Can a 165 Hz CAPABLE GPU and monitor make you FASTER in iRacing? w/ McLaren and Rimac drivers @MattsPaddock
Can a 165 Hz CAPABLE GPU and monitor make you FASTER in iRacing? w/ McLaren and Rimac drivers  @MattsPaddock
Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Miroslav Zrnčević (@mrgudZG), a test and development driver for @RimacAutomobiliOfficial, and Martin Kodrić, a racing driver for @mclarenracing, helped me find the competitive advantage of using a strong GPU from @NVIDIAGeForce for pushing a high refresh rate monitor in the @iRacingOfficial simulator.

Miroslav "Mrgud" Zrnčević - instagram.com/mzmrgud
Martin Kodrić - instagram.com/martin.kodric

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - What's this video all about
01:51 - Hardware setup
04:11 - Interview with Miroslav
08:11 - Interview with Martin
11:35 - First test scenario explained
12:03 - Miroslav tries to figure out the refresh rate
13:44 - Miroslav recaps his first test scenario
15:09 - Martin turn to guess at what refresh rate he's driving at
17:20 - Martin catches the difference when going from high to low refresh rate
19:03 - Second test scenario explained
19:51 - Martin does back to back laps (60 and 165 Hz)
20:51 - Detailed telemetry data analysis of Miroslav
25:27 - The guys and I have a final conclusion chat
27:02 - My personal recap
28:08 - Outro

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●Test system configuration:
CPU - Intel Core i7 10700K - geni.us/uAKmzrz
MBO - Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X - geni.us/25DIXL
RAM - HyperX Fury 2 x 32 GB DDR4 3200 MHz - geni.us/C8BM
SSD - Kingston KC2000 1 TB NVMe - geni.us/ld2qpM
Cooling - Noctua NH-U12S Chromax - geni.us/AZED9Ea
PSU - Seasonic Prime TX 80Plus Titanium 750W - geni.us/dRkQN2l
Chassis - Be Quiet! Pure Base 500DX - geni.us/VdUZfa
OS - Windows 10 64-bit 2004 - geni.us/m7LV
Drivers - GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL 451.48
Monitor - AORUS CV27F - geni.us/wmk2xb

●My Gear:
Camera - Panasonic G85/G80 - geni.us/HWkCi
Lens - Panasonic 14-140 mm - geni.us/CcSm
SD card - Kingston 64 GB - geni.us/RBxc
Lights main - Aputure HR672 - geni.us/HVBCkAJ
Lights secondary - Aputure H198 - geni.us/uzLtM
RGB Bulbs - Xiaomi YEELIGHT RGB - geni.us/Fm82
Microphone - Sennheiser MKE600 - geni.us/m64hRw
Sound card - Steinberg UR22 MKII - geni.us/46Twj
Speakers - ADAM AUDIO T7V - geni.us/D5Qo
Headphones - Audio-Technica ATH-M50x - geni.us/lBis
Headphone stand - SilverStone EBA01B - geni.us/5Idx

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