Headache when gaming

[MingLee420]

So ever since i got a 3080 ive got weird headaches when putting a high load on the gpu like uncapping the fps in a fps game or something its really weird as i used to have a 2070 super and didnt do anything like that although when i finally get off a game after 5 mins the headache is barely there

[Shimejii]

Is it the Coil whine? or something else?

[Tegneren]

It can be due to high frequency coil whine that your ears cant hear

[RojiK]

i was diagnosed with SSS when i was in grade school, now i find i get headachs when i play games thou usly longer then 1-2 hours befor they start .

i find now i can extend my playtime to about 5-7 hours when i use good AA and frame cap to my screen usly 144hz tho back in the day 75hz worked well

and a bluelight filter  usly f.lux

[MingLee420]

13 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

Is it the Coil whine? or something else?

i have no idea as i always have headphones on but if i listen closely i hear coil whine but its really quiet

[MingLee420]

12 minutes ago, RojiK said:

i was diagnosed with SSS when i was in grade school, now i find i get headachs when i play games thou usly longer then 1-2 hours befor they start .

i find now i can extend my playtime to about 5-7 hours when i use good AA and frame cap to my screen usly 144hz tho back in the day 75hz worked well

and a bluelight filter  usly f.lux

interesting ill try a blue light filter and ill see how that goes

[191x7]

1 hour ago, MingLee420 said:

interesting ill try a blue light filter and ill see how that goes

Do you have trouble reading the text on the 27" 1440p, does it feel straining onto your eyes?

Do you have a diopter?

 

How bright is your display?  Have you tried calibrating your displays with a tool like a ColorMunki?

 

Do you use the PC in a bright lit room or in a dark surrounding?

[MingLee420]

2 hours ago, 191x7 said:

Do you have trouble reading the text on the 27" 1440p, does it feel straining onto your eyes?

Do you have a diopter?

 

How bright is your display?  Have you tried calibrating your displays with a tool like a ColorMunki?

 

Do you use the PC in a bright lit room or in a dark surrounding?

1 I don't have trouble reading on the monitor

2 i don't have a diopter

3 I have it dark when i wake up and at night and in the afternoon it's quite bright like 75 on the slider out of 100 and i haven't tried calibrating my display

4 The room is lit but it's a bit dim

[RejZoR]

If really nothing else changed, then it might be coil whine. My worst enemy is narrow FOV in games. I've had headaches from that as my mind just refuses to accept tunneled vision on the display and everything being weirdly in your face. Using various hacks if games don't support FOV adjustment fixed that for me. Used to be a huge problem with garbage console ports in the past, these days even console ports get FOV control so that's probably not the issue. Also change of graphic card alone shouldn't affect that.

[MingLee420]

3 minutes ago, RejZoR said:

If really nothing else changed, then it might be coil whine. My worst enemy is narrow FOV in games. I've had headaches from that as my mind just refuses to accept tunneled vision on the display and everything being weirdly in your face. Using various hacks if games don't support FOV adjustment fixed that for me. Used to be a huge problem with garbage console ports in the past, these days even console ports get FOV control so that's probably not the issue. Also change of graphic card alone shouldn't affect that.

Yh tbh i think it is coil whine because if i cap fps on a game after even 3 minutes the headache starts to go away slowly although my previous card had worse coil whine as in sound but that probably doesn't mean anything but i think it's something to do with it producing 250+ watts so the problem might be heat as the gpu's cooler is very efficient and is just dumping the heat into my room faster than my previous card 

[MingLee420]

28 minutes ago, RejZoR said:

If really nothing else changed, then it might be coil whine. My worst enemy is narrow FOV in games. I've had headaches from that as my mind just refuses to accept tunneled vision on the display and everything being weirdly in your face. Using various hacks if games don't support FOV adjustment fixed that for me. Used to be a huge problem with garbage console ports in the past, these days even console ports get FOV control so that's probably not the issue. Also change of graphic card alone shouldn't affect that.

actually nvm about my last post soon as i launched rocket league instant headache it surely is coil whine. Is there anyway to prevent it?

[RejZoR]

32 minutes ago, MingLee420 said:

actually nvm about my last post soon as i launched rocket league instant headache it surely is coil whine. Is there anyway to prevent it?

Enable V-Sync or enable framerate limiting. Worst coil whine usually happens at stupid high framerates like 300fps.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 hour ago, RejZoR said:

If really nothing else changed, then it might be coil whine. My worst enemy is narrow FOV in games. I've had headaches from that as my mind just refuses to accept tunneled vision on the display and everything being weirdly in your face. Using various hacks if games don't support FOV adjustment fixed that for me. Used to be a huge problem with garbage console ports in the past, these days even console ports get FOV control so that's probably not the issue. Also change of graphic card alone shouldn't affect that.

Some games just can’t have a fov slider. For any competetive multiplayer game,  fov differences are unfair.

think about how many people would be getting 4:3d if you could have like a 160 degree fov in csgo

[191x7]

2 hours ago, MingLee420 said:

1 I don't have trouble reading on the monitor

2 i don't have a diopter

3 I have it dark when i wake up and at night and in the afternoon it's quite bright like 75 on the slider out of 100 and i haven't tried calibrating my display

4 The room is lit but it's a bit dim

Ok. Get bias lighting (put a lamp behind the monitor to illuminate the wall), that will help a lot. And calibrate the monitors.

[Vishera]

According to Microsoft,high refresh rate can trigger a migraine:

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040625-00/?p=38713

Try limiting the refresh rate to 60Hz but game with the FPS uncapped.

[191x7]

17 hours ago, Vishera said:

According to Microsoft,high refresh rate can trigger a migraine:

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040625-00/?p=38713

Try limiting the refresh rate to 60Hz but game with the FPS uncapped.

Low refresh on CRT-s could trigger attacks like migraine or epileptic. On LCD-s, the refresh shouldn't cause issues.