You wouldnt like vsync after using gsync, it feels so laggy. Even if you cap your FPS to reduce the lag a little it still doesnt feel right. I would just stick with your current cards until you fancy a monitor upgrade now.
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Gsync Owners - Would you go AMD?
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You wouldnt like vsync after using gsync, it feels so laggy. Even if you cap your FPS to reduce the lag a little it still doesnt feel right. I would just stick with your current cards until you fancy a monitor upgrade now.
How about linking these reads in the OP?
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I have Gsync and IMHO, it isn't worth it / has no perceivable difference.
I have tried with it on and off and see no tangible benifit. The demo is great though!
I game at 90+ rates and it is rather that if I played a game with low frame rates that would be more irritating than any stutter.
I have tried with it on and off and see no tangible benifit. The demo is great though!
I game at 90+ rates and it is rather that if I played a game with low frame rates that would be more irritating than any stutter.
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Funnily enough I have the opposite problem I have a Freesync monitor but an Nvidia card currently as I got tired of waiting for Vega.
If it is indeed similar performance to a 1080 I'm replacing this current POS the minute it goes on sale. 1070 equivalent performance will be a harder sell though.
If it is indeed similar performance to a 1080 I'm replacing this current POS the minute it goes on sale. 1070 equivalent performance will be a harder sell though.
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I'm not getting into a "prove it" exercise WRT pricing and performance... posting a link to a site with a rumour that supports one argument over the other is pointless as both sides are presenting baseless information.
The point is, IF the price and performance were significant in favour of AMD then would you switch?
This is my big fear.
The point is, IF the price and performance were significant in favour of AMD then would you switch?
This is my big fear.
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Thats pretty much the point, isn't it? To tie you in to Nvidia? For me its cheaper to buy a new card than it is to buy a new monitor especially as the Gsync equivalents are nigh on twice the prices of their freesync equivalents!
Either way I wouldn't worry all the nonsense about TXP beating performance are almost certainly due to the hype train which has already departed the station I wouldn't be suprised if its closer to a 1070 in the end.
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Reading early reports that Vega may provide better performance than a 1080 or possibly even the Titan P at a price point of maybe £500, and this is a question specifically relating to people with high end Gsync monitors... would you make the switch?
I've avoided the new Nvidia Pascal cards this year due to the paltry performance increase over the 980ti for what... £700-1100? If AMD brought out a card that could see a performance gain of 50% over a 980ti for around £500-600 then I'd like to think I could reward them with a purchase.
But my beloved Gsync...
I suppose I could disable Gsync in NCP and see how I felt about Vsync options, but would you think it worth considering or do you think that after spending £900 on a X34A then it's Nvidia or nothing?
The chances of AMD releasing a titan xp beating product/ something with 50% more performance than a 980ti for £500 or less any time soon are pretty much zero so it's a moot point.
I went for gysnc/ NVidia over freesync/AMD for two reasons
1) AMD have not been able to compete in the higher performing stakes for some time and I don't see this changing any time soon based on their r+d budget
2) gysnc is the technically better solution albeit a far more expensive one to implement
NVidia have had pascal out for a while now if AMD can release a 1070/1080 competitive product then NVidia can all most certainly quickly regain the performance mainstream crown by releasing a new gpu or two.
AMD would have to pull out an absolute blinder for me to buy one of their GPU's in the next few years with my wide screen Asus pg348q
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I would rather just wait for nvidia to release something faster at a price point I am happy with than buy another AMD card
I DID go AMD after all of Nvidia's BS. From a 970 to a 480 because I kept getting send geforce cards that couldn't hold their boost clocks and would crash intermittently. Then I bought a nice curved Freesync ultrawide monitor (for £100s less than it costs for the gsync version).
I'm not regretting it, especially after the new drivers. Theres a very noticeable performance gain over the 970 now
I'm not regretting it, especially after the new drivers. Theres a very noticeable performance gain over the 970 now
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Just wait until nvidia release a gpu with 50% increase over your 980ti ? Be a lot cheaper then switching over and having to buy a freesync monitor ...That's what I'd do as you already have the g sync monitor which I think are epic, no screen tear, no input lag, no dips in performance... at 1440p it absolutely shines I think I would never go without now as it's by far the best gaming experience I've had up to date! 
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That would be a no from me.
I was actually considering it, but I have a 1080 and it will do just fine for a long time. I am actually more interested in Zen, as I haven't upgraded my CPU, MB and RAM in a very very long time ....
I was actually considering it, but I have a 1080 and it will do just fine for a long time. I am actually more interested in Zen, as I haven't upgraded my CPU, MB and RAM in a very very long time ....
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This is like saying I am not going to buy a car so I'll stick to my bicycle
The only one hurt by this is you as you are missing out on a lot.
It makes a lot more sense to just get something, make a choice and stick with it for a while, then when upgrade time comes you can re-evaluate your options.
I DID go AMD after all of Nvidia's BS. From a 970 to a 480 because I kept getting send geforce cards that couldn't hold their boost clocks and would crash intermittently. Then I bought a nice curved Freesync ultrawide monitor (for £100s less than it costs for the gsync version).
I'm not regretting it, especially after the new drivers. Theres a very noticeable performance gain over the 970 now
Did you sell your G-Sync screen?
Still using it as a second monitor atm
Another thing I find annoying is the serious lack of connectivity on gsync monitors. Normally just 1 display port, so you pay way more and get less. Where as my Freesync one has 2 HDMI, 2 DP, VGA and DVI :/
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A while ago, I would have definitely said yes as I like to experience both of what AMD and Nvidia have to offer, but now I'm not quite as certain. As time passes, it seems I'm becoming more sensitive to tearing, and recently when trying a couple of games on an older AMD card, the tearing was very noticeable in one instance, but not at all in the other.
I suppose before this technology was around, you couldn't miss what you hadn't had / experienced, but now you can...
I suppose before this technology was around, you couldn't miss what you hadn't had / experienced, but now you can...
The price discrepancy is purely a function of market conditions. People are willing to pay that £600, so the manufacturers charge that. If people aren't wiling to pay then the manufactures will sell the monitor for the same price as the Free-sync.
So the fact there is a price difference just proves how popular gsync monitors are selling.
Not any time soon unfortunately.
I've always had a better experience with SLI rather than crossfire. It's looking like I'll be keeping SLI for a while longer until a single card can power 4K ultra wide 144hz.
So much hassle to swap at the minute.
I've always had a better experience with SLI rather than crossfire. It's looking like I'll be keeping SLI for a while longer until a single card can power 4K ultra wide 144hz.
So much hassle to swap at the minute.