Why is it good to have a high FPS and high refresh rate?

This year is 8 years since I wrote here and 7 years since I tested the first 120Hz monitor.

It’s been 7 years since I can no longer work on a conventional 60Hz monitor and I want to talk more about why it is good to have a high FPS and high refresh rate.

This is an article where I will talk openly about the subject and many of you may not agree with me.

I expect this because as each of us hear differently or have a stronger or weaker sense of smell, so each of us sees differently.

7 years ago when I received the first monitor for gaming I did not understand what it does. I did not understand what differs from a normal monitor. I was small and stupid, I was learning and discovering new things.

Then I learned that it was the refresh rate and the small response time of the monitor, but I knew the latter. The smaller the ms, the faster the monitor.

I set the monitor to 120Hz and in the next second I had a shock. I noticed how nice the mouse cursor looks when I move it. I didn’t understand why, I didn’t know what to expect at that moment.

I got into a game and was really surprised at how it moved. Everything was smoother, faster, more pleasant, but I didn’t really know what was going on. I knew the reason, the high refresh rate, but I didn’t know what was going on.

Here I want you to pay close attention and understand what is happening, what this refresh rate is and how it affects including the number of FPSs and automatically your experience with the game. Because yes, you can become better!

I remember when I was playing CS 1.6 and saw the large number of FPS: 100, 200, 300FPS depending on the settings or computer.

I was glad that my PC is powerful and can play the game well. What I didn’t notice was that at 100FPS but at 300FPS the picture was the same. I didn’t see an improvement. Why?

Because the refresh rate of my monitor was 60Hz. This means that the monitor could play up to 60 frames per second, just because the game didn’t know the limitations of my monitor.

Yes, the computer was powerful and could run the game with 300FPS, but the monitor could not display 300FPS. The only way you can make the game aware of the limitations of the monitor is to activate the V-Sync function, at which point the FPS will be equal and as constant as possible with the refresh rate.

Thus, the FPS is closely related to the refresh rate of the monitor. This means that if you really want to enjoy games and the high number of frames per second displayed by the game, you will need a powerful monitor. However, the FPS is not the same as the refresh rate.

This is where gaming monitors come into play, which differ from the conventional ones by the high refresh rate. There are other aspects but the most important thing is this.

Refresh rate does not mean frames per second!

I want to make a small bracket. I know many people who play low or medium details just to have a higher FPS, but their monitors are some 60Hz classics.

If you were playing in the maximum settings then the game would run with a lower FPS, even say 60, and there would still be no differences. But the psychic works differently and so does vision.

Many would say that FPS = refresh rate. It is completely wrong, there are two different entities that only collaborate, are synchronized. The refresh rate of a monitor can translate to the number of “flashes” that the screen has in a second.

It may seem like a childish explanation, but the idea is to understand everyone even a child. The refresh rate can be explained exactly how many times the image of the monitor is refreshed in one second.

I remember how 10-15 years ago game manufacturers were telling us that 30FPS is enough, that everything above doesn’t matter. Look how much they were wrong. Today, all gamers prefer monitors that can play above 60Hz, and the differences are visible to the naked eye.

It is important to have good reflexes, a healthy look and pleasure to play.

In vain you feel improvement if you cannot take advantage of it. It’s like having a powerful motor car but you can’t control it and you crash.

Currently I use two completely different monitors for different needs. When I play I have a Full HD 144Hz monitor, and when I watch a video I use a 60Hz monitor and 2K resolution.

I do this because the image is much faster on the 144Hz, I do not miss my eyes, I am not dizzy and I can play better.

On the 60Hz I tried to play fixed with a few hours to start the article to be able to express the feeling better. After only 1 minute I felt my eyes aching, the image seemed saccade and I soon had nausea.

This has been happening for 7 years when I try to play on a 60Hz monitor. Sometimes I do this even when I’m not playing.

An FPS as much as possible in gaming and a higher refresh rate gives you a much more enjoyable experience but also an advantage in front of the opponent.