144hz v 165hz - big difference ?
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Nope, not noticable.
Some, if not all, monitors that claim 165hz only do it in overclocking mode anyway, which has downsides so you end up using 144hz.
Some, if not all, monitors that claim 165hz only do it in overclocking mode anyway, which has downsides so you end up using 144hz.
Well into the territory where only a very small number of people will actually be able to tell the difference / benefit from it. Maybe if you play like counter-strike exclusively for like 8 hours or more every day. For general gaming you probably won't notice the difference.
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Difference between 60 and 144Hz:
140%
From 60 to 165Hz:
175%
Even though 144 to 165 is only 14.5% increase.
It depends on what you're upgrading from and what your budget is imho.
140%
From 60 to 165Hz:
175%
Even though 144 to 165 is only 14.5% increase.
It depends on what you're upgrading from and what your budget is imho.
Thing with monitors and refresh rate - there is more to it than just the refresh rate itself (you often need a higher refresh rate to compensate for other sources of latency and/or to reduce the ceiling of variances which can result in much higher latency periodically) and for most people it tends to peak around 85-90Hz or so and beyond that is increasingly diminishing returns territory.
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When is OVERCLOCKERS getting Acer Predator XB273U GX 27" 270hz or Acer Predator xb32u gx 32" 270hz monitor????
I'm sure upgrading from 60hz or even 144hz these will be noticeable in games that you can push this fast anyways
Soldato
Linus did a good video with pro gamers on this subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX31kZbAXsA
OcUK Staff
Acer supply is pretty patchy at the moment so I don't know.
We've got 360Hz Asus Monitors.
That is a great video!
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Not 1440p though, not sure I could go back to 1080p after so many years at 1440p.
Quite fancied the g7 32" but see so many reports of screen flickering put me off.
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