DisplayPort Help

[Darkmatter35]

Hey guys I am really confused. I have been out of the tech scene for about a year now ever since I got my computer up and running. I am trying to upgrade my two Asus PB278Q's to two Asus MG279Q's. They are basicly the same monitor when it comes to color specs so I am really excited to get 144hz ips 1440p. This is a bit of a funny choice for me because the MG278Q supports AMD Free sync while I am currently running Dual GTX 970's. I realize I will not be able to use Free sync but tbh I don't care because these monitors are really the only ones out there that appeal to me specifically. Plus nVidia will be putting a very high price premium on all the monitors that support gsync for a long time I think. The $579 price tag of the MG279Q's vs the $800 Acer XB270HU is a lot more affordable with the only real minus will be gsync. For this reason I was looking at using adaptive V-sync once I get these new monitors. 

 

So I guess my real question is this; I have heard many confusing statements about Displayport standards and adaptive v-sync and I have no real idea what to do. I hear DP 1.3 supports adaptive v-sync and many other good things. I get super confused when I see that my GPU ports read DP 1.2 as well as my monitor ports. I need clarification on the display port standard and if I can actually use Adaptive V-sync.

 

M current setup: 

4790k Devil's Canyon

Dual GTX 970's Evga acx

Dual PB278Q's

[Lord_Karango17]

From what I know adaptive vsync is just a software thing thats enable in the nvidia control panel. It just turns vsync on of your fps goes above the max refresh rate, and vice versa.