Does Anyone use V-Sync in pc games?

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

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

It just limits your FPS so that it can never go above the refresh rate of your monitor.

 

[Giest4life]

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

It just limits your FPS so that it can never go above the refresh rate of your monitor.

Ah, so V-sync actually saves performance? Did not know that.

 

[Wicky_42]

Always - tearing is very noticeable on a 24 inch screen, plus it saves power if you're not rendering hundreds of unnecessary frames per second.

 

[ElPatron]

I prefer no v-sync. I don't see tearing, but I'd prefer it than capping my awesome number of frames per second.

Disregard anyone who thinks PC gamers are graphics elitists. I'd play in 800x600 just to get smoothness.

 

[Fanboy]

I always have V-Sync and Triple buffering turned on whenever possible because I can always notice the tearing. It's especially easy to see when turning the screen quickly or when there are flashing lights such as lightning. It really breaks immersion and is not worth the small boost in framerate from leaving it off. Sometimes there is some minor input lag on poorly optimized games, but the tearing is much more aggravating for me.

I'd rather my games run smoothly than look pretty but I make an exception when it comes to things like screen tearing.

 

[Valdsator]

I used to, but once I realized that V-Sync is the reason I'm experiencing this annoying mouse delay on newer games, I haven't used it since. I occasionally notice the tearing, but it's nothing bad.

 

[Syntax Man]

I only turn it on if the screen tearing is noticeable enough to piss me off.

 

[Stealthygamer]

since I pretty much only play Onlive now so no

 

[SpAc3man]

If I get any tearing then I will turn it on. Normally only happens if I'm getting above 60fps although some games like Bad Company 2 needed it turned on. BC2 v-sync doesn't seem to work unless you enable it by editing the config file rather than the in-game menu.

 

[not_you]

I use V-sync whenever I can without making the graphics chug too much...

I mean, I want a game to look nice, but I can deal with a little tearing as long as it remains at a playable framerate...

 

[JediMB]

I use VSync for most games, depending on whether or not enabling it has a negative impact on performance. I'm not sure what the "Smart" VSync in RAGE is, but it does make the game run a lot better than having it set to "On", and I still avoid the screen-tearing I get when I have it set to "Off", so I'm happy.

(Screen-tearing tends to be really immersion-breaking for me.)

I'm looking forward to when it will feel worth it to invest in a 120 or 200hz monitor, though.

 

[weker]

It tends to be both the solution and issues depending on many different games I own

 

[ohnoitsabear]

I rarely use v-sync. I can usually stand a small amount of screen tearing, and I hate knowing that I'm capping my framerate at what is usually a much lower amount than my computer can handle. However, some games tear so badly, that it's completely necessary for me to use it.

 

[violinist1129]

since I pretty much only play Onlive now so no

This.

Also, when I did try to game on my laptop, I couldn't use it as most games wouldn't run smoothly even on the lowest possible settings. Interestingly, Oblivion ran on high with no difficulty. I still don't know why.

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

I hardly notice screen tearing, but I turn V-Sync on anyways because my PC can handle it and still run smoothly.

 

[Woodsey]

I used to, but once I realized that V-Sync is the reason I'm experiencing this annoying mouse delay on newer games, I haven't used it since. I occasionally notice the tearing, but it's nothing bad.

Make sure you haven't got "mouse smoothing" checked. Some developers are rather retarded, and seem to think that we want a mouse to perform in the exact same way as a bloody analogue stick.

Mind you, plenty of them think you shouldn't even have a say in the matter and won't include mouse smoothing in the options menu.

 

[Supernova1138]

I use it all the time, gets rid of that annoying screen tearing, and keeps my GPU temps lower as it doesn't have to run at maximum to produce frames I won't see. Only time I don't use it is when it causes performance issues, or the built in vsync option is horribly broken *cough* Dead Space *cough*

 

[ph0b0s123]

From the comments above I am starting to realy worry about PC gamers....

I prefer no v-sync. I don't see tearing, but I'd prefer it than capping my awesome number of frames per second.

Disregard anyone who thinks PC gamers are graphics elitists. I'd play in 800x600 just to get smoothness.

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.

'No V-sync for me as it limits the frames per second I get.' Facepalm. You do get that all those frame over 60 fps you are getting are wasted frames right. You are getting 120 or more FPS on your 60hz (60 FPS) LCD monitor. Well that means every one out of two frames that your CPU and GPU are processing, you are not even seeing. The only time you want to un-limit your FPS is if you are doing benchmarking. Otherwise you are just heating up your components processing frames you are never going to see as your monitor is not fast enough to display them.

If the games does not feel smooth with vsync on it's becuase of 'input lag' which is a completely different thing. This can usually be resolved by using triple buffering. One of the worst for this was the dead space games where the in games Vsync gave huge input lag and a limit of 30 fps. Turning off in game vsync and forcing it via the driver or d3doveridder sorted it all out.

People need to get their heads around vsync as it is an important part of PC gaming and if you cannot work this out maybe PC's are not for you.....

Edit:

I use it all the time, gets rid of that annoying screen tearing, and keeps my GPU temps lower as it doesn't have to run at maximum to produce frames I won't see. Only time I don't use it is when it causes performance issues, or the built in vsync option is horribly broken *cough* Dead Space *cough*

Ninja-ed damn it....

 

[Worgen]

From the comments above I am starting to realy worry about PC gamers....

I prefer no v-sync. I don't see tearing, but I'd prefer it than capping my awesome number of frames per second.

Disregard anyone who thinks PC gamers are graphics elitists. I'd play in 800x600 just to get smoothness.

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.

'No V-sync for me as it limits the frames per second I get.' Facepalm. You do get that all those frame over 60 fps you are getting are wasted frames right. You are getting 120 or more FPS on your 60hz (60 FPS) LCD monitor. Well that means every one out of two frames that your CPU and GPU are processing, you are not even seeing. The only time you want to un-limit your FPS is if you are doing benchmarking. Otherwise you are just heating up your components processing frames you are never going to see as your monitor is not fast enough to display them.

If the games does not feel smooth with vsync on it's becuase of 'input lag' which is a completely different thing. This can usually be resolved by using triple buffering. One of the worst for this was the dead space games where the in games Vsync gave huge input lag and a limit of 30 fps. Turning off in game vsync and forcing it via the driver or d3doveridder sorted it all out.

People need to get their heads around vsync as it is an important part of PC gaming and if you cannot work this out maybe PC's are not for you.....

Condescending much, you would prefer that pcs die as a gaming device unless people "understand" vsync, that makes sense.

 

[Denamic]

If there's lots of tearing, yes, otherwise, no.
The downside to v-sync is that it really only works well if your machine is able to run a game at well over 60 FPS at all times.
Because as soon as your FPS drops to under 60, v-sync will limit the FPS to 30.
I prefer running a game at 50 FPS without v-sync than at 30 with v-sync.