V-sync/gtx680

[#Banana]

Hi there Tech Tippers,

So i recently decided to take my favorite game off v-sync because v-sync limited the fps in this game to 30. to prevent my gpu from going overboard and crashing i used asus's gpu tweak to limit the fps to 60. now I'm seeing tearing frequently. aside from putting V-sync back on is there a way to prevent the tearing? 

 

Strangely enough though 2 years ago in the same game, when i got the gtx 680 dcii it didnt tear the game when i took it off v-sync it just made everything look like it was going faster and would go to 200+fps(or maybe i didn't see it). now if i take it off v-sync with out the fps limiter in gpu tweak, my graphics driver crashes. what could be causing this? is my gpu going bad? also my monitors have remained the same.

[niofalpha]

Go into Nvidia control panel and raise the driver - level V-Sync to what ever rrefresh rate your monitor is.

[#Banana]

Is that game limited to 30fps? Or am I reading it wrong...? Also have you checked your heatsink for dust? And your temps in afterburner to see if your card is throttling down?

 its limited in v-sync, which is odd because most v-syncs are at 60fps. i think its because its an SOE game that is also on the ps3. many people i know in the game don't use v-sync. they limit it with their gpu software. i assumed that meant gpu tweak for me. 

 My heat sink is dust free. i recently did a rebuild where i cleaned everything thoroughly the problem started before that. i haven't used afterburner, don't know much about it. 

[#Banana]

Go into Nvidia control panel and raise the driver - level V-Sync to what ever rrefresh rate your monitor is.

 ill have to try that!

[#Banana]

Afterburner is a utility for GPU monitoring/overclocking that can display your coreclock/memory clock and temperatures. I was thinking that maybe your graphics card might be throttling(meaning getting too hot and underclocking itself to avoid damage) but if your heatsink is clean, that shouldn't be the case.

i can monitor the temps via gpu tweak. i do so every now and again on my second monitor while gaming. i haven't seen it go over 70 degrees ever. so im at a lose for what could be causing this but ill give it a try too!