Alienware Monitor, Is 60Hz Refresh rate enough (For gaming)?

Hello

Does the frame rate limited by the monitor screen refresh rate? Also i 60Hz enough. Or will it limit the frame rate per second to 60Fps for example? please help!!

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A monitor with a 60 Hz refresh rate will only be able to display 60 frames per second. However, 60 frames per second is fine for gaming. In fact, your video card might not even be able to output 60 frames per second all the time depending on how demanding the game is (Crysis, anyone?).

When choosing a monitor for gaming, you should pay attention to the response time (the lower the better). I would also try to find a review for the monitor and make sure it isn't known to have too much input lag, which can be a headache when gaming.

Monitor Randomly Lowers Resolution?

G

My monitor randomly lowers its resolution. This happens at random times, but it usually happens when I play a game. Sometimes it takes a second into the game for the monitor to automatically lower its resolution, other times I can play for about 30 min, then it will change the resolution by itself.

Whats really annoying about this is that it makes my games unplayable because of how big the HUD is, and of another thing... I can not change the resolution back to the max (1680x1050) resolution for another 15-30 min. Even if I restart my computer the resolution stays the same. When I right click my desktop and hit "screen resolution", then try to change the resolution of my monitor there, all it does is give me a black screen for a second (like its refreshing) then just goes back to be the smallest resolution again...

I have already installed the BETA drivers for my graphics card, the REGULAR drivers for the graphics card, and the OLD driver for my graphics card and ALL OF THEM do the same resolution-changing thing.

I know for sure that it is not a problem with my GTX 560, as I have had it for almost 2 years without problems. I also do not think it has to do with my monitor, as I have had it as well for almost 2 years without problems. I just think it has something to do with a driver/program causing the issue.

If anyone has any idea on how to fix this, please help me, thank you! :)

OS: Win 7 32 Bit
Monitor: Samsung (I don't know the inch., but the max resolution is 1680x1050 at 60 Hz)
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti
@Drake Is Awesome
I certainly do not think it is because of the heat because I have a program called MSI Afterburner which I have set up for my graphics card to always still cool (the graphics card never goes above 60c even at 100% load). Do you know of another reason why this could be happening? BTW I am playing Battlefield 3, and Medal Of Honor: Warfighter.

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Well what game are you playing? Sometimes it can lower the resolution so the graphics card can produce less heat. Why do you think there's a fan built in? Do you mean 640x480 resolution? I had an old Windows ME laptop when I play pin-ball in fullscreen the screen resolution goes to 640x480, and switches to 256 colors. So Maybe it's your graphics card. Idk I'm not a huge gamer. Well maybe get like a monitor with 1920x1080, some of them have 1280x1024 option by going to the properties, will be less detailed, but don't put much force on your graphics card now. Hope this helped!

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Samsung Syncmaster Monitor problems?

Q. So I have a syncMaster 2233sw and everytime I open a blizzard game such as starcraft or warcraft, the monitor displays the error, "not optimum mode, recommended mode: 1920x1080, 60 hz" then after like 20 seconds the screen goes black.

Please help
Thanks,
Stephen G.

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Select your monitor's resolution to 1920x1080, 60 hz (if ur monitor supports that) and also run the game by configuring the game's display settings to 1920x1080, 60 hz..it'll work fine

Note: First check if ur monitor does have t1920x1080, 60 hz compatibility

hope this helps

cheers!

120hz vs 60 hz monitor?

snoop

is there really that much difference? Primary use would be gaming and I have 2 60hz monitors already that I never noticed when movie watching or playing any games any screen lagging or errors. So I was wondering if dishing out another couple hundred dollars or so would even be worth it for twice the hz

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It depends on the game and the individual watching it. You can put together a demonstration that will highlight the difference, but it won't be apparent for most games or players.

I'd spend the extra money on a better video card. That almost always does make a significant difference on the high end games.

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How does a monitor affect gaming?

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Batman

I'm new to PC gaming and plan on building a PC. Would a 50/60 Hz Monitor suffice or do i need to a 120 Hz monitor. What is the difference?

Building for Battlefield 4
its a hanspree model also if that helps

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your monitor plugs into your video card vga socket etc. in the back of your computer --that affects gaming.

I have a video card that blacks out my screen whats wrong?

goat k

I have a pentium 4 3.2ghz 2MB ram ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro PCI Express 512 MB and when i go into games it will randomly black out the screen and there will be no sound either. It will also sometimes do it when i apply settings using the ATI catalyst that comes with the drivers. My monitor refreshes at 60 HZ. It may also black out if I exit the game as well.

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has this happen before. it may be possible that since running games demand great performance from your graphics card, it is running too hot for it to function properly. overheating can easily be remedied. just clean out the fans and heatsinks of your graphics card and your system and see if the stability improves.

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What is a good refresh rate for a monitor?

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Jerod

I am looking for a new gaming monitor and the specs i wanted were 2ms respons time, 120hz and a few other minor things. Yesterday i found a monitor that met all of them exept it was only 76hz. I am going to be playing games lime minecraft and possibly batlefield 4, do you think that 76hz is enough?

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Yeah even 60 hz is enough. And it's mine craft you don't need a high hz, but with battle field 76 should be fine.

What are some good gaming monitors for FPS games?

Andrew

I need to get a gaming monitor between 200 and 450 dollars. Any suggestions?

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The faster the refresh rate the monitor has, the better it will be for gaming. You'll want something with at least a 5ms refresh. The backlighting technology honestly doesn't matter; LED backlights will have deeper blacks and a wider color gamut, but CCFL backlights have an advantage in color accuracy without calibration and are much less expensive overall.

Also, HDTV sets with a 120Hz panel refresh rate work well for FPS games. 60 Hz sets also are usable, but will ghost more easily than 120Hz sets.

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