IBM Model F keyboards. Currently typing on a 5291 "Bigfoot" keyboard that I customised, but I have a boxed XT on the way, as well as a brand new F62 from modelfkeyboards.com. Got a very pingy AT as well.

Good question. I do prefer 119Hz with backlight strobing over 224/240Hz, I personally think it's much better. Plus, it's much easier to get a consistent 119 FPS. I've tested 224Hz but even with this beefy new CPU, TF2 STILL drops well below that in some cases, especially on the newer maps like Mecenary Park. Even though these dips don't feel nearly as bad as they did on the 3600, I'd rather have a consistent lower framerate than one that reaches 224 when nothing happens then drops when there's action.

Wow! Thanks for the comments guys, that means a lot. I'm really happy to hear people are finding a new way to enjoy their games, not just TF2. Speaking of which, I can now play TF2 at a steady 119FPS with Mastercomfig Medium High, thanks to the Ryzen 5 5600x I just installed in my system earlier. The difference between that and the 3600 is night and day.

I should have mentioned that .001 is technically OK in some cases, but the best starting point is actually .01. So now I'm using a cap of 118.993 as my refresh rate is 119.003 (experimented since last time which is why it's not the same). If you're experiencing any issues with this trick or you can feel noticeable VSync delay, I suggest trying the new -0.01 cap rather than 0.001. Also, set VSync on driver-side as well as in-game. I will now update the guide with this information.

I should mention this isn't a "guide", as such, hence "How I made TF2 run beautifully".

I personally don't find 224 or 240Hz as enjoyable anymore, even on games that don't drop below that in FPS. Some may prefer the extra fluidity of 240Hz, but I cannot stand motion blur at all. It's personal preference! I just urge everyone to give this a shot and see if you can find a new way to enjoy your games.

You'd just have to give it a try and see for yourself. :) I really, really recommend 224Hz over 240 though.

**on the Viewsonic XG270. I don't know why I'm being downvoted for that, it's just how it is. Chief Blur Buster, the very person who calibrated the monitor states that "224Hz looks better than 240Hz for both PureXP enabled/disabled (aka strobed/nonstrobed)".

Now that you mention it, I see why you said that. :P

I'm just pretty passionate about the little I do know.

Sorry to hear that. I wish I knew why your laptop isn't benefiting from this method, but I suppose it's all about experimentation.

Oh nice! Have you tried lower refresh rates with PureXP? 224Hz is a lot better than 240Hz. The overdrive is much better and there's enough bandwidth for 10-bit colour.

You should really try out my 119Hz resolution. It's so glass smooth, it's unreal. It makes 224Hz and especially 240 look blurry in comparison. All you need to do is set the vertical total to 2269.

If you're comfortable with 224Hz PureXP and prefer it over 119Hz PureXP, I still recommend using the low-lag VSync trick. The goal is to remove tearing and improve the frame pacing so that the game looks and feels consistent.

Also, yeah - the game looked and felt pretty bad before. There are definitely better specs for super high refresh gaming, but I have the Ryzen 5 3600 and 5700 XT.

Yep! Nvidia Control Panel works too. I just use CRU because I have an AMD card. The AMD custom resolution option isn't very flexible.

I started a thread ages ago expressing my frustration with the game's awful frame pacing, tearing and the frequent FPS drops, which are worse if you play on a high refresh rate monitor. Now I have the Viewsonic XG270, which is natively 240Hz but was factory-calibrated by Chief Blur Buster of Blur Busters to offer exceptional motion clarity at lower refresh rates thanks to its "PureXP" backlight strobing. So CRT-like motion clarity with rich, IPS colours.

I created a custom resolution at 119Hz with a large vertical total (thanks to Custom Resolution Utility), which reduces the already-low crosstalk to the point where it's nearly non-existent in the center of the screen.

Using Rivertuner Statistics Server, I capped my FPS .01 below my decimal refresh rate, from 119.003 Hz to 118.993 (calculate with https://www.testufo.com/refreshrate - Chrome is best). This is to negate most of the input delay caused by V-Sync, which I enabled in-game (mat_vsync 1) and in the AMD Radeon settings.

I cannot perceive any lag and the game looks and feels beautiful, especially with the Mastercomfig Medium High preset. The RTSS frametime graph shows a flat line, with no noticeable spikes during gameplay. This is how you want ALL of your games to run if you can. I promise you they will be way more enjoyable if you set this up correctly.

Anyway, I wanted to bring this up because I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere for TF2, and I think it's a game changer. Please refer to Blur Busters for a more detailed guide: https://blurbusters.com/howto-low-lag-vsync-on/

I highly recommend trying out your monitor's backlight strobing, if it has the option. Check this list to see if your monitor has a blur reduction mode: https://blurbusters.com/faq/120hz-monitors/

If you have a BenQ Zowie monitor, you can use the BenQ Zowie Strobe Utility to adjust the strobing to your liking.

Any questions and I'm happy to answer the best I can. I'd consider my knowledge pretty basic - I learned everything from that guide above.

Thanks for that, I'll give it a go!

Neither do I to be honest. It's all complicated to me. I only learned what little I know fairly recently.

I thought the "gold standard" was 3600 C16 kits for nearly £200, which supposedly work out of the box. I bought the Patriot Viper set for £145 after reading you can run it at 3600Mhz C14 with a bit of work. I was reading for a little while about ram speed and latency and how that works with Ryzen, trying to get my head around it.

Are you saying I can run it at 3733 C15 and that will be better than what I'm currently using?

I'm not surprised at all, I just wanted to see how far I could push it. :P

I'm no tech expert but I've been learning through trial and error. Besides, multiple people said they achieved 3600 C14 with that exact kit. Haven't had any issues.

I'm aware of the infinity fabric decoupling, but mine is running at a 1:1 ratio. I've been using this setup for weeks now in different games, and it's been completely fine.

Speaking of RAM, I got the Patriot Memory Viper Steel Series DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 4400MHz kit. You can overclock this to 3600Mhz C14. I tried 3733Mhz C14, but it wasn't stable.