Jul 12, 2018 - If gaming is not my primary usage, would the 60Hz be a better option? 144Hz is worth if even if you're not hardcore gaming, there's a.
I only recently got into high FPS monitors in the last year. I upgraded my desktop monitor to a 100hz 3440x1440. It also has G-sync and that definitely is worth it. Any game that has a lot of tearing into it that really helps smooth the imagine out. I’ve recently had some experience with the MSI GS65 that has the 144hz display.
And it games it honestly was a lot better than a 60hz display. Pretty sizable difference in smoothness if your in the 90hz and above range in a quick reflex type game like doom or overwatch.But, for non gaming I don’t notice it at all. I know there are people that say they swear that there mouse cursor is so much smoother.but at that point I have to ask, is that all? And I can’t notice it on the desktop at all. I’ve tried turning my FPS back to 60hz and I can’t see it.
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Netflix and other streaming services don’t take advantage of high FPS so that’s not a selling point. And even YouTube it’s hit and miss depending on the youtuber.So save a few bucks if you aren’t gonna be gaming that much. You won’t miss it. Honestly I could go back to 60hz if it had G-Sync. But at high refresh rate I can take or leave it. I’m also not a hardcore gamer, well maybe casual gamer. But believe me that’s a huge difference if you’re using over double refresh rate screen.
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Is right in term YouTube Netflix etc, but in some programs that feature high refresh rate idk on pc but on phone there’s matrix program like screen saver that damn good on 120Hz Razer phone refresh rate way better than on my iPhone. Yes I’m also enjoying higher refresh rate on web surfing on that phone, on Blade 15 I do mostly gaming but for example AC Origins on max setting got 70FPS on internal Blade 15 144Hz, and on my 4K 60Hz screen I play on max 1080p 60fps, it was maybe smooth for me from last year but from me today that know already 144Hz panel, it felt laggy somehow even minimum FPS difference was 60, and I’m afraid that I’m good if I’ve to play again uncharted on PS4 on 4K 30fps, on god of war I felt it already. And the screen refresh rate gaps price in EU I think not so huge maybe €150?, since 144Hz 1060 option come also with double bigger storage 512gb than 256gb on base model, and it’s gaming laptop 2018, I believe you want also to have 2018 gaming panel. Click to expand.It's ultimately up to you which you want to get. I still don't think you'd be unhappy if you didn't get the 144Hz panel. You can always give it a try and if you don't like or care for it then the time you're buying a laptop you know that's a feature that doesn't matter to you.Upgrading the SSD is pretty easy.
You take off the bottom panel and and just swap the new one in for the old one. And I have a 256gb Razer Blade 15 coming in on monday. I couldn't resist the temptation myself. I'll be upgrading the SSD to a 1TB. Since there seems to be a fair amount of people that want to know how to upgrade their units I'll try and make a guide here on the forums to help some people out.
I've solo que'd my way to Distinguished Master Guardian on 60hz. You can't buy 'skills,' but sure, it'll be noticeably smoother if you're the least bit OCD. Will your mom be able to see the difference though? Probably not.Given that matchmaking has 64 tick servers, I haven't really had a compelling reason to upgrade yet, but perhaps one of these days. 144hz is a gimmick though - you're better off sticking to 120hz.
No one in their right mind can distinguish between 144hz and 120hz.other than the fact that 144hz will have washed-out colors. Originally posted by:I guess the underlying question here would also be, if you're decent at the game, how much will an upgrade to the monitor help and assist your skills? Or only slightly (,only slightly)?60hz60 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.017 seconds144hz144 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.007 secondsWith this in mind:A new monitor that saves you 0.01 seconds is negligible considering that your reaction time is likely at or above 0.20 seconds.
And when you take into account network lag, 64 tick, hardware lag, etc, the benefits are truly nothing more than cosmetic. I suppose every little bit eventually adds up, but paying $500+ for a 0.01 second advantage, given human reaction times, is a tough sell.I may be biased because I have never played with or seen a 120hz/144hz monitor, but I really don't think the numbers can lie. Yes, the game will look better, but 'playing better' would truly be a placebo effect if anything.I am planning on buying a new monitor because I've been wanting to have a multi-monitor setup, so I will probably opt for a 120hz monitor. But buying a 120hz monitor solely for counterstrike with the intention of playing better seems foolhardy to me. Originally posted by:I guess the underlying question here would also be, if you're decent at the game, how much will an upgrade to the monitor help and assist your skills? Or only slightly (,only slightly)?60hz60 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.017 seconds144hz144 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.007 secondsWith this in mind:A new monitor that saves you 0.01 seconds is negligible considering that your reaction time is likely at or above 0.20 seconds.
