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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Halving your frame rate is worth approximately a cent an hour?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Just consider! If you're gaming 80 hours a week you could save $3.50 off your monthly bill. 12 hours a day gaming, such savings!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean for those of us who don't need anything higher than 60, yeah

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The comment I was replying to had a 144hz monitor

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, I read that comment. They also said it was worth reducing the frame rate to save 60 watts