New Monitor is freesync but adrenalin says no

MoridinUK

MoridinUK

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Hey all, need some help.

I've just bought a 32 165hz Samsung monitor it says it is freesync.

But in the AMD Adrenalin edition software, the global display settings says my monitor doesn't support freesync. I'm running windows 10 but I can not find any specific drivers for the monitor anywhere. In windows the display just has some fix refresh waits I can set it too and no mention of variable or freesync enabled.

Any ideas on what's up or how to check I am running in freesync?
 
Gray2233 said:
Is it blur or is it more of a smearing effect?

Could be the fact it's a VA panel in part.
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Smearing, like a shadow of the image before it, so it looks like the building is moving not that I'm moving my head if that makes sense?

hornetstinger said:
make sure motion blur is disabled in every game
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I have done, but I guess it's maybe just a limitation of the VA panel? I guess if I need to stay near the less expensive end of the 165hz monitors I have to compromise somewhere huh?

Do I gain anything by telling windows or something to use a lower refresh rate, if the gpu can't make enough fps to cover 165?
 
The game in question is Sea of Thieves which isn't the best but I should still be able to turn around with out everything looking like it's in two or three slightly different places at once
 
I took a screen cap but it looks much better in the screen cap than it does when playing

Edit: if I make it full screen it doesn't. Am I just being picky?
 
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hornetstinger said:
Direct GPU recording wont work you need to capture the actual screen image

But that looks juddery for some reason looks like around 40fps
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You can see the game thinks it's a lot more than 40 fps but also just found this:

www.rtings.com

Samsung Odyssey G51C S27CG51 Review

The Samsung Odyssey G5/G51C S27CG51 is an entry-level gaming monitor. It has a 1440p resolution and 27-inch screen size, and it's also available in a 32-inch mod...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com

I though 1ms response time should look better than this still though?
 
I don't have either doom eternal or forza. :(

I wonder if OC would let me swap it out for this aoc 27

I've seen footage so much better than I'm seeing and skyrim looks awful.
 
hornetstinger said:
That is plenty high enough FPS I'm on way lower than that. typically 45fps for demanding game, 90fps for doom

You certainly shouldn't notice in on bright scenes, only occassionally under specific dark areas- and not always on dark areas either.

Check your monitor doesn't have other options like overdrive

Use this and full screen it go through each option in monitor

www.testufo.com

TestUFO: Ghosting / Pursuit Camera / Pixel Response Test

TestUFO: Ghosting / Pursuit Camera / Pixel Response Test
www.testufo.com www.testufo.com
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Playing with this the best result I get is when using freesync OFF. refresh rate 165 and the response timer set to extreme(mbr) but the screen has also gone really dark?
 
Gah I can't even fiddle with the brightness now, this is terrible... I actually think my older 75hz monitor does better.

Though if the screen caps (I'm using win+alt+r) are straight from the gpu then it can't be all the monitor can it?
 
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No the framerate isn't smooth. Maybe I should wait for my cpu upgrade, this one isn't reliable either. I wish I understood what I should see with the ghosting test (you know when I'm looking at it and not trying to use a tracking camera!)
 
I've no idea, all my pcs are on windows 10. I'm starting to think there is a problem that isn't just the monitor. I just dont have a good known working pc to test it on, the other pcs have a 1050 ti in them or a 970 gtx not really enough power to drive this monitor. I do have a 1080 somewhere, but that wont drive a 1440 monitor either. Anyway, I expect there is nothing wrong with the monitor just it in combo with my gpu (it was secondhand gah) or my cpu/board (they are quite old) I'm just not sure what else would cause that stutter. The amd driver fps thinks I'm pushing out over 100fps in skyrim but the video caps don't look like that at all!
 
When my new cpu and board arrive hopefully we'll see something better then, though I could put the gpu in my second pc, Ryzen 5 5600x 32 gb 3200 ram? (or put more ram in this one... I dunno)
 
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