And when you take into account network lag, 64 tick, hardware lag, etc, the benefits are truly nothing more than cosmetic.I may be biased because I have never played with or seen a 120hz/144hz monitor, but I really don't think the numbers can lie. Yes, the game will look better, but 'playing better' would truly be a placebo effect if anything.Science, ladies and gentleman. Thanks, this is perfect.:)Though, I will probably still upgrade when it's appropriate to.
Originally posted by:60hz60 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.017 seconds144hz144 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.007 secondsWith this in mind:A new monitor that saves you 0.01 seconds is negligible considering that your reaction time is likely at or above 0.20 seconds. And when you take into account network lag, 64 tick, hardware lag, etc, the benefits are truly nothing more than cosmetic.I may be biased because I have never played with or seen a 120hz/144hz monitor, but I really don't think the numbers can lie. Yes, the game will look better, but 'playing better' would truly be a placebo effect if anything.Science, ladies and gentleman. Thanks, this is perfect.:)Though, I will probably still upgrade when it's appropriate to.I edited what you just said into my post. I've been thinking about upgrading my monitor because I've been needing a new monitor anyway (it's ancient and may be causing my system to crash for some reason). So when I upgrade, I'll certainly go with a 120hz monitor, and I'm sure it'll look better, given my attention to detail, but I don't expect to play better, especially when considering all of the networking/lag issues that come with online play.I'm still torn between the 120hz vs 144hz debate.
I hear a lot of 144hz monitors suffer from poor colors, and I truly don't believe anyone can see those additional 24 frames otherwise.The post above me mentions light-boost. Is that an NVidia-only feature? I've heard a lot about it (strobing the backlight to remove ghosting-pixels), but I think I saw something about it not being available on AMD cards. I'm curious if it's hard on the equipment as well.I dunno - it's probably fine. Used 60 / 75 Hz for 10 years.Borrowed friend's 120 Hz monitor for two weeks.Went back to 60 Hz, thought I had eye problems because everything looked like microstutter (just like how if you always play at 60 fps, then 30 fps will look really bad).Bought 144 Hz monitor a while ago for $260 and love it. But if you are getting VG248QE, it takes quite a bit of tweaking to get it to look the way you want. The monitor's only problem is that the gamma changes with the refresh rate.
At 60 Hz it actually has some of the best colors for a TN panel, but at 144 the color becomes a bit desaturated and 'washed out'. Originally posted by:I guess the underlying question here would also be, if you're decent at the game, how much will an upgrade to the monitor help and assist your skills? Or only slightly (,only slightly)?60hz60 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.017 seconds144hz144 frames / 1 second = 1 frame per 0.007 secondsWith this in mind:A new monitor that saves you 0.01 seconds is negligible considering that your reaction time is likely at or above 0.20 seconds. And when you take into account network lag, 64 tick, hardware lag, etc, the benefits are truly nothing more than cosmetic. I suppose every little bit eventually adds up, but paying $500+ for a 0.01 second advantage, given human reaction times, is a tough sell.I may be biased because I have never played with or seen a 120hz/144hz monitor, but I really don't think the numbers can lie.
Yes, the game will look better, but 'playing better' would truly be a placebo effect if anything.I am planning on buying a new monitor because I've been wanting to have a multi-monitor setup, so I will probably opt for a 120hz monitor. But buying a 120hz monitor solely for counterstrike with the intention of playing better seems foolhardy to me.5 frames / 1 second = 0.20 seconds per frame60 frames / 1 second = 0.017 seconds per frame0.20 - 0.017 = 0.183. So confirming to this is a 60hz monitor saves you 0.183 seconds meaning that according to your argument this is purely a cosmetic difference as the reaction time is 0.20; 0.183.