Frame Skipping

[PeggersXtreme]

Ok so as I understand it frame skipping is when the monitor drops / skips frames which then causes a stutter.

My question is are overclocked displays more prone to frame skipping than native refresh displays?

The reason I ask this is because I bought the Acer XB270HU and it should be arriving tomorrow. I bought this instead of the Predator X34 because I read that people are having problems with the X34 and the monitor is actually only 60hz and is overclockable to 100hz at the users own risk. Is this display more likely to frame skip when overclocked I am trying to find this out to make sure I have made the right choice before I unbox my new monitor as it is easier to return if it's not been opened

Ok so as I understand it frame skipping is when the monitor drops / skips frames which then causes a stutter.

My question is are overclocked displays more prone to frame skipping than native refresh displays?

The reason I ask this is because I bought the Acer XB270HU and it should be arriving tomorrow. I bought this instead of the Predator X34 because I read that people are having problems with the X34 and the monitor is actually only 60hz and is overclockable to 100hz at the users own risk. Is this display likely to frame skip when overclocked I am trying to find this out to make sure I have made the right choice before I unbox my new monitor as it is easier to return if it's not been opened

[Godlygamer23]

The display doesn't drop frames. The graphics card does.

[PeggersXtreme]

The display doesn't drop frames. The graphics card does.

Oh so when a display is overclocked it has no effect on how the display runs?

I'm not all that great with display technologies I know the basics like DPI and panels types and refresh etc. and about Gsync, Freesync and V-sync but when it comes to overclocking displays I have no idea how or what effects it has on a given display

[PeggersXtreme]

Oh wait maybe I meant frame dropping?

[Godlygamer23]

Oh so when a display is overclocked it has no effect on how the display runs?

I'm not all that great with display technologies I know the basics like DPI and panels types and refresh etc. and about Gsync, Freesync and V-sync but when it comes to overclocking displays I have no idea how or what effects it has on a given display

If the card drops frames, it'll do it regardless of refresh rate. Overclocking a display does allow for the display to run a higher refresh rate but if the card can't render at that frame rate to match the Hz of the panel, there's no benefit.

[SxTripxH]

I don't think you will get stuttering. You might get some screen tearing if things are going faster than your monitor.

[PeggersXtreme]

If the card drops frames, it'll do it regardless of refresh rate. Overclocking a display does allow for the display to run a higher refresh rate but if the card can't render at that frame rate to match the Hz of the panel, there's no benefit.

Ok so basically if the display, displays an image with no oddness like fuzzyness or banding then it has sucessfully been overclocked and its up to the graphics card to then display enough frames to benefit.

In that case I need to decide if I stick with the Acer XB270HU at 144hz or take the risk and get the X34 and hope I get one that can do the full 100hz overclock

[Lord_Karango17]

Frame skipping is an issue when users overclock monitor past their native refresh rate. For example my 1440p dell monitor will output a signal all the way up till 85hz, however it will skip frames at anything over 60hz.

 

It should not be an issue if the monitor is being advertised as hitting those framerates, and even if it is, you should be able to send it back. Frame skipping is a very apparent and annoying issue, so it should come up in QA.

[Godlygamer23]

Ok so basically if the display, displays an image with no oddness like fuzzyness or banding then it has sucessfully been overclocked and its up to the graphics card to the display enough frames to benefit.

In that case I need to decide if I stick with the Acer XB270HU at 144hz or take the risk and get the X34 and hope I get one that can do the full 100hz overclock

Wouldn't the X34 be a downgrade from a refresh rate point of view? You could just limit your frame rate using Precision from EVGA or perhaps the game itself.

[PeggersXtreme]

Frame skipping is an issue when users overclock monitor past their native refresh rate. For example my 1440p dell monitor will output a signal all the way up till 85hz, however it will skip frames at anything over 60hz.

 

It should not be an issue if the monitor is being advertised as hitting those framerates, and even if it is, you should be able to send it back. Frame skipping is a very apparent and annoying issue, so it should come up in QA.

That's the trouble Acer have put note in the manual that says the waranty doesn't cover the User if they use the monitor at 100hz Which put me off I waited month for the x34 and to hear that proper sucked. I wanted to go 21:9 but it's not worth the trade off of if it can't have high refresh and G-sync hopefully the next generation of Gsync will have A newer display port or HDMI support that allows for these companies to achieve high refresh at 3440x1440 even if that is using a VA panel personally my favourite panel technology

[PeggersXtreme]

Wouldn't the X34 be a downgrade from a refresh rate point of view? You could just limit your frame rate using Precision from EVGA or perhaps the game itself.

Well either one of the monitor will be an upgrade I currently use a 22" TN 8ms response 60hz 1050p pane. I have ordered the XB270HU but still haven't fully decided between the x34 or the XB370HU. The only thing I prefer about the X34 is it is Ultrawide accept I hate the back of it being full glossy plastic they still haven't learnt

[PeggersXtreme]

To put some insight into this I have two Titan X's a 5960X and 64gb DDR4 in my workstation/gaming/rendering/content creation PC and I have been looking for the perfect monitor to go with it.

[Lord_Karango17]

That's the trouble Acer have put note in the manual that says the waranty doesn't cover the User if they use the monitor at 100hz Which put me off I waited month for the x34 and to hear that proper sucked. I wanted to go 21:9 but it's not worth the trade off of if it can't have high refresh and G-sync hopefully the next generation of Gsync will have A newer display port or HDMI support that allows for these companies to achieve high refresh at 3440x1440 even if that is using a VA panel personally my favourite panel technology

 

Since you are using a nvidia card, it would be nice to have gsync when paying so much for a monitor...

The 75hz on the x34 isn't bad, but 100hz is definitely better.

[PeggersXtreme]

Since you are using a nvidia card, it would be nice to have gsync when paying so much for a monitor...

The 75hz on the x34 isn't bad, but 100hz is definitely better.

The X34 isn't 75hz though or at least the Gsync version isn't it's 60hz out of the box and overclocking upto 100hz isn't covered by Acer even though the spec sheet says it is a 100hz display confuses me how they can market it like this I work in marketing and as far as I'm aware you have to give a true representation of a product otherwise it's classed as false advertising