Want to up your game-ing? You might want to start with a better monitor
I think we can all agree that lag is the bane of every gamer’s existence. Just as you see your opponent come on screen, you shoot - and you miss your shot because of lag and you want to smash your keyboard. Sometimes, one frame can mean the difference between winning or losing. Of course, great visuals create a more immersive gaming experience, but they’re also important for maintaining a competitive advantage. A high monitor refresh rate and quick response times from your display are essential if you don’t want your equipment to let you down. We used to think that the human eye could only see up to 60 Hz (which means an image is updated 60 times in one second), but now studies are suggesting that we only begin to approach life-like motion after 200 Hz. Has your screen kept up? To perform optimally, a high number of frames per second (FPS) alone isn’t enough. While having a high frame rate does increase visual performance and reduces stuttering, if you have a monitor with ...
