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Bigjakkstaffa
08-07-2002, 01:50 PM
Ive been told for donkeys now that Vsync should alwayd be disabled as it slows the graphics down blah blah blah... more often that not ive ignored it... recently though i tried without Vsync, and it all looked AWFUL!!

Graphics tearing - the lot...

So why are people so much against Vsync when in my limited experience it makes everything LOOK much nicer overall :confused:

--Jakk:t
AllGamer
08-07-2002, 02:00 PM
That's exactely what Vsync does

to Synchronize the Vertical Hz, so that you wont get image Tearing on the screen.

but for people who are after high FPS, (nVidia fans 90% of the time), then that is the way to go, so the card can go tearing the speed as fast as it can pump stuff through the AGP bus.

:D

clear like wateR?
Bigjakkstaffa
08-07-2002, 02:37 PM
Well - my FPS's are quite hihg at the mo - so no need to loose out on my image quality just yet - cheers allgamer :)

--Jakk:t
RamonGTP
08-07-2002, 04:00 PM
So when i'm playing RTCW, and a gernade explodes behind a wall, but I can still see the explosion... Is that what tearing means? And would that be solved by enabling vsync?

-Ramon
Bigjakkstaffa
08-07-2002, 04:23 PM
By tearing i mean when your moving and the texture of say a wall, moves "with you" and moves out of place, creating a torn edge, it doesnt really look right...:(

--Jakk:t
RamonGTP
08-07-2002, 04:46 PM
OK, got it... I have vsync off by default, but I haven't noticed anything like that going on.

-Ramon
Bigjakkstaffa
08-07-2002, 04:51 PM
Ocuurs more to me when my cards overclocked or when im playing fast paced games ie shooters...

I think theres also an element of it down to your monitor (although dont quote me on it)...

--Jakk:t
eagle1
08-08-2002, 09:37 AM
I always have V-sync off and I don't get the tearing effect you are talking about so I think it could be your drivers or the overclocking you are doing!

Of course, you can turn on V-Sync with the monitor at 85 or 100hz refresh rate and the game would run great anyways!
Bigjakkstaffa
08-08-2002, 10:18 AM
Well its curreently enabled at 75Hz, and all is looking and running rather smooth :)

--Jakk:t