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    How do I cap frame per seconds to 60?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by inchyfingers, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. inchyfingers

    inchyfingers Notebook Consultant

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    I want my laptop video card to have less stress/heat so is there a way to cap my display frames per second to 60???
     
    inchyfingers, Apr 27, 2009
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    yes, there is.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 27, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    you enable V-Sync in what ever games you are playing... that will cap the FPS to the refresh rate of your LCD... which is ~60Hz.

    and also make sure you monitor the temps.
     
    Gophn, Apr 27, 2009
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    Your monitor already caps whatever video output to 60FPS since it refreshes at 60 times per second. Unless you have 120hz LCD monitor with a compatible graphic card, you cannot get over 60FPS on a regular LCD monitor.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 27, 2009
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    Yeah you can. You just don't get to see those extra frames. Just follow Gophn's instructions to sync the GPU and screen.
     
    archer7, Apr 27, 2009
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    A 60hz monitor can display more than 60FPS?
     
    jackluo923, Apr 27, 2009
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    No, it can't. But the graphics card can send more than 60 frames per second to the monitor, and the monitor will discard the extra frames (in laymen's terms). That's unnecessary heat.
     
    HerrKaputt, Apr 27, 2009
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    Is it a good idea to do this with notebooks?
    I suppose it's more beneficial to the more powerful notebooks that can play games at 60FPS+ compared to say notebooks that can only play games at 30/40?

    I never knew/understood v-sync so i've learnt something new today, thanks
     
    demonhotrod, Apr 27, 2009
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    if you get more than ~60FPS on a ~60Hz monitor, you will notice something called "screen tearing"

    .... which means that there are more frames being rendered in one second that a monitor can even display in time... which would give the effect of the screen tearing.

    the only reason one should disable V-Sync is when they are benchmarking... which they would want to see how fast or how much FPS a game can render with a particular system.

    Other than that, there is no real reason to disable V-Sync when using an LCD display... like on a notebook.

    ... granted that new LCD's are coming out with 120Hz refresh rates... which would be amazing for get 120 FPS when gaming.... thats if your system is good enough to even render that many frames a sec.
     
    Gophn, Apr 27, 2009
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    Some games don't have the option to turn off V-sync. Is there a different way to configure it on the desktop?
     
    inchyfingers, Apr 27, 2009
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    Nevermind, for those who don't know, you must enable "advance mode" in the nVidia control panel because it is on "standard mode" on default. You can then enable V-sync from one of the tabs. Games run like 10C-15C cooler now :D
     
    inchyfingers, Apr 27, 2009
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    Vsync makes the aiming in 1.6 and Source weird. Although in those games the fps_max 60 command will work
     
    Kocane, Apr 27, 2009
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    I don't notice a difference in gameplay when vsync is enabled on or off on CS, Team Fortress 2 etc...
     
    inchyfingers, Apr 28, 2009
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    You won't notice any difference in gameplay if you're playing an older game. The only diff will be in GPU temps as the card will not give it's max since you don't need it.
     
    grbac, Apr 28, 2009
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