How to sync frames on a Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Snow Step?
Watching my legions deploy across the plains should have been epic, but the experience was ruined by these jagged horizontal tear lines. The Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Snow Step OC 2.0 is a beast, pushing 140-160 FPS, which completely overwhelmed my monitor's native sync. I first tried the basic in-game V-Sync, but my input lag jumped to 40ms—it felt like I was playing in a swamp, which was a total dealbreaker. I switched to G-Sync Compatible mode, capped my max frame rate at 141 FPS, and turned on Low Latency Mode in the NVIDIA settings. Using RivaTuner, the frame time graph went from a jagged mess to a flat line, with latency dropping to 12-15ms. I did have some weird black-screen flickering when I first enabled G-Sync, but that vanished once I swapped to a certified DP 1.4 cable. Core temps are staying cool at 56℃ - 62℃ and the fans are barely audible. The OSD on my monitor confirms the refresh rate and FPS are perfectly synced, with frame times now locked at 5.1ms - 6.4ms.
