A competitive shooter like Counter-Strike 2 requires every advantage one can get, and the perfect refresh rate settings for CS2 can be a significant upgrade.
CS2 may look slow and strategic with well-calculated movement, but the actual shooting requires fast reflexes and good aim. A good refresh rate can help players identify targets even when there’s a lot of action on the screen. Professional CS players prefer to play on displays with high refresh rates and low resolutions. The lower resolution not only “zooms in” the field of view, leading to better aiming, but also helps achieve high frame rates without taxing the PC hardware.
If you want to replicate the pro experience at home, here’s how to optimize your display for CS2.
The best refresh rate for CS2 is as high as a player’s monitor can allow.
Refresh rate is the number of images a display can show in a second. A 60-hertz refresh rate display can show 60 frames a second, perfect for games that naturally run at 60 FPS. However, CS2 can benefit from higher refresh rates. A high refresh rate displays more frames in a second. For example, a 240 Hz display can potentially show four times the frames a 60 Hz display could. More frames per second means more information on the screen, less information loss during rapid movement, and a generally smoother experience.
The best refresh rate settings for CS2 would be the highest one a player’s hardware can support. Players need a quality monitor with support for high refresh rates to enable the settings. Refresh rate is a hardware feature that cannot be replicated with software, so you may need to check which refresh rate your monitor can output. Players who use a high refresh rate monitor also need to enable it in their computer settings by following these steps.
The FreeSync and G-Sync technologies synchronize the display’s refresh rate with the frame rate of CS2. Matching up results in more responsive gameplay with smooth visuals. Thanks to the technology, even if the PC drops a couple of frames, the pacing feels smooth.
Players in the market for a new monitor for CS2 should look for high refresh rates with the shortest response time to get the most out of the hardware. Depending on their GPU, they can also get a FreeSync or G-Sync-compatible display. More visible frames are always preferable to high resolution when it comes to CS2.
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