120hz or 144hz?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Quick questions for the monitor specialists out there...

About three weeks ago i bought the Acer XB270HU Gsync 144hz IPS gaming monitor and this thing run at 144hz all day long no problemo...BUT...when running at 144hz my graphics card won't fully trottle down to 300mhz like it's used to, it seems that it only want to downclock to around 700mhz even on desktop idle so my computer use more energy when browsing and shit and i don't like that idea so i run the screen at 120hz and the card do trottle all the way to nearly complete sleep (300mhz)

Questions are:
-can it hurt the monitor to be used at lower refresh rate like that?
-is it BETTER maybe?
-does it change the way color are reproduced on the screen in any ways?

- is there a fix to run 144hz but still having the card fully trottle down when browsing and shit?

 

Since most of my games don't run at 144FPS and i don't even see any perceptible difference between 120 or 144hz anyways, it's a trade off i'm 100% willing to make all the time but not if it can mess the display or something cause it's a very expensive monitor here in canada!

Thanks guys!

[Muz]

It doesn't damage the monitor, and there is no noticeable difference anyway.

[i_build_nanosuits]

It doesn't damage the monitor, and there is no noticeable difference anyway.

Would you say it could even be better? like the monitor technicaly is under less ''stress'' working at slightly lower refresh rate? i don't know how that works internaly that's why i ask...if there is a 10% chance the monitor would last 10% longer then hell yeah it's worth it you know what i mean?

[SkilledRebuilds]

Quick questions for the monitor specialists out there...

About three weeks ago i bought the Acer XB270HU Gsync 144hz IPS gaming monitor and this thing run at 144hz all day long no problemo...BUT...when running at 144hz my graphics card won't fully trottle down to 300mhz like it's used to, it seems that it only want to downclock to around 700mhz even on desktop idle so my computer use more energy when browsing and shit and i don't like that idea so i run the screen at 120hz and the card do trottle all the way to nearly complete sleep (300mhz)

Questions are:

-can it hurt the monitor to be used at lower refresh rate like that?

-is it BETTER maybe?

-does it change the way color are reproduced on the screen in any ways?

- is there a fix to run 144hz but still having the card fully trottle down when browsing and shit?

 

Since most of my games don't run at 144FPS and i don't even see any perceptible difference between 120 or 144hz anyways, it's a trade off i'm 100% willing to make all the time but not if it can mess the display or something cause it's a very expensive monitor here in canada!

Thanks guys!

While I know jack shit about this... Curious to a question.

And guessing you do this now...> 120hz Desktop (Proper idle clocks) and then when launching games @ 144hz it would change itself back n forth..

 

Does it go back to (Proper idle clocks) @ 120hz after returning from a 144hz set game...?

 

/I do get your point, it would be nicer to be under less stress at 120hz and have a longer lifetime, but I'm not sure if this is the case...

Like pushing too far can damage it, can underclocking too? Is something I'd like to know.

[Arcanekitten]

Quick questions for the monitor specialists out there...

About three weeks ago i bought the Acer XB270HU Gsync 144hz IPS gaming monitor and this thing run at 144hz all day long no problemo...BUT...when running at 144hz my graphics card won't fully trottle down to 300mhz like it's used to, it seems that it only want to downclock to around 700mhz even on desktop idle so my computer use more energy when browsing and shit and i don't like that idea so i run the screen at 120hz and the card do trottle all the way to nearly complete sleep (300mhz)

Questions are:

-can it hurt the monitor to be used at lower refresh rate like that?

-is it BETTER maybe?

-does it change the way color are reproduced on the screen in any ways?

- is there a fix to run 144hz but still having the card fully trottle down when browsing and shit?

 

Since most of my games don't run at 144FPS and i don't even see any perceptible difference between 120 or 144hz anyways, it's a trade off i'm 100% willing to make all the time but not if it can mess the display or something cause it's a very expensive monitor here in canada!

Thanks guys!

ive heard of this issue before but what is the problem here is it that you don't want the noise of the fan or power consumption?

[DannyRyu]

depends if you can see 22 fps difference.

