Higher Resolution or Higher Refresh Rate For ARR?

[Kirito]

I have a Samsung 120hz 1080p monitor S27A950D. It's a beautifully monitor, however it's doesn't completely remove the need for V-Sync. If the game's FPS is constantly under 120 FPS then it's beautiful. However if the game goes above 120 FPS I sometimes notice tearing like you see with 60hz monitors with V-Sync off. I absolutely hate tearing so when it happens, I turn on V-Sync capping FPS at 60.

The draw back with 2560x1440 is you need a powerful enough video card to give you a smooth frame rate depending on the game. I would think this resolution would be bad for FFXIV 1.0, however with 2.0 new engine it may be a good choice.

I'm eagerly waiting for Ultra HD monitors and next generation video cards. However Ultra HQ is probably years away from a price I'm willing to pay.

What do you mean by tearing? I've used a 60hz monitor and never really noticed that? Although I'm using hdmi...

[Pseudopsia]

What do you mean by tearing? I've used a 60hz monitor and never really noticed that? Although I'm using hdmi...

If you have a low power video card or V-SYNC/Triple Buffer ON you will not have tearing. When your frame rate exceeds the refresh rate of your monitor you will get tearing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_tearing

[Kirito]

If you have a low power video card or V-SYNC/Triple Buffer ON you will not have tearing. When your frame rate exceeds the refresh rate of your monitor you will get tearing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_tearing

Oh wow, I can see why you dislike it...

[Naraku_Diabolos]

I'm just thankful my laptop can possibly play ARR better than 1.0 with its settings. I'm sure it won't strain my laptop like 1.0 did as well, so I'm being hopeful for that.

[SirOleas]

Whats up Miz!
My -friend- was running a 120Hz monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080 using a single GTX580 (now two 580's in SLI) but at the time he was getting 70-90(sometimes 120)FPS in open areas and roughly 55-70FPS in towns/high traffic areas with lots of people with nearly max settings.

120hz monitors make games seem more smooth when in motion etc. They also require you to have enough power -high end graphics card(s)- to be able to keep the FPS high enough for that butter smooth movement in high activity areas with a lot going on all at once.

High resolution monitors I cannot speak for as I have never had the chance to try one. I can only assume a higher resolution taxes your video card(s) a bit more than a 1920x1080 monitor would. If that is the case then it means you would require more power through video cards to keep a game running nice and smooth at such a high resolution before having to dumb down the settings in-game.

That said; Resolution isn't everything! You will want any game to run smooth no matter what it throws at your system! You should probably look at reviews on specific monitors you are considering so you can see what their strengths and weaknesses are! I personally like monitors that are able to produce "true color" meaning closer to realistic color. I would also think a 120hz monitor would fall under making a game run smoothly under any situation because higher refresh rates = higher frame rates so long as you have the power to back it.

[MizoreShirayuki]

Sup Oleas!

Thinking bout going with the ASUS PB278Q & a GTX 790 when it comes out... Or two 780s. How have you been?

[SirOleas]

Sup Oleas!

Thinking bout going with the ASUS PB278Q & a GTX 790 when it comes out... Or two 780s. How have you been?

Been good! Just waiting on ARR while I work on home projects =P
I like that ASUS monitor...IPS is a pretty nice new tech for monitors though I haven't read much about it.
If you are waiting for next gen graphics cards then you don't really need to worry much about ARR's performance as they will obviously be powerful enough and driver updates -should- increase their performance with ARR over time making them even more beastly.

[ispano]

Been good! Just waiting on ARR while I work on home projects =P
I like that ASUS monitor...IPS is a pretty nice new tech for monitors though I haven't read much about it.
If you are waiting for next gen graphics cards then you don't really need to worry much about ARR's performance as they will obviously be powerful enough and driver updates -should- increase their performance with ARR over time making them even more beastly.

You mean PLS right? IPS has been around a while. A good IPS panel of that size would likely cost more.

[Valmonte]

You mean PLS right? IPS has been around a while. A good IPS panel of that size would likely cost more.

They are expensive but there well worth the extra cost.

[ispano]

They are expensive but there well worth the extra cost.

Oh no argument there, currently using a Dell U3011