Does Anyone use V-Sync in pc games?

[Francis York Morgan]

I know not using V-Sync causes screen tearing yet i actually never see it or maybe im just to busy playing the game to notice

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

depends on how awfully ported the game is

Bulletstorm is unplayable without vsync, for instance.

 

[TheRussian]

V-Sync only helps when you are playing top-tier games whose specs are designed for a more powerful PC. Most of the time there is no tearing that is noticeable.

 

[Giest4life]

I have no idea what the v-sync does, but I always "check" it because my machine can handle it.

 

[Francis York Morgan]

most games i play dont like The Witcher 2 or Grand Theft Auto IV

 

[vrbtny]

Not usually. Just slows most games down.

 

[Aeshi]

I've never noticed a difference between V-Sync and no V-Sync

 

[setting_son]

I use it. Handy for Half Life 2 which tore badly on my last PC and tears badly on this one without V-sync.

 

[Worgen]

Not usually since it limits my frame rate but occasionally I need it like with Rage, after the latest driver update I get horrible screen tearing unless I turn it on.

 

[GiglameshSoulEater]

I dont even know what V-Sync is or does, so my answer is...

I don't know.

 

[Whispering Cynic]

Nope, since it makes most games perform worse. The only game I ever used it in was Jedi Outcast, where it removed problems with me getting dizzy and nauseous after twenty minutes of playing. Something was wrong with that game's framerate I gues...

 

[lacktheknack]

Try playing Mirror's Edge without it and doing speed turns at a high FPS.

If you can't for various reasons, trust me, IT'S NEEDED.

 

[Woodsey]

Screen tearing (along with jaggies) is the devil's work. Any and every action to prevent them must be taken.

So yeah, I use it.

 

[bpm195]

My computer has always had a noticeable problem with screen tearing in any game, so I have to run V Sync all the time.

V Sync isn't one of the setting that makes things look better, it fixes a problem. If you can't tell the difference you don't need to have it on. If you need to have it on, you'll be able to easily see the problem.

 

[Gasaraki]

I only use it if the screen tears, as otherwise it's a bit pointless.

 

[Whispering Cynic]

Nope, since it makes most games perform worse. The only game I ever used it in was Jedi Outcast, where it removed problems with me getting dizzy and nauseous after twenty minutes of playing. Something was wrong with that game's framerate I gues...

I find for some games that if you can't run it at 60FPS it locks it in at 30 instead, maybe that's what has happened.

Could be... I just filed it under "great unsolved mysteries of the world" since no other game has ever had such an effect on me. Might have been some strange combination of various factors, it's really hard to say without any comparison. I just know VSync helped.