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Processor | i7 8700k 4.6Ghz @ 1.24V |
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Motherboard | AsRock Fatal1ty K6 Z370 |
Cooling | beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200/C16 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 830 256GB + Crucial BX100 250GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD |
Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
Case | Fractal Design Define R5 |
Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
Software | W10 x64 |
A little story from my end, a day in the life of a PC gamer, call it what you will - this just happened.
So, not too long ago, I adopted a brilliant way to avoid tearing + achieve low input lag; taken from
https://www.blurbusters.com/howto-low-lag-vsync-on/
Used the method below: do note the bolded part there...
We found that only one frame-rate capping software, called RTSS (RivaTuner Statistics Server) was able to reduce VSYNC ON lag without adding visible stutters. Other frame rate limiter software (in-game, NVInspector, etc) were not as accurate.
Last week, built my new rig and just like many people would, I had to do some simple overclocking, and also touched on overclocking my GPU again (its in a new, much cooler case) because who knows, an extra 13-26mhz may be up for grabs! And lo and behold, it actually did clock higher, and remained a lot cooler doing so. Happy Vayra86! Next step: stress/test the OC... Weeee new 3DMark high scores, and my recent Valley and Heaven benchies that I posted here with nice scores.
Next evening, end of a days' work, I fire up the rig for some gaming, I mean, its about time to try those settings for real. I go into RTSS, and change the framerate cap from 0 (unlimited, because stresstests) to 120 like I've done for the past five years. Fire up Overwatch... black screen. RTSS pops up, shows 'D3D11': 0 FPS / 83333ms frametime. I check my GPU clock and load: stuck at 0-1%, 139mhz Core. I try other games, 3DMark, same thing.
I panic. Did I bork my GPU??? Did my CPU OC fall apart? Did my cat piss on something?
To be continued - or rather... WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED? Small spoiler: I did fix it
So, not too long ago, I adopted a brilliant way to avoid tearing + achieve low input lag; taken from
https://www.blurbusters.com/howto-low-lag-vsync-on/
Used the method below: do note the bolded part there...
We found that only one frame-rate capping software, called RTSS (RivaTuner Statistics Server) was able to reduce VSYNC ON lag without adding visible stutters. Other frame rate limiter software (in-game, NVInspector, etc) were not as accurate.
- Download and install RTSS.
- Go to TestUFO Refresh Rate and measure your exact refresh rate to at least 3 decimal digits.
- Subtract 0.01 from this number.
- Use that as your RTSS frame rate cap for that specific game.
For fractional caps, you need to edit two lines in the RTSS config file. Remove the decimal point for the “Limit” line, and configure a divisor in the “LimitDenominator” line. Example of 59.935fps cap:[Framerate]
Limit=59935
LimitDenominator=1000 - IMPORTANT: Replace “59935” with TestUFO Refresh Rate, subtract 0.01, and remove the decimal point.
Last week, built my new rig and just like many people would, I had to do some simple overclocking, and also touched on overclocking my GPU again (its in a new, much cooler case) because who knows, an extra 13-26mhz may be up for grabs! And lo and behold, it actually did clock higher, and remained a lot cooler doing so. Happy Vayra86! Next step: stress/test the OC... Weeee new 3DMark high scores, and my recent Valley and Heaven benchies that I posted here with nice scores.
Next evening, end of a days' work, I fire up the rig for some gaming, I mean, its about time to try those settings for real. I go into RTSS, and change the framerate cap from 0 (unlimited, because stresstests) to 120 like I've done for the past five years. Fire up Overwatch... black screen. RTSS pops up, shows 'D3D11': 0 FPS / 83333ms frametime. I check my GPU clock and load: stuck at 0-1%, 139mhz Core. I try other games, 3DMark, same thing.
I panic. Did I bork my GPU??? Did my CPU OC fall apart? Did my cat piss on something?
To be continued - or rather... WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED? Small spoiler: I did fix it