Point of frame limiter?

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(07-26-2009, 05:15 AM)braxton Wrote: doesn't vertical sync prevent the frame rate from exceeding the monitor refresh rate.

"Vertical synchronization (v-sync, v-synch, vbl-sync, vbl-synch) refers generally to the synchronization of frame changes with the vertical blanking interval. "
from wikipedia

yes, the vsync limits your framerate to sync with the monitor's refresh rate, but it's nothing to do with the (experimental) frame limiter which lets you limit the framerate to anything you set