This goes to all you noobs
That are on mineverse bragging about you so called "superior" fps when you are on the server. I have seen many people spam the chat about how their computer is great, and those same people who say their computer is great are often making fun of others peoples computers . Ok first of all how can you EVEN make fun of the players computer if you haven't seen it.
Ok let's get back on topic. This post only refers to Noobish computer freaks that brag on and on about their fps


I posted a forum post about this, but I feel that the topic needs a blog post as well.

Do you think you're getting 100+ FPS while playing Minecraft? Well think again!

You're only getting about 60 FPS. Really. Even if your Minecraft is running at a higher FPS than that, your screen is only displaying around 60 FPS. Why? well it has to do with something called a refresh rate.

So what is a refresh rate? And how does that affect my FPS?

All monitors work by displaying individual frames at a fast rate, giving the illusion of movement. Computers, TVs, even the big screens at movie theaters. On computer monitors, that frame rate is called the refresh rate. It's measured in Hertz (Hz). The conversion between Hz and FPS is 1:1, so a screen running at a refresh rate of 50Hz will be displaying 50 FPS. Easy, right?

Now here's the important part. No matter how high a FPS your Minecraft is running on, the highest FPS that your screen can display is your screen's refresh rate. So let's say your screen has a refresh rate of 75Hz. If your Minecraft is running at 30 FPS, you'll be seeing 30 FPS. If it's running at 75 FPS, you'll be seeing 75 FPS. But if it's running at at 200 FPS, you'll still only be seeing 75 FPS. Your monitor is physically incapable of displaying a higher FPS than its refresh rate.

So you know those people who brag about their super-high FPS? They're not seeing it. Their high FPS isn't actually being displayed. Those people who spend tons of money so they can run games at 500 FPS? Wasted. They're not going to see even close to 500 FPS, because their monitor cannot display it.

But what if my monitor has a really high refresh rate? That's possible, right?

Sadly, nope. Most screens are, by default, set at displaying at 60Hz. Some are a bit higher at 75Hz.There are special 'gaming' monitors that display higher still, but it's still not in the hundreds. Asus is marketing a monitor they're calling the 'fastest' gaming monitor which runs at a refresh rate of 144Hz. But, as you know, that's only 144 FPS. No where near the hundreds-high FPS rate many people claim to be running at.

So, in conclusion...

You're not getting an FPS rate in the hundreds. Not even close. Your Minecraft may be able to run at that speed, but your monitor is only displaying somewhere around 60 FPS. Those people who swear they can see the difference between 200 and 400 FPS are experiencing something called the 'placebo effect', where the mind makes you think you've seen something it believes to be true.

When you see someone bragging about their super-high FPS, well, that's all they're really doing: bragging. They don't understand that they're just wasting computing power by running Minecraft at 400 FPS when in reality they're not seeing anywhere near that. And, for the amount of research people put into their computers, I'm always amazed by how many people don't know what a refresh rate even is.

So, when you see someone acting superior to others because their FPS is higher, link them this forum post. While they're busy showing off their worthless FPS, you can be busy playing Minecraft (at probably around the same FPS they are!).