Moving on from 24" 1080p monitor

[Ticonderoga]

Currently I have an older 24" 1080p 60 Hz monitor from LG for my gaming setup.
I am thinking of upgrading it as a lot of the RTS and Moba games I play are more suited for a bigger monitor.
I don't play any FPS games at the moment, but that will probably change when BF 1 comes out, so any new monitor should also be able to handle FPS games.
I don't have any preferences in regard to TN vs IPS, 144 Hz etc, mainly because i don't know that much about it. But I do have a R9 fury on the way so it would be great if the monitor had freesync.

So where do I go? 1440p ?
Or are there any monitors that support 2560x1080?

I looked up some 27" 1440 p monitors online :
Acer XG270HU

BenQ XL2730X

Asus MG279Q
But only the Acer seems to be within my budget.

What would you guys suggest? Any input is welcome

 

[Ticonderoga]

My 2c as an avid dota player: Bigger is worse in these games. Tried 22'', 24'', 27'', 28'', 32'', and the smaller ones are definitely easier to work with as watching the minimap is more bothersome with bigger size.
Another thing I noticed, and this applies to RTS's too, the resolution increase is underwhelming. Went from 1280x1024 all the way to 4K and I was shocked by how little difference it all made, the only time the higher resolution helped was in Rome 2 because their unit cards are oversized otherwise it just felt like wooptie do, higher resolution.

Freesync/Gsync, absolutely lovely, but felt it made most of a difference only in particular games (especially GTA V for example) but not really for RTS/Moba or even other assorted MP titles (CSGO, PoE, WoW, etc.). Will be worthwhile for BF 1 though, as the previous ones tore up like a m'f'.

IPS/VA/TN, doesn't make that much of a difference imo UNLESS you make it a big deal yourself. When I'm gaming I don't really care but if I try to fiddle with settings and just mess around it's inevitable to start being bothered by this or that (though I'll say that this applies to all panels, just in different areas).

144hz, is pretty nice and the smoothness is immediately felt but it's nothing earthshattering. Made most difference in CSGO and while it helped with DotA 2 as well, it wasn't as major. Nice, but far from essential.
Ultra wide is cool, but its bigger impact is outside of gaming. For games not so many make good use of it and for mobas it's kinda meh.

My conservative recommendation is Viewsonic XG2401, but if you can stretch for something more then I'd look at Acer XF270HU.

Usefull input, thanks.
Would you say a 27" 1440p monitor is too big for dota 2 and the likes?

 

[Ticonderoga]

For me going from 24" 1080p60 to 27" 1440p144 G Sync the biggest difference is definitely the refresh rate. G Sync is fantastic too but looking at the wife's monitor at 60hz v synced looks slow and juddering in comparison. IPS is nice to its nothing special like OLED. A decent TN panel set up correctly is 90% there compared to IPS for me.

I think 27" 1440p144 would be where I would aim for, and if you can stretch to G Sync as well that would be well worth it.

I picked up my Dell S2716DG from overclockers B grade section for £330 and it is fantastic value at that price. They do crop up every now and again so keep your eyes peeled and be quick! When I got my 6 came in stock at the same time and all sold within the day.

So you think IPS is overrated?
I have my decided that it comes down to these 2 monitors now :

Acer XG270HU
Asus MG279Q

The Asus is IPS and about 30 % more expensive the the Acer TN monitor.
Is it worth the extra?