Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

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spacencs
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Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by spacencs » 12 Sep 2015, 19:03

Hey guys, im new to this community. I really have no knowledge when it comes to input lag. So I have tow questions.

1. What are the best NVidia Settings for the least input Lag?
2.(Important one) So I play 4:3 Stretched CS
2.1 GPU or Display Scaling, do both options add Input Lag?
2.2 I have a custom Resolution 1440x1080, does that add more input lag than lets say 1024x768?

Thanks for every answer, hope I did everything allright, its my first post :)


spacencs
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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by spacencs » 12 Sep 2015, 20:30

Its preference, still doesnt answer my question, still thanks for input :D

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lexlazootin
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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by lexlazootin » 12 Sep 2015, 22:09

No, all of those settings are pretty much identical.

+1 to Q83Ia7ta. Just use 1080p, playing 4:3 Stretched isn't going to make you good.

spacencs
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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by spacencs » 13 Sep 2015, 09:27

Thanks for the answers, I just prefer it :).

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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by Q83Ia7ta » 13 Sep 2015, 12:00

spacencs wrote:Its preference, still doesnt answer my question, still thanks for input :D
2.1 yes but iirc GPU adds more

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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by Falkentyne » 13 Sep 2015, 17:10

spacencs wrote:Hey guys, im new to this community. I really have no knowledge when it comes to input lag. So I have tow questions.

1. What are the best NVidia Settings for the least input Lag?
2.(Important one) So I play 4:3 Stretched CS
2.1 GPU or Display Scaling, do both options add Input Lag?
2.2 I have a custom Resolution 1440x1080, does that add more input lag than lets say 1024x768?

Thanks for every answer, hope I did everything allright, its my first post :)
Nvidia drivers have been known to add several frames (no more than 4) but at least 2 of input lag when GPU scaling is enabled. This has been a complaint about Nvidia drivers and I don't use an Nvidia card so I don't know in which drivers it was fixed, if at all. One frame at 120 fps (120hz) is 8.3ms so that can be a problem. Display scaling all depends on the monitor scaler (Benq's don't add any for 1:1 or full screen (1 frame at most) but the screen emulation sizes -do- add input lag that can be noticed).


Resolution differences below native are irrelevant. 1024x768, 1440x1080, 1280x960, all the same.

I can't tell a difference between GPU scaling on AMD cards or Display scaling. I don't think there's a problem in team red.

Q83Ia7ta
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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by Q83Ia7ta » 14 Sep 2015, 07:05

Falkentyne wrote: Nvidia drivers have been known to add several frames (no more than 4) but at least 2 of input lag when GPU scaling is enabled.
On BenQ XL2411Z there is only GPU scaling (no monitor scaling) available and i'm 95% sure there is no any additional input lag if native resolution is set.

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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by stirner » 15 Sep 2015, 11:18

Use NVIDIA Inspector and then just disable all post-processive graphic effects, set power management to maximum performance, use single-display performance mode, set pre-render to 1 frame.

Display Scaling if available (monitor has internal scaling capabilities) and "No Scaling" for both Display or GPU-sided scaling mode. Set your game to run at your monitor's native resolution if you really are as fussy about input lag (that is if your monitor does the same refresh at its native resolution of course). Use your monitor's "game mode" if it should offer something like that.

That's about what you can do.

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Re: Nvidia Settings and Resolution question

Post by urut » 25 Oct 2015, 14:17

stirner wrote:Use NVIDIA Inspector and then just disable all post-processive graphic effects, set power management to maximum performance, use single-display performance mode, set pre-render to 1 frame.
What i should disable in nvidia inspector to minimize input lag?

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