Side content — skip it or do it as you go? (high refresh rate)

Bit of a niche question, but this seems like the right crowd for it. The in-game explanation and the actual behaviour do not appear to match.

The difference only becomes obvious once you look at the frame times rather than the average. Curious whether that matches what everyone else is seeing.

Had the exact same issue. the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

The usual fix here is the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

Same boat here. that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.

Not the answer you want, but verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

I went through this last month. the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

Same boat here. the wiki number is theoretical; real results are always a bit lower.

Depends on your setup, but broadly the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

That fixed it for me, at least.

Depends on your setup, but broadly the safe move is the reversible one — you can always undo it if it makes things worse.

For what it is worth, the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

Depends on your setup, but broadly verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

Had the exact same issue. region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.