Can I get above 140+ FPS by using the 1080p lowest settings with i5-3470 and GTX 1050?

erik8ouk · 31 Jan 2017 at 14:20

Here's my spec:

CPU: i5-3470
RAM: 2x 4GB DDR3
Storage: 7.2K RPM
Monitor: 1080p 60Hz

I'm planning to buy a new graphics card that is Gigabyte GTX 1050 D5 2G for playing Overwatch with my limited budget. Here's the link: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=.... Can I get above 140+ FPS by using the 1080p lowest settings with 100% render scale?

DragonQ · 31 Jan 2017 at 14:50

Probably. I get a solid 70-85 FPS with my R9 270 and I have mostly high settings. 140+ FPS with a 60 Hz screen though? The tearing man, think of the tearing!

~>Dg<~ · 31 Jan 2017 at 14:59

nope.

erik8ouk · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:01

DragonQ said:
Probably. I get a solid 70-85 FPS with my R9 270 and I have mostly high settings. 140+ FPS with a 60 Hz screen though? The tearing man, think of the tearing!

I don't care about tearing.

erik8ouk · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:02

~>Dg<~ said:
nope.

Can you explain why?

ExoMale · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:02

I've only played it on Xbox, but I don't see why anything from 60-100fps would be problematic for you to need for whatever reason 140fps?

andicole0 · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:02

I would have to ask why? surely resolution and image quality would be better served at a lower FPS.
Andi.

DAnDan · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:05

Why would getting anything over 60 FPS in overwatch be any use when you only have a 60 Hz screen?

Surely it's just wasted as you'll be skipping frames, might as well just stick VSync on and have a consistent 60.

jorzeh · 31 Jan 2017 at 15:49

If you're running 140+ fps you need a 144hz screen otherwise you only see 60..

~>Dg<~ · 31 Jan 2017 at 16:08

144hz screen ideally and youll need a 970 gtx 980 gtx or 1060 gtx to get the required fps.

on a 60 hz screen as people saying its pretty much not nice experience . youll get tearing rippling down the screen.

chongker · 1 Feb 2017 at 00:13

Barely, most likely, with frequent drops well below it during team fights. 1050 Ti would have a better chance of not dipping too far.

As the others have said though, what's the point on a 60 Hz screen?

stooeh · 1 Feb 2017 at 00:27

DAnDan said:
Why would getting anything over 60 FPS in overwatch be any use when you only have a 60 Hz screen?

Surely it's just wasted as you'll be skipping frames, might as well just stick VSync on and have a consistent 60.

Only if you like horrendous input lag

smogsy · 1 Feb 2017 at 07:57

DAnDan said:
Why would getting anything over 60 FPS in overwatch be any use when you only have a 60 Hz screen?

Surely it's just wasted as you'll be skipping frames, might as well just stick VSync on and have a consistent 60.

Because it improves the feel from the mouse even on 60hz. Playing on many types including
4K at 60hz 60fps and 100
2560*1440 at 144hz at 143fps
4K at 100 feels much better even if your only seeing 60hz it feels soo much bettee

DarkMatter · 1 Feb 2017 at 08:04

I play overwatch on my desktop. I use medium and some high and I get a solid 70fps (display limit option instead of v sync) I found it felt better. I played without a cap for a day or two and I had FPS of between 100-140. On low I imagine you will get 140 plus. I can confirm tonight if it's important to you.

DragonQ · 1 Feb 2017 at 08:49

stooeh said:
Only if you like horrendous input lag

Different people are sensitive to different artefacts I guess. I've never felt input lag using VSync but tearing drives me mad. Also, Overwatch has a "reduce buffering" option which I reduces input lag by a frame on average. Of course, even better would be to use FreeSync or GSync and not need triple buffering or VSync (most of the time) at all!

smogsy said:
Because it improves the feel from the mouse even on 60hz. Playing on many types including
4K at 60hz 60fps and 100
2560*1440 at 144hz at 143fps
4K at 100 feels much better even if your only seeing 60hz it feels soo much bettee

Eh, it improves the feel of the mouse on some parts of the screen. Not for my tastes.

zola25 · 1 Feb 2017 at 10:27

If you really want to run beyond the monitor's refresh rate you can enable fast sync. This should eliminate tearing and 90% of the input lag you get with traditional vsync, win/win IMO.

erik8ouk · 1 Feb 2017 at 14:26

DarkMatter said:
I play overwatch on my desktop. I use medium and some high and I get a solid 70fps (display limit option instead of v sync) I found it felt better. I played without a cap for a day or two and I had FPS of between 100-140. On low I imagine you will get 140 plus. I can confirm tonight if it's important to you.

Yeah I want to know how much FPS can you get with the 1080p 100% render scale lowest settings.

DarkMatter · 1 Feb 2017 at 16:21

So the lowest settings for everything? I will play a few games tonight and see what I get!

DarkMatter · 1 Feb 2017 at 18:48

In the first game I played the FPS fluctuated from 120-200 on the lowest settings. You might get lower (100maybe?) in the middle of a very big firefight.

Marine-RX179 · 1 Feb 2017 at 20:03

Sorry to say if you removed the graphic limitation, that your CPU would become what's holding you back. A none overclocked i5 won't be fast enough to hold a solid 100fps in online multiplayer games...whereas for single player games it probably won't be as much of an issue.