Alienware AW2518H G Sync
Posted: 10 Sep 2019, 22:29
Hi,
I just purchased an Alienware AW2518H and was hoping someone could help me with something as I'm a little confused.
I’ve got G Sync turned on in nvidia control panel and it seems to be registered in the monitor’s OSD (mode says G Sync) but when I’m in a game and I check the OSD it always says the current refresh rate is 240HZ even if the FPS is below that.
If I turn on the G Sync display banner in nvidia control panel it displays the banner while in game saying G Sync is on, but I would expect the OSD to show the current HZ as matching the FPS in game rather than 240HZ all the time. I had previously used the Freesync version of this monitor with G Sync compatibility and that's the way the OSD behaved (ie. would show the current HZ as matching the FPS at the time the option was selected).
I've tested with the Pendulum demo and I think that G Sync is working:
- I dropped the HZ to 60 on the monitor so the stutter/shakiness would be more noticeable with the non G Sync tests (at 240HZ it's not so pronounced)
- I simulate 40-60fps and there is noticeable stutter and shakiness on the pendulum with both V Sync and V sync off modes
- I select the G Sync option and the motion is smooth as you would expect to see with G Sync working
- When I check the OSD with the G Sync option on the HZ is reported as 60 regardless of framerate
Is there just a difference with how the OSD functions between the 2 models (ie. Freesync/Gsync) or is there something wrong with my G Sync monitor/chip. The monitor has been running great besides this quirk I've noticed, but not sure if that's just a natural result of 240HZ or if the G Sync is actually functioning as expected.
If anybody who owns this model could check theirs I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks
I just purchased an Alienware AW2518H and was hoping someone could help me with something as I'm a little confused.
I’ve got G Sync turned on in nvidia control panel and it seems to be registered in the monitor’s OSD (mode says G Sync) but when I’m in a game and I check the OSD it always says the current refresh rate is 240HZ even if the FPS is below that.
If I turn on the G Sync display banner in nvidia control panel it displays the banner while in game saying G Sync is on, but I would expect the OSD to show the current HZ as matching the FPS in game rather than 240HZ all the time. I had previously used the Freesync version of this monitor with G Sync compatibility and that's the way the OSD behaved (ie. would show the current HZ as matching the FPS at the time the option was selected).
I've tested with the Pendulum demo and I think that G Sync is working:
- I dropped the HZ to 60 on the monitor so the stutter/shakiness would be more noticeable with the non G Sync tests (at 240HZ it's not so pronounced)
- I simulate 40-60fps and there is noticeable stutter and shakiness on the pendulum with both V Sync and V sync off modes
- I select the G Sync option and the motion is smooth as you would expect to see with G Sync working
- When I check the OSD with the G Sync option on the HZ is reported as 60 regardless of framerate
Is there just a difference with how the OSD functions between the 2 models (ie. Freesync/Gsync) or is there something wrong with my G Sync monitor/chip. The monitor has been running great besides this quirk I've noticed, but not sure if that's just a natural result of 240HZ or if the G Sync is actually functioning as expected.
If anybody who owns this model could check theirs I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks