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Why do people lock their FPS? by zdq December 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC

What are the benefits of locking FPS at 60 or whatever and should I lock mine? o.O

Numberz_ December 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC

Wait wot. how?

zero9178 December 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC

If you are on a laptop then your GPU won't create unnecessery frames, so it won't work as hard and won't draw so much power. I don't know any benefits for a desktop but you could log them so your family doesn't need to pay more for the power bill :P

source_route December 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC

you can turn off vsync, but its good for not over heating your computer, also turning off vsync causes frequent lag spikes

Awarrior December 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM UTC

If you ask for example, Unlimited fps, and your computer is unable to generate a stable Unlimited fps. It will use too much power and will cause overheating. Unlimited is the maximum it can achieve. Thus, lowering your fps to, lets say 100.

(That's for me and its most likely going to change for every computer)

If I set my fps to 115, which Is about the maximum my computer can generate without the fps variating, the fps will be indeed, stable. I will actually get better fps if I set it to 115 then if I set it to Unlimited which of course way bigger then 115.


It really just depends on your system :p

D00ZiE December 14, 2014 at 8:12 PM UTC

If you set your FPS to something larger than your monitor can display, it can cause screen tearing which is bad for your monitor. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

PokerFace December 14, 2014 at 9:12 PM UTC

Whoah! I indeed did not know about this. I lag a lot and you guys have all just lifted my eyes. Thank you for this valuable information.

HappyHolidays December 15, 2014 at 2:12 AM UTC

What FPS do you guys recommend?

Jahaj December 15, 2014 at 3:12 AM UTC

I use 120 fps, but it really depends on the computer. I also use Optifine, and that helps.
EDIT: Aren't screens limited to displaying 60 fps, so 60 fps and 300,000 fps are the same thing?

lulle265 December 15, 2014 at 4:12 AM UTC

I use 120 fps, but it really depends on the computer. I also use Optifine, and that helps.
EDIT: Aren't screens limited to displaying 60 fps, so 60 fps and 300,000 fps are the same thing?
Were did you get that idea from? I guess you might have heard about the human eye 60 fps thing. If you did mean that, it's invalid because the human eye doesn't work with fps.

Jahaj December 15, 2014 at 4:12 AM UTC

Oh, it depends on your hz for your screen, like if you have a 60hz you can see 60fps at max.

EchoB December 15, 2014 at 4:12 AM UTC

If your FPS is higher than the refresh rate (the Hz) of your monitor can get screen tearing. http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_7.html

Pavlo December 15, 2014 at 5:12 AM UTC

Oh, it depends on your hz for your screen, like if you have a 60hz you can see 60fps at max.
You're right. Most screens are 60hz, so 60 fps. So yeah, doesnt really matter if you are getting 800 fps, youll only see 60 due to your monitor.

Jahaj December 15, 2014 at 5:12 AM UTC

Yep, but that can cause screen tearing.
EchoBeyond, that article had too many words. D: