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[Mortalcoil]

updating my monitor soon, wondering if MWO supports 144 hz.

[Gyrok]

MWO does not have to support 144 Hz, if your rig can run at 144 FPS, then you can do 144 FPS.

I will put a qualifier on that though...you had better have a monster CPU to be breaking about 80-90 FPS in MWO. Graphics card is important, but you need a CPU with a set the size of melons to run this game any faster than about 65-75 FPS.

[Narcissistic Martyr]

You're gonna a heavy overclocked i7 to even approach 144 fps in this game and I'm not even sure that will get you there.

[Dr Mlem]

This might help explain what refresh rates actually do, and mean.



Might help explain what hz mean, and why games dont need to be programmed for it.

I run on a 144hz monitor, it makes no difference than standard 60hz if your FPS is around 50fps. All refresh rate does is allow you to see above 60fps. Where it shines, is when you have a massive card, like the new GTX 1080, on older games.

Edited by KariLP, 17 May 2016 - 11:34 AM.

[Roadkill]

Narcissistic Martyr, on 17 May 2016 - 11:16 AM, said:

You're gonna a heavy overclocked i7 to even approach 144 fps in this game and I'm not even sure that will get you there.

I get 110-120 fps, and I think I only have an i5-4690. GTX770 card.

[Gyrok]

Roadkill, on 17 May 2016 - 11:48 AM, said:

I get 110-120 fps, and I think I only have an i5-4690. GTX770 card.

I, personally, get around 100 typically. I run FX9590 + R9-290X

[Aresye]

Simply put, if your FPS is consistently above 100, you'll benefit from a higher refresh rate. My FPS is usually from 90-120, so my 144hz monitor is a bit overkill.

I run my 144hz monitor at 120hz, but I use a program called Strobelight to sync the backlight with the refresh rate in order to eliminate ghosting.

[Sickocrow]

It 'supports' 144hz monitors, and no you don't need a super powerful machine.
i52500k at 4.2Ghz, gtx970 and a Acer Gsync XB270H 144hz monitor and I'm over 100-120FPS all the time. High settings. Ultra is just overkill. It is silky smooth and glorious to play in Gsync as well. No flickering like you get in some games.

Edited by Sickocrow, 17 May 2016 - 02:39 PM.

[Mortalcoil]

Ok, I'm a computer science major with tech field work. I know what hz, refresh rate, and all that jazz is. Many computer games are locked at 60 FPS or even 30 FPS. I suppose I should've asked is MWO FPS locked.

[Sickocrow]

No FPS lock for this, as I and others have noted. Get your 144Hz monitor now and bask in the smoothness.