should i lock my fps

hey, ive got a qn about locking fps.
are there any pros or cons to doing this?

Depends if you're on 60hz or not. Most people like capping it if they have 144hz or more. But if you're on 60, don't cap it

I think you should cap it to whatever refresh rate your monitor is

Mines is capped at 240 for example

im pretty sure locking fps decreases the chance of ur monitor getting tear (so thats a pro), dont really know tho

its something along those lines

pretty sure the best fps to lock at is 10 above ur refresh rate

i've seen a lot of pros locking in 300fps, some 350.
I think pros got into the idea that fps higher than 300/350 dont change the feeling of the game. BUT if you left it uncapped, the feeling of the fps dropping from 800 to ,idk, 650, 500, 400 can be felt in the game. So they capped at 300/350 to not have that dropping feeling even when youre with a super pc.

When you have a really good pc but your fps still goes under 250, i think locking wont change anything.
When you have a excellent good and your fps doesnt drop down 300, it's interesting to test it locked in 300.

Personally i like the feeling of extremely high and smooth fps some inside places in VAL delives, so i left it uncapped, but after you feel the drop even with your fps higher than 350/400, you'll see this happens a lot of times.

my monitor is 144hz so i cap at 150 just not to bother wasting any performance on reaching framerates my monitor can't even do

I cap to 144 and notice smoother gameplay

Using unlimited FPS is obviously not going to be good for your PC long term as your using more of your CPU than you need, if you have a 240 HZ monitor having your FPS capped to 300 FPS max is good, and the only benefit to having higher fps is less input lag but its barely noticeable.

Do not cap

When i put a cap on mine it felt like it slowed down my inputs

All its preference though

My monitor is 165, i locked at 170, cause sometimes can drop from 220-150... and that kind of stutter can be a disadvantage

This comment section is full of snake oil so let me just say this locking your fps at an fps higher than your monitor's refresh rate but lower than the average fps you currently get can increase the overall stability of your game (reduce the amount of frame drops and inconsistencies in frame timing etc) and reduce screen tears. Unlocking will likely cause a slightly less stable performance. Overall, I would recommend locking it just because it'll make the experience slightly more consistent but its not a big difference or something that will affect your rank unless you're extremely high elo and even then it likely wont.

Other that that it doesn't fucking matter. "Wasting performance" by leaving it unlocked doesn't matter unless your running other cpu/gpu intensive programs simultaneously at a lower priority than valorant. It wont strain your cpu to the point that it dies significantly sooner unless your playing for upwards of 8 hours a day (and that's time in game not just in menus) and even then it probably wont most cpu's are made to last way beyond the amount of time it takes for the average consumer to replace them and/or the entire computer they're in.

tldr: its an incredibly minor personal preference that practically doesn't matter.