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Hello. Do you use maximum screen resolution of your monitor? I noticed that less screen resolution - more refresh rate you have in game. I think that gives you an advantage. What do you think about it? I use 1280x1024 resolution.

on my main rig i just use 1920x1080 @60hz, on a HP 2211X monitor.

on my bedroom pc on the otherhand i just use what i have laying around, so right now i have a 11 year old HP f1723 TFT lcd monitor attached to it running 1280x1024 @75hz.

So...
Desktop – dual screen of 1680x1050 IPS panel and 1280x960 CRT
Laptop 1 – 1280x800 panel...
ThinkPad – 1440x900 IPS.

1920x1080

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1280x720
Because 720 is all I need and 720 is a nice middle ground for frames and resolution. for me at least.

Is it necessary to lower your resolution for better gameplay?

It is if you can't afford a decent GPU and want a smooth framerate.

Either way, I try to stay with my monitor's native resolution as I don't like the blurriness lower resolutions upscaled gives.

I don't think the refresh rate differs with a lower resolution, not when you're capped at 35 fps while playing Doom, at least.

I've been using low and high resolutions, it's the same shit except that your moves tend to be more accurate on a low resolution.

I just think 720 is the perfect as anything above that looks the same and I almost exclusively play in window mode anyways. I play in OpenGL mostly and 720 90% keeps me with smooth frames.

Also, I just generally play on 720 across the board for all games.

Kara Kurt wrote: I don't think the refresh rate differs with a lower resolution, not when you're capped at 35 fps while playing Doom, at least.

I've been using low and high resolutions, it's the same shit except that your moves tend to be more accurate on a low resolution.

Oh I totally forgot about capped frame rate. Please remind me how to remove this limit. Would higher FPS rate make a story?

yes and no, smoothnes is mostly capped by refresh rate of the monitor. granted your pc is fast enough to drive enough frames.

also its generaly adviced to turn vsync off, which wil reduce input lagg but has the downside of screen tearing.

wile yes it wil give you more fps then your refresh rate, you wont actualy see more frames then the max refresh rate.

What mr fiat said.

Playing with uncapped fps may fuck up your aim if you're used to the 35 limit.

Mysyk wrote:

Kara Kurt wrote: I don't think the refresh rate differs with a lower resolution, not when you're capped at 35 fps while playing Doom, at least.

I've been using low and high resolutions, it's the same shit except that your moves tend to be more accurate on a low resolution.

Oh I totally forgot about capped frame rate. Please remind me how to remove this limit. Would higher FPS rate make a story?

Just go to the display option or type "cl_capfps" in the console.

800x600. Runs smooth as butter and things remian clear for a relatively long distance. My monitor pillarboxes most resolutions (annoyingly) but this one displays perfectly.

2560x1600

combined with HQn4x Scaling and all OpenGL options at maximum details set.

mr fiat wrote: on my main rig i just use 1920x1080 @60hz, on a HP 2211X monitor.

on my bedroom pc on the otherhand i just use what i have laying around, so right now i have a 11 year old HP f1723 TFT lcd monitor attached to it running 1280x1024 @75hz.

omg I have that monitor

1280x768. Because it's Doom. Shouldn't have an issue. (but then again, holyhell.)

1280x800, but then again, I run windowed.

I alt-tab a lot.

1440x900 or 1280x720. Depends if I fullscreen or not. I'd use 720x480 sometimes, but the sprite aspect ratio is 1:1 (squished).

Desktop PC: 1680 x 1050
Laptop: 1920 x 1080

1280x768. Because it's Doom. Shouldn't have an issue. (but then again, holyhell.)

You should use the native resolution of your monitor.

Otherwise you get an interpolated screen by your monitor if its a TFT, which I would assume nowadays.