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FRAME PERFECT

It’s the Holy Grail of current gaming PCs—144fps. You’ve splurged on a great gaming monitor, and paired it up with the fastest CPU and one of the best graphics cards money can buy. It’s so smooth, so responsive, and you’re ready to dominate your opponents with your superior skills—or at least your higher refresh rate. There’s only one problem. Hitting 144fps in many games is difficult, and sometimes it’s just flat out impossible. What gives?

It starts with a game’s core design and features. Not to throw shade on consoles, but when several of the current generation gaming platforms cannot output at

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