Is a higher or lower refresh rate better?

[WeaponX]

What's the best refresh rate?

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by WeaponX
What's the best refresh rate?

The best refresh rate is the one in which your display is cleanest/sharpest. Generally, higher is better, if your monitor can handle it. My optimal refresh rate is 72Hz, 75Hz gives a little bit of a flicker, and 70 or below is slightly blurry, getting blurrier as the number goes down. Yours may be different depending on your monitor, display settings, and video card. Try each one, but don't exceed your monitor's maximum refresh rate. Whichever one looks best, go with it.

[Yodums]

On all computers I tested, maximum refresh rate seems to be giving the best performance. I'm onl 1024x768 and on a 85hz refresh rate.

Yodums

[Henry Rollins II]

The higher the refreshrate - the lower the performance. The more you boost it, the more the CPU has to work.

Set the refreshrate so the picture is nice to look at, flimsy pictures gives you a headache.

regards,
Henry.

[JigPu]

Originally posted by Henry Rollins II
The higher the refreshrate - the lower the performance. The more you boost it, the more the CPU has to work.
Why would that be?? By changing the refresh rate, all you are changing is the internal frequency that the monitor refreshes the display. It should have no effect on the amount of CPU work because the only thing the CPU has to do is get the video card to put out pictures, not put them out when a new refresh cycle appears. That's why they have VSync... To stop tearing from the video card pumping out frames faster than the monitor refreshes.

Just my $0.02...
JigPu

[Gandalf]

Originally posted by JigPu

Why would that be?? By changing the refresh rate, all you are changing is the internal frequency that the monitor refreshes the display. It should have no effect on the amount of CPU work because the only thing the CPU has to do is get the video card to put out pictures, not put them out when a new refresh cycle appears. That's why they have VSync... To stop tearing from the video card pumping out frames faster than the monitor refreshes.

Just my $0.02...
JigPu

I'll put my $0.02 with yours! :D

He is right, the CPU wont have to work harder with a higher refresh rate.

[Henry Rollins II]

Originally posted by JigPu

Why would that be?? By changing the refresh rate, all you are changing is the internal frequency that the monitor refreshes the display. It should have no effect on the amount of CPU work because the only thing the CPU has to do is get the video card to put out pictures, not put them out when a new refresh cycle appears. That's why they have VSync... To stop tearing from the video card pumping out frames faster than the monitor refreshes.

Just my $0.02...
JigPu

Sorry, that should have been GPU.

regards,
Henry

[earthdick]

The best refresh rate for me is 85Hz and above. I've tried many different screen area/refresh rate combos, and if I set the monitor below 85Hz, I start to get headaches/eye strain after using the computer for awhile. You need to find out which refresh rate is most comfortable for you.

[PipeBom]

I find that usually the higher the better. But sometimes I guess that it also depends on the monitor and the display settings.

[XprincoX]

yes and higher refresh rate is usually easier on ur eyes too, IMHO. :D

[Yakbak]

I run at 1024x768 at 85Hz, and I think it's great for my 17" monitor and doesn't give you a headache. :)

[Yodums]

Very true without the nVidia refresh rate fixer it is 60hz and it always seem to monitoring is blinking every .3 of a second and its very annoying kills my eyes.