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Originally Posted by ABC123
VSync: On TripleBuffer+
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The only problem I have with this particular setting is that it adds a very slight lag to visual rendering as the video card will cache frames in advance of displaying them when the monitor requests a new one.... vertical synchronization is achieved by caching frames and displaying them at the exact framerate of your monitor's refresh rate, when it requests them.
The lag is extremely slight, but every extra millisecond makes a difference, in my opinion. I'd rather have the theoretical extra couple milliseconds of reaction time that land me the extra kill in a thousand.
In addition, using triple-buffering utilizes more memory in your card for caching that would otherwise be used for rendering, further slowing rendering times and lowering overall framerate.
The negative side effect of turning off vsynch is the potential for minor tearing of frame images under extremely high-speed manuevers if your framerate is extremely high.
For more detailed information on vsynch and triple-buffering, I suggest
TweakGuides as a resource for optimizing your video settings.
01-21-2008, 09:33 PM
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