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what does video sync do?
2004-03-15, 7:39 PM #1
I had my game set up to high details and video sync is off so should i turn it on or not to make graphics best?
2004-03-15, 7:58 PM #2
vsyncwill synchronize your frames with your monitor's refresh rate. If your fps is higher than your refresh rate, the frame being drawn will change while drawing, which can create a tear in the image. Turn it on.

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2004-03-15, 8:25 PM #3
This only happens to me in JA, but even if the framerate is less than my refresh rate, I get some weird tearing/artifacts/oddities. (with vsync off)

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2004-03-15, 10:23 PM #4
I can really notice tearing in games when that option is off, so one of the first things I do is turn it on when I install a game.

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2004-03-16, 1:05 AM #5
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Freelancer:
This only happens to me in JA, but even if the framerate is less than my refresh rate, I get some weird tearing/artifacts/oddities. (with vsync off)

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What kinda card/drivers do you use, and is your card overclocked??

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2004-03-16, 2:47 AM #6
Yea, I like it on. It used to not bother me, but it does now. Probably because everything looks so dam nice, you don't want a white triangle tear ripping through that beautifully rendered Mantra flying at you at 100mph.

Expanding on what others said:
It will lower your framerate to match your refresh rate (unless its lower, then it doesn't matter). However, it doesn't lower it by much in most cases, and is definately worth it.

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2004-03-16, 6:38 AM #7
Funny how now technology is good enough that we can embrace a feature that every gaming mag used to frown upon with a passion. I still have a rather recent Maximum PC that says that VSync is a plague upon games and that they always make sure it's turned off in not only the game, but in their videocard settings. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-03-16, 6:55 AM #8
I NEVER get FPS high enough for it to be a problem of mine. My refresh is 75 Hz I believe.

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2004-03-16, 7:24 AM #9
I get tearing even WITH vsync on. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]
2004-03-16, 2:29 PM #10
I turned V-Sync off in the ATI Control panel... no V-Sync for me! I prefer it without it. Every game I play runs higher than my monitor's refresh rate, and I never notice any tearing or anything with all the "extra features" (i.e. Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering) off. With them both on as high as they can go it's pretty much the same story, but the FPS is just about right at my refresh rate in UT2004, UT2003 is still above.

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