r/nvidia

The supposed "best setup":

• Freesync monitor tech ON
• G-Sync Compatible Nvidia Control Panel ON
• Vsync Global Nvidia Control Panel Settings ON
• Vsync In Game OFF
• Cap FPS in game 3 fps below your max refresh rate (144hz=141fps), or cap in Nvidia Control Panel if not available in game

Someone give it to me straight:

1. Why use G-SYNC Compatible with my Freesync monitor if they do the same thing? Why pair them even if Nvidia has this Compatibility feature, feel like that would just cause potential issues more so then just using one of them especially if they do the same thing?

2. If those 2 work based on your max refresh rate, and anything past involves Vsync activating (hence why its recommended to enable it within Nvidia Control Panel Global settings but not in game), but its then recommended to cap your fps 3 frames below your max refresh rate, then whats the use of Vsync at all if I will never go past 141fps?

3. Would the simplest, yet still essentially the exact same setup just be Freesync ON, and cap my fps at 141 in every game (which is basically what I already did minus the 3 fps difference)?

Thanks!

Hey everyone, pretty much what the title states, I am trying to find a proper way to add GamePass games to the Nvidia App. Can't do it the usual manual way as these folders are all locked down. Would something like Profile Inspector work for this? Trying to get FH6 in there to mess around with some settings, but haven't had any luck. Thanks

I am doing my first pc build and wanted to see thoughts on which card is more worth it for the price point. I talked it over with a friend, and to us, it seems like the increase price vs performance output is negligible. I have a lot older pc with a 1070ti and I have always thought it performed well, so I have been leaning toward the 5070ti.

I've struggled since purchasing my new pc with a 5070ti in terms of the hype around the nvidia app and all the bells and whistles they advertise like dlss 4.5 yada yada. Up until 6 months ago I was using strictly nvidia control panel without issue. I have noticed that nvidia app settings sometimes don't match those of nvidia control panel and when you toss in game settings into the mix its a cluster cuss imo. My question is this: is the app getting me anything other than overrides for a game they maybe doesnt support the tech offered by my specific card? Today I did a fresh windows install and opted to just go back to good old control panel without nvidia app.

Thx

Meanwhile, Intel’s entire DCAI segment (DC CPU+AI accelerator) just generated only $16 billion in 2025…

I baught a 5060Ti the other day and my computer just wont boot at all. It freezes at the MSI loading screen. I've tried receding it. Tried putting old graphics card back in, which is old (1060) it will boot with the old card. But then I swap and it just does the same thing over and over again. I am not the best with pc building, i know that. But everwhere I look, people just unplug their old gpu and plug the new one in, update drivers and move on. What am I doing wrong???

My motherboard isn't really that old. It's a B150M Bazooka Plus. My cpu is an i7. Ram is fine. Try to go into my Bios, it's in another language and no clue how to change it. I'm pretty confused and trying not to get frustrated but I just don't really know what I'm doing I guess.

I just want to play Forza Horizon 6..... lol

I wanna dedicate myself to work on AI related tasks , 3d rendering, and editing ( also a bit of gaming ofcourse )

So am currently in a bit of confusion cause wherever I search up RTX 4060 , it's just full of HATE

I really need some suggestions

I’m currently choosing an RTX 5080 and I’m looking for something high quality, long lasting, quiet, and with very good cooling. I don’t care about squeezing out a few extra FPS, I care more about stability, noise levels, thermals, and long-term reliability.

These are the models I’m considering (sorted by price in my country):

• Inno3D RTX 5080 X3 / X3 OC — 1308€
• Gigabyte RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF — 1311€
• Palit RTX 5080 GamingPro — 1337–1372€
• Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF — 1349€
• Gainward RTX 5080 Phoenix — 1360–1372€
• PNY RTX 5080 Triple Fan — 1371€
• MSI RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X OC — 1372€
• PNY RTX 5080 EPIC-X RGB — 1374–1406€
• Zotac RTX 5080 SOLID CORE OC — 1426–1436€
• Gigabyte RTX 5080 GAMING OC — 1444€
• MSI RTX 5080 EXPERT OC — 1449€
• Zotac RTX 5080 AMP Extreme INFINITY — 1449€
• MSI RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X OC PLUS — 1450€

I specifically want to avoid issues like bad thermal paste/pump-out problems, poor hotspot temps after a year, rattling fans, etc.

I’m willing to pay ~100€ more if it actually gets me noticeably better cooling quality, lower noise, and better long-term reliability.

Which one would you personally choose and why? Especially interested in real-world experiences with temps, noise, and long-term behavior after several months of use.

Was tweaking with this technologies in diferent games, checking 2 examples; from 130 to 260, and from 200 to 260 (fps capped) on my 260hz display.

Perhaps its placebo, but the image clarity with less artifact was the one with the higher base fps, even if the fps is capped.

Im sure someone knows better about this technologies, if its the case please explain to me if the artifacts are the same no matter the base fps, or im just wasting performance etc.

Curious has anyone any answers... There is a constant flow of eBay sellers selling hiked up 5090's that they bought direct from nvidia website in the UK apparently. Most of these guys have a constant flow, 10s of them. I have seen receipts that show recent purchase (last month for example)

Are nvidia genuinely regularly restocking at MSRP and their bots just snapping them up that quick?

I really don't want to fund these guys but I'm tired of waiting.. nvidia should improve their sales pipeline for regular consumers that have supported them for decades.

So Nvidia claims these fun new vulnerabilities (including CVE-2026-24187) impact all drivers prior to 596.36. My hope was that they are patching vulnerabilities that were recently introduced (since Nvidia drivers for the last year and a half have been pretty awful), but according to Nvidia they've been around since the beginning of time but were not discovered until recently.

For 4090 users, the most stable driver has been 566.36 from December '24. Are we screwed now? Have any 4000-series users found a stable 596.36+ driver?

Link to the Nvidia security bulletin: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-gpu-display-drivers---may-2026

My current PC has a TUF Gaming B850-Plus motherboard, 32 GB DDR5 6000 MHz RAM, a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, a Corsair RM850e PSU, and an ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 OC 12 GB GPU.

I am considering buying the Samsung 40" G7 5K2K VA panel, mainly because I play a lot of WoW Classic and I am worried about OLED burn-in. At the same time, I really want an ultrawide monitor because Forza Horizon is one of my most played games outside of WoW, and I will probably play Forza Horizon 6 a lot as well.

Because of that, I am wondering whether upgrading to a TUF Gaming RTX 5080 would make sense. It would obviously be a pretty expensive upgrade, so I am trying to figure out if it would actually be worth it for this kind of monitor and use case.

Would the RTX 5070 be enough for 5K2K ultrawide gaming, or would the RTX 5080 be a much better match long term?