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Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 9:33 am
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I have read a number of medical authorities (neurologists, ophthalmologists, etc.) who claim that anything above 40 frames per second is undetectable by the human eye.
With respect to gaming, your thoughts? I am quite content with my 60 Hz monitor and cannot notice anything different with my son's 240 Hz monitor with his 24-core i9-12900ks.
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 9:52 am
All I know is it's important in gaming, but only if you're engaged in competitive multi-player.
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 9:56 am
(September 12, 2022 at 9:52 am)Tomato Wrote: All I know is it's important in gaming, but only if you're engaged in competitive multi-player.
I don't notice it there, either. I have had this friendly debate with my son, but have never been able to find some controlled laboratory studies about it.
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 10:31 am
(September 12, 2022 at 9:33 am)Jehanne Wrote: I have read a number of medical authorities (neurologists, ophthalmologists, etc.) who claim that anything above 40 frames per second is undetectable by the human eye.
With respect to gaming, your thoughts? I am quite content with my 60 Hz monitor and cannot notice anything different with my son's 240 Hz monitor with his 24-core i9-12900ks.
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 10:46 am
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 11:05 am
(September 12, 2022 at 10:31 am)Angrboda Wrote: (September 12, 2022 at 9:33 am)Jehanne Wrote: I have read a number of medical authorities (neurologists, ophthalmologists, etc.) who claim that anything above 40 frames per second is undetectable by the human eye.
With respect to gaming, your thoughts? I am quite content with my 60 Hz monitor and cannot notice anything different with my son's 240 Hz monitor with his 24-core i9-12900ks.
Confirmation bias?
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 11:29 am
Are you asking or telling?
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 11:32 am
(September 12, 2022 at 11:29 am)Angrboda Wrote: Are you asking or telling?
Mostly asking, but, I am happy to have my opinion shaped by scientific evidence.
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 11:36 am
(September 12, 2022 at 11:32 am)Jehanne Wrote: (September 12, 2022 at 11:29 am)Angrboda Wrote: Are you asking or telling?
Mostly asking, but, I am happy to have my opinion shaped by scientific evidence.
Yes, I have a strong suspicion that you've succumbed to confirmation bias. 
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RE: Anything above 40 fps worth it?
September 12, 2022 at 11:39 am
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2022 at 12:04 pm by HappySkeptic.)
(September 12, 2022 at 9:33 am)Jehanne Wrote: I have read a number of medical authorities (neurologists, ophthalmologists, etc.) who claim that anything above 40 frames per second is undetectable by the human eye.
With respect to gaming, your thoughts? I am quite content with my 60 Hz monitor and cannot notice anything different with my son's 240 Hz monitor with his 24-core i9-12900ks.
I find 60 fps fine for me as well, if the game is not taxing the system. Theoretically, a competitive game could benefit from higher frame rate, as ms count when trying to line up a shot.
However, there is benefit to either a higher frame rate (with sync off) and especially a high-frame rate with gsync or equivalent on games that "tax" the system. In these, the time it takes to render a frame (CPU+GPU time) may vary. Sometimes it may take more than 16.6 ms, and sometimes less. By allowing the screen to display as soon as the frame becomes available, the smoothness of the display is improved.
Frame skips at 60 fps are very noticeable.
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