Black and white inquiry. No shades allowed.
Black and white inquiry. No shades allowed.
I'm not sure about the situation, but it's definitely unusual. I've noticed tearing on my 144 Hz screen at the same moments I did with my 60 Hz displays in the past: when the frame rate goes beyond the refresh limit. In those rare cases, I just limit it somehow. I usually play games at 60 to 144 Hz, and I haven't seen tearing at those speeds before.
From personal experience using 144hz, never had an issue with screen tearing, I never did on 60hz either, but when I play a game that is not needing super fast reflexes, I V-sync. The entire thing is subjective and subject to hardware performance too which is why I made a poll. Those people obsessing fit into two areas mostly, hardware too under-powered for even low settings or too much power and needing to justify the money they spent.
You might not be familiar with V-Sync and its differences from G-Sync, FreeSync, and Fast Sync. It's possible to use V-Sync even with a CRT monitor.
I responded according to the monitor's refresh rate. It looks like you believe you understand everything, especially about targeting lower FPS players.
I had a strong interest in tracking the FPS and paying attention to my scores during gameplay. That was when I first moved to PC last year. At one point, I prioritized the FPS display in the corner over actual gameplay. I’ve since stopped focusing on that. Now I just play, and unless there are obvious frame drops, I don’t dwell on it. It remains important—still the reason I left console gaming after over 30 years. But it wasn’t the problem eight months ago.