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Overdrive! It sounds cool and it is, but you might not have it enabled in your monitor's settings because what it does is not exactly obvious. But you should, because it can actually improve how fast motion looks on your screen, helping to eliminate ghosting and improving clarity in competitive games. Just don't overdo it, or you might make the problem worse. Here's how to enable your monitor's overdrive. It's hard to capture with a camera, but the artifacts at the highest overdrive level are too…

Zeke Jones / Digital Trends Input lag and response time might sound like very similar metrics, and it’s true they can both impact how your monitor or TV looks and feels, especially when you’re gaming. But they are very different things, and while you ideally want them to be as low as possible for the best gaming experience, there are different thresholds for what’s considered acceptable for each. And if you take your gaming seriously, one is more important than the other. Here’s how input lag and response time…