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4k with gsync

Stadtler
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Hey guys! I am looking at buying a new monitor since mine to a dump. I have never used gsync or freesync before and I have been trying to brush up on all of that but I am still very very confused. I know what gsync does, but what I cant seem to find anywhere on the net is how well does it work with say a 4k gsync monitor? What is the experience like since I know you are getting less than 60fps, those kinds of things. Now I have an i7-8600k clocked at a stable 4.7 (thanks silicon lottery) 16 gigs of DDR4 2400Mhz RAM, and a RTX 2080 (Yes I bought a 2080 no need for the salt). So my questions is if I buy a 4k gsync monitor will my games run smooth as if I was playing on my 60Hz non gsync monitor? Or will I really "Feel" the difference since I know I would not always be getting a consistent 60 FPS. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone!

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You will definitely feel it. I have the Asus PG279Q 1440p @ 165Hz. Once you go G-Sync (or Freesync) you just can't go back.

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you will feel the difference in terms of how low the frame rate has to drop before it feels choppy.

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So if the monitor I am looking at has a gsync range from say 60 to 30 I wont feel the difference until its below 30?

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Hi

 

My RTX 2080 ti does better with vsync in the Nvidia control panel than it does with G-sync and Freesync. 

 

I am on my 3rd 60hz 4k monitor. None of them needed G-sync. My LG 4k monitor has Freesync but I leave it off.

 

I have a 1440p 144hz G-sync monitor because I don't have a GPU that can run all my games over 144fps. Now with Nvidia recognising Freesync It may be my last G-sync monitor I ever buy. 

 

Your RTX 2080 should be able to run all your games a 4k 60hz. My GTX 1080 ti could do it. So no G-sync needed.

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Awesome thank you Jones, I think with all my reasearch the last few weeks I have chosen my monitor. Its not 4k but it is a g-sync compatible monitor (technically freesync) that I found on geforce.com in the list of compatible monitors. 1440p 144hz 1ms response time. I am just going to go with that since you do have a very valid point, G-Sync is going to go away and become either something they add to the card that monitors can use or just have the card do all the work. Thanks for your help guys! I really appreciate it!

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