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When does a framerate become unacceptable to you?

25fps 109 36.21%
 
20fps 94 31.23%
 
15fps 39 12.96%
 
30fps is already too low 59 19.60%
 
Total:301
DEAD_ORIGINAL on 23 April 2016

low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low
Them baggy sweat pants
And the Reebok's with the straps (with the straps)
She turned around and gave that big booty a smack (hey)
She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low.



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AEGRO on 23 April 2016



DonFerrari on 23 April 2016

I normally don't care and don't count the frames... so unless it's fast paced and the frames don't get too truncated I wouldn't care



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Mummelmann on 23 April 2016
Scisca said:
I've bought a 75Hz monitor with Freesync range between 40 to 75 fps, so my games absolutely have to fit in that range, though I personally accept only the range between 60 to 75 with a rock solid 75 being my goal every time. I'm thinking about what GPU to buy to be able to totally max out Witcher 3 and still stay at 75 fps, I hope R9 480 will grant me that, though something tells me I may have to go with something a tad faster.

That takes some pretty serious power, my GPU has it running at a good 70fps, with the occassional dip into the mid 60's. I'm running a EVGA GTX 980Ti. Oh, don't ever activate Nvidia Hairworks in TW3 (if you buy a Nvidia card), it murders the fps (as in almost halves it).

You're gonna need some serious oomph though, going for 75fps. Which resolution are you thinking? I'm running my games in 1440p.



NightDragon83 on 23 April 2016

Depends on the game and the generation of hardware its running on to be honest.

For example, if you're playing an old PS1 / N64 game, then frequent frame rate dips are standard fare, and can frequently go below 20fps. It's tolerable in most cases. In more modern games however, as soon as frame rates start to dip to the low 20s it immediately becomes annoying. 60fps isn't necessary in many modern games, but 30fps is pretty much mandatory, as any drops below that are jarring to the player and can have a significant impact on gameplay.



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Mosfet on 23 April 2016

I have no problem with a locked 30 fps.
But anything below that is unacceptable.



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TallSilhouette on 23 April 2016

Sub 25 is too low. 30 with small drops is tolerable. Stable 30 is perfectly playable for many types of games (though 60+ would of course be better).



Scisca on 23 April 2016
Mummelmann said:
Scisca said:
I've bought a 75Hz monitor with Freesync range between 40 to 75 fps, so my games absolutely have to fit in that range, though I personally accept only the range between 60 to 75 with a rock solid 75 being my goal every time. I'm thinking about what GPU to buy to be able to totally max out Witcher 3 and still stay at 75 fps, I hope R9 480 will grant me that, though something tells me I may have to go with something a tad faster.

That takes some pretty serious power, my GPU has it running at a good 70fps, with the occassional dip into the mid 60's. I'm running a EVGA GTX 980Ti. Oh, don't ever activate Nvidia Hairworks in TW3 (if you buy a Nvidia card), it murders the fps (as in almost halves it).

You're gonna need some serious oomph though, going for 75fps. Which resolution are you thinking? I'm running my games in 1440p.

The resolution is 2560x1080. I went with a 29" ultrawide, 75Hz, Freesync, IPS and I love it so far, perfect size for my desk and I wanted to try out the 21:9 aspect ratio. Figured if I was to splash almost 1000 Euro on a good 34" monitor, I want it to be 34" ultrawide, curved, Freesync, 1440k, 144Hz, IPS. There is no such monitor on the market at the moment, so I'm gonna wait with this cheap but absolutely satisying 29" one Hopefully A monitor with these specs costs around 500-600 Euro in 2 years so I can comfortably afford one

I hope I'll be able to run all games at 75fps for quite some time. I have the i5 6600k (watercooled), 16 GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 RAM, an OC friendly MoBo in ASUS Ranger, so I hope to do some OC. Now all I have to do is buy the proper GPU that's going to give me enough juice to run the whole machine. I plan to wait for Polaris and get the R9 480 at least, but I have to wait for some tests before I decide which one to get.

I've heard about Hairworks. Crazy impact, but the hair does look good



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Scisca on 23 April 2016
JRPGfan said:
Scisca said:
I've bought a 75Hz monitor with Freesync range between 40 to 75 fps, so my games absolutely have to fit in that range, though I personally accept only the range between 60 to 75 with a rock solid 75 being my goal every time. I'm thinking about what GPU to buy to be able to totally max out Witcher 3 and still stay at 75 fps, I hope R9 480 will grant me that, though something tells me I may have to go with something a tad faster.

Has there been any news on if the PS4k (neo) will support FreeSync ?

That and HDR, and even if games ran the exact same resolution as the normal PS4, would be a huge upgrade.

Hmm, interesting idea. Wouldn't mind it at all I guess this would requite PS4 Neo to have Display Port support, but I'd like it. Would be especially beneficial if this console gave games that run at 30 fps on regulat PS4 some 15-20 extra fps.



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jonathanalis on 23 April 2016

i used to play OoT in 17 fps.
sometimes was anoying.
i can handle costant 20 fps.