***AMD Freesync owners thread***

[andybird123]

Anyone with a 1440P 144Hz monitor, what are you powering them with?
Doesn't seem like there's a lot of options between RX580 and Vega 56

1440p over 100hz is pretty savage on requirements unless you turn settings way down. For an AMD setup you wouldnt want anything less than a V64 tbh. You might be better off waiting on the new releases over the next few months or even a 2nd hand 980ti as a stop gap.

 

[nashathedog]

I thought QHD was 1440p (4 x 720p).

It is.

Good to know, Cheers.

 

[Jony27]

1440p over 100hz is pretty savage on requirements unless you turn settings way down. For an AMD setup you wouldnt want anything less than a V64 tbh. You might be better off waiting on the new releases over the next few months or even a 2nd hand 980ti as a stop gap.

Yeah, as mentioned in my thread. It's a shame there's not a lot of AMD cards atm to power some cracking Freesync monitors.
Apart from freesync, what downside is there to having a nice Freesync monitor along with a 980Ti/Nvidia card?

 

[Bonjour]

Anyone with a 1440P 144Hz monitor, what are you powering them with?
Doesn't seem like there's a lot of options between RX580 and Vega 56

Acer XF270HU (1440p/144Hz) with a Vega 64. Work very well together.

A pair of R9 390s also worked well, albeit only when there was a crossfire profile.

 

[Ree]

Yeah, as mentioned in my thread. It's a shame there's not a lot of AMD cards atm to power some cracking Freesync monitors.
Apart from freesync, what downside is there to having a nice Freesync monitor along with a 980Ti/Nvidia card?

i had my freesync monitor with a 1080 and it was nowhere near as smooth as my vega 64 with freesync it really is night and day the difference imo.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Acer XF270HU (1440p/144Hz) with a Vega 64. Work very well together.

Yep, im using a Benq XL2730Z with mine.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

 

[AthlonXP1800]

Was watched this 4 days ago, noticed HardwareCanucks published the video on 6 April. Not surprised they not updated Windows 10 to version 1803 to tested HDR that will be done properly and the headline should be something like "HDR Gaming Monitors With 1803 Spring Creators Update - Ready for Prime Time!

Hieu Nguyen posted comment about 1803 update:

Hieu Nguyen 3 days ago
Windows 10 SCU 1803 fixed the pink issue. Currently my windows 10 HDR setting always on , chrome quick fix is set it to sRGB color profile.

 

[JediFragger]

About time MS started to work on it, been a shocking effort so far from them!

 

[Slam]

I finally got to play Bastion when I got my AOC freesync monitor. The game had horrid tearing both on a gtx 760 and an amd Fury. No matter what I tried, v-sync on or off, it looked awful. Somehow freesync sorted this out, great game!

 

[Sosuke.]

i had my freesync monitor with a 1080 and it was nowhere near as smooth as my vega 64 with freesync it really is night and day the difference imo.

Yeah I'm tied to it now. Which is good and bad. Good as I love it but right now I just want to grab a 1060. 580s are still close to £400

 

[JediFragger]

580s are still close to £400

Nah they're still dipping under £300 on occasion, just keep your eyes open for Gibbo's posts when they do drop now and again. It's def worth sticking with Freesync if you can, makes a difference.


edit - Just a little search showed a decent 8GB model at £287.

 

[Ree]

Yeah I'm tied to it now. Which is good and bad. Good as I love it but right now I just want to grab a 1060. 580s are still close to £400

yeah amd prices just are not worth it at the moment unfortunately, but with bitcoin tumbling prices will come down more. no doubt the etailers etc will try drag it out as long as they can and also kid on they're a gamers best friend again lol.

 

[Temi_D]

Hi guys, few questions about freesync please:
- I have a 34UC98 on the way (warranty replacement for my old 34um95) which has a 'poor' freesync range of 55-75Hz. Plan is to lower this to ~35Hz using CRU - is this guaranteed or panel dependent?
- I've read conflicting reports on how best to use freesync i.e enable FRTC, v-sync etc. What are the optimal settings?

 

[tommybhoy]

Can't believe AMD have possibly just wiped out G-Sync branding literally overnight, and getting Radeon branding upfront with Xbox/console gamers!!!



https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/04/06/test-freesync-xbox-one-tell-us-think/

 

[Ree]

very nice

 

[DragonQ]

1440p over 100hz is pretty savage on requirements unless you turn settings way down. For an AMD setup you wouldnt want anything less than a V64 tbh. You might be better off waiting on the new releases over the next few months or even a 2nd hand 980ti as a stop gap.

Depends what kinds of games you play and what kinds of settings you're happy with. RX 480 is sufficient for 1440p >60 Hz for me: I don't need high/ultra settings and I almost never play stupidly GPU-bound and demanding AAA games.

 

[Martini1991]

I think the Xbox One X has pretty much wiped out PC mid range gaming at this rate.
Being able to emulate Xbox 360 games rendered at higher resolutions etc.

 

[DragonQ]

I think the Xbox One X has pretty much wiped out PC mid range gaming at this rate.
Being able to emulate Xbox 360 games rendered at higher resolutions etc.

Except for games that are way better with a mouse and keyboard of course.

 

[Martini1991]

Except for games that are way better with a mouse and keyboard of course.

At the price point it's a probably a worth while trade off for many.