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XyZspineZyX
08-18-2003, 06:50 AM
Hey, I have a few question about fps and monitors.

First of all, I am sure there is no real answer for this but how much fps is enough fps?

Course theres the whole a human can only see blah blah thing, as always more fps will help. In general how much is enough? I usually get 30-60 in 1280 x 768 and under, and 80-110 ish in 800x600. The times when I get down to 30 are in smoke, sometimes into the teens if there is alot of smoke around. Is 60 average enough FPS where I dont have to worry about *lagging* or loading fast enough to see the guy on my screen? I dont want to be shot simply because my fps was too low to load the guy fast enough.


Monitors, whats a good refresh rate for todays monitors?

Mine 17" at 1152x864 and 1280x768 go to 75hertz,1280x1024 stops at 60.

Any help would be great, thanks.

XyZspineZyX
08-18-2003, 06:50 AM
Hey, I have a few question about fps and monitors.

First of all, I am sure there is no real answer for this but how much fps is enough fps?

Course theres the whole a human can only see blah blah thing, as always more fps will help. In general how much is enough? I usually get 30-60 in 1280 x 768 and under, and 80-110 ish in 800x600. The times when I get down to 30 are in smoke, sometimes into the teens if there is alot of smoke around. Is 60 average enough FPS where I dont have to worry about *lagging* or loading fast enough to see the guy on my screen? I dont want to be shot simply because my fps was too low to load the guy fast enough.


Monitors, whats a good refresh rate for todays monitors?

Mine 17" at 1152x864 and 1280x768 go to 75hertz,1280x1024 stops at 60.

Any help would be great, thanks.

XyZspineZyX
08-18-2003, 07:24 AM
1280*768 75mhz wrks 4 me very well,any more than that screws with ur eyes after a while..the graphics engine for the game(UT2003) sets the refresh rate to a default of 60mhz..i find i get trigger lag at this setting which makes the game in mp unplayable..as for fps..60fps is film quality apparently so that should b enuff..hope that helps.