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Pemalite said:

Adaptive V-Sync is your friend with the fluctuating framerate.
AMD users can obtain that functionality by using RadeonPro. (Which in turn gives you access to SweetFX to improve a games graphics.)

Also, feel free to overclock, it's free performance.
AMD and nVidia are both making great strides in dealing with framerate fluctuations, nVidia is throwing G-Sync out into the wild and AMD is pushing for the more open Freesync.

Adaptive V-Sync is a good try, I will give it a run right now. But AC IV is just an extreme example because of the crazy flutuating framerate. It's not about tearing when going 40-60 fps (that would be exactly the sweet spot for adaptive V-Sync or the future G-Sync), it's more about the game dipping to 20-30 fps on some areas and going at more than 60 fps at others, so I have to adjust my settings to get a good framerate on the more demanding areas while, on lighter areas, I will be way above 60fps (a performance that could be used to more antialiasing/effects on that area). Its something they should optimize better. Of course, AC IV isn't a good example of a PC port, it has good graphics, surely a improvement over AC III, but it is more demanding than games with better visual results.

About overclocking, I would need to see how much my VGA would go with its natural cooling system. Of course, I have an extra big fan on my PC that is turned off right now (disconnected from the MB. It doesn't help with the amount of dust accumulated, I really need some dust filters).