I'm wondering because I have a 144hz panel without g-sync and have not seen a screen tear since. Even in Half Life 2 which maxes out a 300fps, I cannot get a single screen tear.
I have the Asus VG248QE.
I can assure you the tearing will annoy someone somewhere. G-Sync though? No not necessary at all. People just need to take up free sync and not get suckered out of their cash.
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If you are happy with current setup , there is no point to change monitor. Nvidia changes something with g-sync every time they release new drivers, some games act weird with g -sync on (civ :beyond earth wouldn`t allow to change resolution past 1366x768 in full screen mode etc.) I had few issues wit 3 g-sync monitor setup.
I don't see G-sync and Freesync benefits being eliminating screen tearing because your fps is too high, but more preventing stuttering when your fps is below your monitors refresh rate. So instead of getting stuttering at 95fps on a 144hz screen, you get the screen matching that 95fps and working stutter free. Screen tearing is a problem for some people but I feel thats less common and can be fixed with normal V-sync. People complain about input lag with V-sync but i can't feel anything, and then the other problem with V-sync is that your fps dips and then V-sync goes down an Fps level. Although if your fps is like 80 average and tearing, it's not going to be dipping down to 40 very often as the average is 80. Most games stay within 10fps of the average 90% of the time.
I'm not talking about changing my setup; I'm quite happy with it in fact. I just don't get g-sync is all. If someone can fix their screen tearing problems by getting an 144Hz panel and cheaper than having one with g-sync, I don't see the point in it existing.
Free-sync on the other hand helps with screen tearing at lower FPS for those that have a 60Hz monitor or TV, and it's free; so I see much more of a purpose there.
That's odd. I've never experienced stuttering when my FPS are below the refresh rate, and I've had 2 laptops, 2 TVs and a 144hz monitor. The only time I've experienced stuttering was when I had an AMD 7950 and mostly during benchmarks, sometimes during games but rarely.
No my question to that is how prevalent is that problem? Because screen tearing is the main thing that I hear about all the time.
It really depends on your configuration when it comes to stuttering. My Gtx 770 4gb likes to make my 144hz BenQ 2411z stutter in Bf4 if its around the 115fps mark.
That is odd. I wonder what could be he cause.
I always say not to buy something unless you think you need it. Seems like a "duh" statement but I've seen too many go drop $1000 on a brand new gaming laptop when all they want to play is some light older Steam titles that'll work fine on their existing $300 laptop if they got all the viruses off.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
There are benifits for using gsync over free sync. I cant list them off the top of my head but free sync is very limited on what it can do because it doesnt have the same level of interaction with the panel as gsync does. Nvidia does milk it though
Not yet but the standard does allow for better panels and hardware attached. Mostly a little RAM to store the frame for a little longer which is a shame really as that is a flaw of LCDs that they need to a constant signal rather than being able get one and hold it. This is what g-sync did ahead of time with their module, but the Adaptive Sync as part of VESA allows for this but it will take a while for the manufactures to catch up.Like any new tech.
Correct. I do hope free sync does go through and improve on its current state but if I was to buy a panel right now, I would be going for a gsync panel. Primarily QHD 21:9 panel with gsync and thank got gsync has been anounced by ASUS and Acer for panels this size
Yes this would probably be what I would get too and I run AMD so I would not even be able to use the g-sync. I would just be getting it as a great monitor.