Published May 12, 2026, 2:01 PM EDT Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf , OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. He served as the Senior Editor for MUO for two years before joining XDA. He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or on a flight than anywhere else. Ever since I got my first G-Sync monitor, the LG 27GN950, I've always been on the fence about VRR. Despite that, I went on to buy two more monitors that supported adaptive sync, the Alienware AW3423DW and the AW2725DF. Honestly, I didn't care whether they had G-Sync or FreeSync certification specifically because, at that point, adaptive sync support just felt like a standard feature you naturally get with a high-end gaming monitor. I always left VRR enabled, mostly out of habit rather than because I strongly believed it was helping across all the games I played.…