[Muz]

Would you say it could even be better? like the monitor technicaly is under less ''stress'' working at slightly lower refresh rate? i don't know how that works internaly that's why i ask...if there is a 10% chance the monitor would last 10% longer then hell yeah it's worth it you know what i mean?

Probably just save power I assume. I've had my old 2009 60Hz monitor overclocked to 70Hz for over a year and it's been fine, no issues.

[Dabombinable]

Would you say it could even be better? like the monitor technicaly is under less ''stress'' working at slightly lower refresh rate? i don't know how that works internaly that's why i ask...if there is a 10% chance the monitor would last 10% longer then hell yeah it's worth it you know what i mean?

That's quite possible. My old 85Hz LCD monitor runs a lot cooler when left at the Windows default of 60Hz (the monitor doesn't report its maximum resolution or refresh rate). And my 60Hz LCD screen runs hotter at 74Hz (75Hz is unstable) and after a while I get screen corruption-which goes away once the screen has cooled down.

[i_build_nanosuits]

ive heard of this issue before but what is the problem here is it that you don't want the noise of the fan or power consumption?

reduced power consumption at idle is what i'm looking for the most yes, the fans on this graphics card won't go any lower than 34% on idle unless i would flash the bios which i'm not willing to risk...and 34% is plenty for even the ''middle state'' i guess which is around 700mhz (no idea about voltages/watts but certainly i would assume a little more than when fully idle 300mhz) Computer stays off all night sometimes downloading and shit...that's why i care a little about that...i like energy efficiency overall.

 

And guessing you do this now...> 120hz Desktop (Proper idle clocks) and then when launching games @ 144hz it would change itself back n forth..

 

Does it go back to (Proper idle clocks) @ 120hz after returning from a 144hz set game...?

no it's nvidia control panel that you set the refresh rate kind of when you create custom resolution you know but for this panel there are a few available like 2560x1440@144hz, 2560x1440@120hz, 2560x1440@75hz etc. so i think when you set it to 120hz on your desktop it won't go higher in games?! that raise another question i guess thanks for that i don't know how to verify that either since i can't physicaly tell the difference between 120hz and 144hz animation...it's too smooth to tell honestly.

/I do get your point, it would be nicer to be under less stress at 120hz and have a longer lifetime, but I'm not sure if this is the case...

Like pushing too far can damage it, can underclocking too? Is something I'd like to know.

that's also what i'm curious about as well.

[i_build_nanosuits]

depends if you can see 22 fps difference.

not at 120hz+ no...between 60FPS and 82FPS for example, yes DEFENETLY 82FPS feel a lot smoother...but even between 100FPS and 120FPS i can't really tell to be honest. i consider 90FPS to be perfectly smooth as of now at least.

[Dabombinable]

not at 120hz+ no...between 60FPS and 82FPS for example, yes DEFENETLY 82FPS feel a lot smoother...but even between 100FPS and 120FPS i can't really tell to be honest. i consider 90FPS to be perfectly smooth as of now at least.

I can attest to the difference between around 80-85Hz and 60Hz due to my monitor. And its like going from 30FPS to 60FPS, 85 FPS males 60FPS seem broken. (30FPS for me was really shitty laptops at minimum settings 640x480)

[i_build_nanosuits]

I can attest to the difference between around 80-85Hz and 60Hz due to my monitor. And its like going from 30FPS to 60FPS, 85 FPS males 60FPS seem broken. (30FPS for me was really shitty laptops at minimum settings 640x480)

the most noticeable thing with Gsync though is that usualy with my old monitor whenever the game was running 60FPS or more it was quite smooth but as soon as it dropped to 59FPS i could instantly tell it was no longer a smooth experience (which is wierd when you think about it and i don,t even know why but i was 100% accurate i could totaly feel a drop to 58 or 59fps..instantly) where as now even at 50FPS the animation remain quite smooth you can tell by the controls that it's running lower framerates in some games but looking at cutscenes for example then even 45FPS is smooth animation..but 50FPS is what i consider perfectly playable now (with gsync) and 90FPS is what i consider ''butter smooth''...beyond that i feel there is not much more to gain maybe if you're a pro competitive FPS guy you want higher than 90FPS but for me personaly even playing battlefield 4 at 90FPS i totaly pawn and it's very very fast and smooth.