New Monitor Question

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• Cleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

  August 2016

  What's the hz and resolution you are looking for? A 27" 1440p 144hz seems to be the ideal right now. It runs in that price range.
  
• mfrusko Member UncommonPosts: 20

  August 2016

  @Cleffy thanks for the response Cleffy, that's exactly what I was wondering, if my setup would be able to handle that resolution. Had a long day yesterday and I didn't know the best way to put it. 
• Cleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

  August 2016

  Here is a link to Tom's Hardware on their picks. I have to admit I am not the best at getting just the right monitor. I would suggest a G-Sync monitor, but those come with a $200 nVidia tax.
  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-monitors,4533.html
  
• Malabooga Member UncommonPosts: 2,977

  August 2016 edited August 2016

  If you dont intend to upgrade to 700$ GPU 1440p 144Hz monitor is a waste. GTX970 cant handle 1440p 60Hz. You should stick to 1080p.
  
  My suggestion would be to get Freesync monitor as a look into the future as its most likely even NVidia will support it eventually, and if not you buy AMD GPU next. Ive just recently bought Freesync monitro and i can say its really awesome, i turned off Freesync after a bit over a week of using it and...well....just cant stand all the tearing now, its terrible ;P with Freesync everything is buttery smooth.
  
  You have a list of Freesync monitors here if youre interested
  
  (scroll down and choose "monitor" tab"
  
  http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/freesync#511acb50-efe1-444a-9dcb-88635bbdaf65={"k":""}#Default={"k":""}
  
  I have LG 23MP68VQ and its awesome, if you dont play teitch games id go for IPS panel 23-27 inch 1080p monitor, mabye even ultrawide.
  
  ultrawide
  
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=lg+29um67&N=-1&isNodeId=1
  
  27 inch
  
  https://www.amazon.com/LG-1920x1080-D-SUB-DVI-D-Monitor/dp/B01GXEI6CU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472630262&sr=8-1&keywords=27MP68VQ
  
  24 incch
  
  https://www.amazon.com/LG-1920x1080-D-SUB-FreeSync-Monitor/dp/B01GXEI56C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472630028&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+24mp68vq
  
  If you dotn want ultravide, this is awesome gaming monitor (preferable for twitch games, 144Hz TN panel (1ms respnse) 24 inch
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Nixeus-1920x1080-Adaptive-Sync-Widescreen-NX-VUE24A/dp/B0131PBN6U/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472629198&sr=1-1&keywords=nixeus
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Post edited by Malabooga on August 2016
• mfrusko Member UncommonPosts: 20

  September 2016

  @Malabooga thanks for the info. That really helps me quite a bit and gives me a bit more to ponder over.
• sacredfool Member UncommonPosts: 849

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  I'd still say 144hz is not really necessary at the moment. But then i hate shooters and the most "twitchy" game I play is LoL so your experience may vary,

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• laxie Member RarePosts: 1,123

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  I am running a GTX 970 with 4K.
  
  About 80% of the games run fine with 4K. The very latest games need to be downscaled. Games like Overwatch have no problems with 4K at all. This is even more true with 1440p. MMOs especially, are not that demanding. You'll be able to run any mainstream MMO in 1440p (and likely 4K) on GTX 970. 
  
  Higher resolution makes a huge difference when reading stuff. It is noticeable, making everything crisper to the eye. This is a large enough benefit for me, outweighing the negatives. Browsing websites and doing non-gaming activities is a lot more comfortable.
  
  The other big reason for high resolution is poor backlighting panels. In the 300$ range, build quality is hit and miss. I've had cases where pixels were very unevenly lit, making individual pixel rows really stand out. This is the kind of thing you can't unsee once you notice it. With higher resolution, this is less of an issue, since the pixels are smaller.
  
  For the downsides. A good amount of software is not 4K (and sometimes not 1440p) friendly. This means the UI size is not optimised. The issue is less true for games, but present in some production software. 3dMax, Maya and the Adobe suite (Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects) do this - apparently it's not an easy fix either, it will take them time to adjust. If you use either of those on a daily basis, I'd advise against 1080p+.
  
  I play a good amount of MMOs, so the performance is a non factor - the 20% of my gaming that is the latest games, I don't mind downscaling resolution. If you mainly play the latest, performance demanding games, 1080p might be more viable.
  
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  As always, if you have the option to view a monitor somewhere, go see it! In the end, what matters is if it looks good. You won't care for extra numbers on the specs sheet, if the panel is bad.
• mfrusko Member UncommonPosts: 20

  September 2016

  @laxie Thanks for that, I'm definitely more informed now than I was before. 
• Cleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

  September 2016

  I am a Blender user, so upscaling the UI is ridiculously easy. In the settings they have a ppi setting. I just up it to what my monitors ppi is. Although it has a limit.