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One uses hardware to perform a specific task, and does it in a better and more efficient way, while the other one uses software to try and achieve a similar goal, but often fails miserably and causes more issues than it's worth. There is typically a CPU/board installed into the monitor to help this process and be more efficient at the task.įreesync is a software-controlled application trying to emulate what G-Sync does. G-Sync is a 'hardware-based' application to help reduce flickering and screen tearing. The GPU won't handshake the signals necessary to run the feature whether or not its enabled on the monitor.all semantics aside, gysync and freesync are literally the same thing. If your intent is to not run g-sync (which I'm not sure why you'd want that, even at high refresh rates its beneficial) then disabling it globally in the nvidia control panel will do that. If you link what specific monitor you purchased from the specific retailer, we can more easily help discuss freesync/g-sync compatibility and maybe settings configuration as well. I don't think you came to this post with the best intentions based on the information you've provided. I have no clue how RAM configuration would cause display flickering, so I'm not sure why you'd state that. HDMI support has been added since for G-sync, but in general you should use displayport by default. AMD figured out back when G-sync came out that most monitor's controllers have sufficient processing headroom to do it natively over displayport or hdmi. Not every listing provides that information, so sometimes you have to look it up externally.įreesync isn't an AMD exclusive product (note the 'free' part) since it works with Intel from launch and now Nvidia, G-sync started as a proprietary hardware requirement that's become more flexible since about 2016. A G-sync only monitor doesn't support Freesync, most newer-ish Freesync monitors (especially Freesync ultimate/premium) are G-sync compatible. They fill the same purpose but they're not the same thing.

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I was thinking about disabling GSync to check if this is what cause the tearing/flickering while windows start and in the desktop sometimes. This is the link to the monitor but the site is in polish but I think it should be easy to get the info from specifications. Not really sure if you consider that as bad or good choice. Im not sure about reason but I think it had something to do with some Windows options interfere with GSync in windowed mode?Īlso every guide said that I should turn VSync globally in the NVidia control panel and disable ingame but people here suggest to turn it off? Should I then enable VSync OrangeJuiceĪh so I totally was thinking about it wrong? I was sure that display have something build in to enable either freesync or GSync but its just on the card side and with AMD its Freesync and with NVidia card its just GSync?Īnd for the RAM I bought Patriot 16GB (2x8GB) 3733MHz CL17 Viper Steel. Most 'guides' I found online have said that its better to set GSync only with Fulscreen. Also the screen is plugged via DP, not HDMI. My display is 165Hz overclockable to 180 so I have it set at 165. In games everything works flawless and theres no tearing or Agall Iliena Sometimes I see on my monitor while turning on computer (at the PIN step when background is blurred) or rarely on some sites or on desktop abit of flickering or something like tearing (not all the time, mostly right after turning computer on, rarely happens from time to time after that) and I wonder what can cause this. What are the difference between basic and extended? My monitor have Adaptive - Sync option that can be set as Disabled, Basic or Extended.

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From what I found in google its best to enable G-Sync in full screen mode, enable VSync in the NVidia panel, disable VSync ingame and limit max fps to around Max Monitor Refresh Rate - 3 FPS.īut what happen when I disable G-Sync in the Nvidia panel? Does the monitor switch to a Freesync mode or both are disabled with the NVidia card? Is there a case when its better to have disable both or its always best to keep them enabled? My monitor have Freesync Premium and is NVidia G-Sync Compatible (its LG Ultragear 27GP850 NanoIPS). Recently I bought new computer and moved from 60 Hz Monitor with GTX970 GPU to 165Hz monitor paired with RTX 3080 GPU.

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