New monitor received - how to tweak my settings to reach full potential

sauce2k on 26/05/2020 - 15:32
Last edited 26/05/2020 - 19:39

Hi guys

Bought this gaming pc https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/331420 a few years back and it's still going strong.

I didn't really change anything except adding an extra 8gb of RAM. I'm slowly getting back into gaming and been playing a lot of COD.

Decided to uggrade my 10 year old monitor (ordered the Omen HP deal but got cancelled) and bought LG27 GL850.

Any suggestions on how I can reach the full potential of my monitor?

  1. I know my current GPU probably needs an upgrade but I'm going to save a bit more before making a purchase.
  2. As for COD: I'm now getting like 48hz refresh rate, which is not good at all. Do I need to change some settings in the display settings to make sure I reach higher FPS?
  3. Anything else I should do/upgrade?

Thanks!

Edit: my current set up

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3
GPU: RX570 4gb

Gaming

Comments

  • ChatCPT on 26/05/2020 - 15:53

    how much did you pay for the GL850. Im looking for one too to go with my Dell 2070S deal that was on last month

    • sauce2k on 26/05/2020 - 16:01

      I paid $748 not the cheapest but I csnt be bothered waiting for like 8 weeks for delivery lol. I ordered mine on Sunday and received today.

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 26/05/2020 - 15:54

    how to twig my settings

    how to tweak my settings

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweak
    Definition of tweak
    1 : to make usually small adjustments in or to tweak the controls especially : fine-tune

    • sauce2k on 26/05/2020 - 16:00

      Oops sorry bad typo haha

  • bdl on 26/05/2020 - 15:59
    +3

    you can branch out and find the root cause. make sure to leave no leaf unturned…

  • Diji1 on 26/05/2020 - 16:23
    +3

    Ideally rent a colour calibration tool (they're very cheap to rent) and calibrate the monitor for your light settings. Use profiles for different times of the day if possible eg at night with room lighting and during the day.

    Else you can find a good reviewer such as Tom's Hardware or TFTCentral and use their calibrated settings.

    I'm now getting like 48hz refresh rate

    Assuming you are using G-sync while gaming, the the monitor refresh rate will match the video card framerate up to the monitors maximum refresh rate. So you will see the monitor reporting low refresh rates. For COD obviously you want as high FPS as possible so many people play with the lowest settings.

    If you mean you have a static refresh rate of 48Hz then something is definitely set wrong.

    • sauce2k on 27/05/2020 - 09:22

      thanks for the detailed response, appreciate it!

      Do you know where I can rent one in Sydney? I just did a quick search, none came up.

      Might even post an ad on AirTasker to get someone to do it. How much is it normally to rent one, don't want to get jipped!

      Else you can find a good reviewer such as Tom's Hardware or TFTCentral and use their calibrated settings.

      Yep I will look into this.

      Assuming you are using G-sync while gaming, the the monitor refresh rate will match the video card framerate up to the monitors maximum refresh rate. So you will see the monitor reporting low refresh rates. For COD obviously you want as high FPS as possible so many people play with the lowest settings.

      I'm actually using RX570, so FreeSync. I played COD last night I was getting around 100FPS, doubled what I had before with my old monitor.

      The LG monitor I bought goes up to 144hz, but I guess I will have to upgrade my GPU in order to get that?

  • xuqi on 26/05/2020 - 18:21

    You need a faster GPU to achieve faster refresh. What CPU/GPU are you currently running?

    • sauce2k on 26/05/2020 - 19:40

      GPU rx 570 4gb
      CPU ryzen 5 1600x

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