Issue with choppy or laggy movement at high frame rates
Issue with choppy or laggy movement at high frame rates
Hello! I’m dealing with a strange issue that’s been ongoing for about a year.
My games, especially CS titles, become very choppy unless I enable gsync, vsync, or low latency mode. Setting a frame cap doesn’t solve the problem, even though low latency helps in some cases. I’ve tried multiple setups: two different monitors, four GPUs (one AMD with three NVIDIA), two motherboards, two mice, and various Windows versions. On an AMD GPU, manually capping the frame rate works most of the time, but since it’s quite old, comparing it to a 3080 wasn’t possible.
It just started on a random day, and I can’t see it anymore. I’m using a 180Hz monitor with a 5600x and a 3080. I’m thinking about getting a 7800x3d and a Zowie Dyac, but because the games are unplayable without gsync + vsync, I wouldn’t be able to use the Dyac.
It really doesn’t matter how many frames per second I have—I can still experience choppy performance at 60Hz. For example, in League of Legends at 500 FPS, the camera movement remains laggy. I’m struggling to identify the cause and haven’t found many people with the same problem.
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
Currently I have a 5600x and a 3080.
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Moved the thread from the Displays section to the Systems section.
CPU model is ryzen 5 5600x
Cooler used: endorfy fortis 5
Motherboard: msi b550 gaming plus
Memory: 32GB 3600mhz RAM
Storage: m.2 ssd western digital sn580 1tb
Graphics card: asus tuf 3080 10gb
Power supply: evga supernova 850W gold (6 years old)
Operating system: windows 11 Version 10.0.26100 Build 26100
Display: aoc q27g4
Well, there's your problem.
Your monitor can only be smooth in the range it supports, you can look it up in the manual but it is usually between around 40FPS and up to the Hz it supports.
Tl;dr
If you go above 180FPS ( ~178) it will not be as smooth as below 180.
Get a higher refresh monitor if you want to have it be smooth at a higher FPS.
When playing LOL, keep the frame rate at or below 240; anything higher causes lag. The game engine is responsible for this.
No need to invest in a Zowie monitor.