps via the in-game settings.

i dont think i ever saw anything over 144hz even on unlimited. seems the monitor automatically sticks to 144? never seen any tearing either