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Acer XV252QF - 300hz feels better than 390hz
Posted: 08 Jun 2025, 13:01
by dystopia11111
Hello!
I have the Acer XV252QF monitor, but when I play cs2, the monitor feels/looks better or smoother when I set the refresh rate to 300hz. I use the display with gsync + vsync. Why could this problem happen?
My system:
- 7800x3d
- 3080 10gb
- 32gb 6000mhz/cl30
Re: Acer XV252QF - 300hz feels better than 390hz
Posted: 08 Jun 2025, 14:30
by Tell
Maybe because without strobing that monitor is quite slow. From the techless video it only gets 13% refresh rate compliance at 390Hz. It's not even fast enough for 240hz with a 67% compliance.
Re: Acer XV252QF - 300hz feels better than 390hz
Posted: 20 Jun 2025, 14:24
by Lucasre5
dystopia11111 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 13:01
Hello!
I have the Acer XV252QF monitor, but when I play cs2, the monitor feels/looks better or smoother when I set the refresh rate to 300hz. I use the display with gsync + vsync. Why could this problem happen?
My system:
- 7800x3d
- 3080 10gb
- 32gb 6000mhz/cl30
I have the Asus XG25QNS 380Hz IPS and use it at 300Hz. I have the feeling that things are more fluid and that it is less blurry, including in the UFO test the sharpness of movement is better. In my opinion, these IPS panels at high refresh rates do not respond well. When I had the PG27AQN, I thought it was better at 240Hz or custom rates, such as 300Hz, than 360Hz. I found someone who had the same feeling as me.
i have 7800x3d and 3070.
TN monitores are better in high refresh rates, like 2566k, 2586x, acer 540hz e rog 540hz (some monitors I had previously)
Re: Acer XV252QF - 300hz feels better than 390hz
Posted: 23 Jun 2025, 21:48
by Chief Blur Buster
dystopia11111 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 13:01
I have the Acer XV252QF monitor, but when I play cs2, the monitor feels/looks better or smoother when I set the refresh rate to 300hz. I use the display with gsync + vsync. Why could this problem happen
Two possible reasons:
1. Worse overdrive at higher Hz, especially if it's generic adaptive sync without heavy dynamic-overdrive optimizations;
2. Or if you're using VRR strobing (not many monitors has it), less strobe crosstalk occurs at 300Hz than at 390Hz.
Another workaround is to use 390Hz, but use a 300fps framerate cap. This gives you "300Hz" with the latency of 390Hz (since each 300fps frame is blasted over the video cable in 1/390sec apiece). But it may or may not fix items 1 or 2,
YMMV -- but try it as a "lower-lag 300Hz" (390Hz + cap 300fps)