I recently got an Asus VG248QE, and it's amazing. Only problem is that in order to use anything above 60 Hz, I have to use the DVI-I port instead of the DVI-D port. However, this is a problem because my secondary monitor is VGA, and my converter only connects to DVI-I; this means I cannot use my secondary monitor.
Well, I lied, I can use it, but I'd have to plug it into my motherboard's VGA port, but when I did that with the CRT I was using, that just caused a lot of problems. So my only real options are using my new monitor with Displayport, buying a Displayport adapter, or buying a new video card.
My current video card is an HIS Radeon HD 6870. It's pretty good in TF2, but in other games it starts to show its faults. In Battlefield 3 I couldn't maintain 30 fps on Ultra, but Low generally hovers around 90, going as low as 60 and sometimes higher than 144. I mainly play TF2 though.
So which option is the best for my money? The most cost-effective option seems to be just getting a Displayport cable, but I don't even know if it works with 144 Hz, and maybe it's time for a GPU upgrade (this is the only part besides my SSD and HDD that was reused for my current computer from my old computer).
I recently got an Asus VG248QE, and it's amazing. Only problem is that in order to use anything above 60 Hz, I have to use the DVI-I port instead of the DVI-D port. However, this is a problem because my secondary monitor is VGA, and my converter only connects to DVI-I; this means I cannot use my secondary monitor.
Well, I lied, I can use it, but I'd have to plug it into my motherboard's VGA port, but when I did that with the CRT I was using, that just caused a lot of problems. So my only real options are using my new monitor with Displayport, buying a Displayport adapter, or buying a new video card.
My current video card is an HIS Radeon HD 6870. It's pretty good in TF2, but in other games it starts to show its faults. In Battlefield 3 I couldn't maintain 30 fps on Ultra, but Low generally hovers around 90, going as low as 60 and sometimes higher than 144. I mainly play TF2 though.
So which option is the best for my money? The most cost-effective option seems to be just getting a Displayport cable, but I don't even know if it works with 144 Hz, and maybe it's time for a GPU upgrade (this is the only part besides my SSD and HDD that was reused for my current computer from my old computer).
im not sure if display port will do 144 but it will definitely do 120.
I'd do that unless you have the money lying around for a new gpu
Edit: according to my VG248QE manual, DP supports 1920x1080 @ 144Hz.
im not sure if display port will do 144 but it will definitely do 120.
I'd do that unless you have the money lying around for a new gpu
Edit: according to my VG248QE manual, DP supports 1920x1080 @ 144Hz.
Can't go wrong with DP. If your monitor and GPU both support it, you can pick up a cable for around $10 on Amazon and it should solve your issues(other than gpu performance).
Can't go wrong with DP. If your monitor and GPU both support it, you can pick up a cable for around $10 on Amazon and it should solve your issues(other than gpu performance).
Displayport supports everything and the ASUS has a DP input so you can use that without any adapter with 144hz. Then you can plugin your secondary monitor through the DVI.
If you main TF2 I guess you don't necessarily have to upgrade your GPU. If you want the top notch experience though you will want to have your tf2 refresh rate be double your monitor refresh rate+1 aka 289 fps. To get those you probably need to use a highframes config or upgrade to a top tier card (if you really want to upgrade your gpu to play tf2 on high settings). I would say that you definitely want the fps, graphix come second in tf2.
Displayport supports everything and the ASUS has a DP input so you can use that without any adapter with 144hz. Then you can plugin your secondary monitor through the DVI.
If you main TF2 I guess you don't necessarily have to upgrade your GPU. If you want the top notch experience though you will want to have your tf2 refresh rate be double your monitor refresh rate+1 aka 289 fps. To get those you probably need to use a highframes config or upgrade to a top tier card (if you really want to upgrade your gpu to play tf2 on high settings). I would say that you definitely want the fps, graphix come second in tf2.
People always talk about double refresh +1 for FPS. There is no benefit to it unless you are particularly susceptible to screen tearing.
People always talk about double refresh +1 for FPS. There is no benefit to it unless you are particularly susceptible to screen tearing.
Idk smak. I had it on a wrong refresh rate for some time and the tearing was pretty severe. Couples with that horrible crouchjump flickering bug, my game was pretty much colored horizontal stripes.
Idk smak. I had it on a wrong refresh rate for some time and the tearing was pretty severe. Couples with that horrible crouchjump flickering bug, my game was pretty much colored horizontal stripes.
I get so much less tearing with fps_max 0 then fps_max refreshrate+1
I get so much less tearing with fps_max 0 then fps_max refreshrate+1
When I had fps_max 0 I would get 2000 fps on jump maps and that seriously screwed up movement and projectiles. Go figure. I can also definitely notice whenever I dip below 240 or so (current max is 299), but that only happens in pubs.
When I had fps_max 0 I would get 2000 fps on jump maps and that seriously screwed up movement and projectiles. Go figure. I can also definitely notice whenever I dip below 240 or so (current max is 299), but that only happens in pubs.