Vertical Sync - ON or OFF? gf4 4400

[kendogg]

I just upgraded from gf2 ultra. This card is a beauty (leadtek Ti 4400)! 2d is brilliant as well as 3d! I do notice a significant difference from the previous gf2. but anyways what does Vertical Sync do exactly? I was always told to turn it off back in the voodoo3 days..



OT: I just scored 9853 on 3Dmark2001.. is that a good score?

 

[klmico]

Vsync limits the maximum fps to your moniter's refresh rate. I always leave it off because there's not much point to using it, doesn't improve performance or image quality.

 

[FalseChristian]

You want vsync on to illiminate screen and image tearing. Also, vsync gives a more pleasurable gaming experience as your games run like with fluid motion like a movie. In multiplayer mayhems disabling vsync is sometimes a good idea because you're not concerned with image quality as you're too busy trying to kill and avoid being killed.

 

[ivanov]

i usually keep my vsync off... but then again, i'm an FPS player