2560x1440 or 120Hz?

Razargh · 6 Jan 2012 at 13:50

What would you say is better?

Speedy Pete · 6 Jan 2012 at 13:51

2560x1440 for photo work, 120hz for gaming.

lrlcr · 6 Jan 2012 at 13:56

120hz (as a 1440p owner) for fps 27" is just too much screen.

Razargh · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:05

I prefer larger screens though, i wish i could try out a large screen before purchase.
Why not 1440p for gaming i would have guessed better quality?

eyetrip · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:06

lrlcr said:
120hz (as a 1440p owner) for fps 27" is just too much screen.

Too much screen?

I love 27" for gaming, and not having enough room for 2 x 27" went IPS over 120Hz.

Just find single 1080p too restrictive when not gaming.

blacblu · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:37

2560x1440

But if this is for gaming you would need a couple of 6990 to play with filters @ 60 FPS.

Metalface Mark · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:38

27" 1440 all the way.

Ive had both, perhaps just my eyes but i couldnt ever see such a huge difference with 120hz, with 27" its not massively more than 24" (was smaller than I expected), but the extra screen resolution is lovely.

Combat Fighter · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:41

eyetrip said:
Too much screen?

I love 27" for gaming, and not having enough room for 2 x 27" went IPS over 120Hz.

Just find single 1080p too restrictive when not gaming.

I also love gaming @ 27" 2560x1440. Looks great!

lrlcr · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:41

I find i get distracted looking around the expanse of 27" goodness. I'd rather a 1080p 24" 120hz monitor. Plus it's easier to push good graphics to!

Arcane · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:44

Both really, although I sold my 120hz due to lack of space.

Metalface Mark · 6 Jan 2012 at 15:16

lrlcr said:
I find i get distracted looking around the expanse of 27" goodness. I'd rather a 1080p 24" 120hz monitor. Plus it's easier to push good graphics to!

I think it would be easier doing the higher res than constant 120fps of 1080p.

Razargh · 7 Jan 2012 at 16:23

This is the hardest decision of my life, getting rid of my eyefinity for a single 27 or 30inch screen then i have to choose 1440 or 1600p or 120Hz...

TheOtherOption · 7 Jan 2012 at 16:36

I would love to go up a notch to 27" 1440p as my next screen - this 2408 is showing its age a bit now - that and and it has some dodgy pixels running straight down in lines about 2" in off the right hand side which come and go :/

rjk · 7 Jan 2012 at 16:43

blacblu said:
2560x1440

But if this is for gaming you would need a couple of 6990 to play with filters @ 60 FPS.

no you wouldn't?

Razargh · 7 Jan 2012 at 16:50

So... 120Hz noticeably smoother? i dont find 60Hz jumpy but okay, and 2560x1XXX is apparently too big for gaming!

So its quality over refresh rate and RR isn't a huge deal unless you can hit the magical 120fps in games on Ultra anyway.

My 6850 has no chance of hittin 120fps on BF3, so more than likely will get a 27/30 inch 2560x1xxx screen.

Question is now... Buy now or wait for newer releases? As i hear there are some Samsung's etc close to release.

blacblu · 7 Jan 2012 at 16:51

rjkoneill said:
no you wouldn't?

Yes you would.

I play Battlefield 3 using 1080p, Ultra and 2xAA. With a couple of 6870, and sometimes my FPS still goes under 60.

BTW, the 6870 Crossfire is about 10% weaker then a single 6990.

DIZZY DAZZLER 2 · 7 Jan 2012 at 18:07

Dood 1440p, bf3 and a good Gpu =

. To be honest once you have been bitten by the high res, ips colours and no need to use AA I don't think you can go back to 120hz? But it's up to you?

rjk · 9 Jan 2012 at 08:39

blacblu said:
Yes you would.

I play Battlefield 3 using 1080p, Ultra and 2xAA. With a couple of 6870, and sometimes my FPS still goes under 60.

BTW, the 6870 Crossfire is about 10% weaker then a single 6990.

no you wouldn't

I play BF3 at 2560X1600 using the same settings [albeit without hbao and motionblur] on a single GTX580. sure it drops slightly below 60 every now and again, but nothing that drastically affects gameplay.

I could probably switch them on if i turned aa and af off. You are aware that you don't need filters for a res that big though surely?

a 27" res would require less gpu power than my 590.

suggesting that a pair of 6990s are a requirement for 2560X1440 is confusing.

have you ever used ATI/AMD quad GPU drivers?

cib24 · 9 Jan 2012 at 10:17

DIZZY DAZZLER 2 said:
Dood 1440p, bf3 and a good Gpu = . To be honest once you have been bitten by the high res, ips colours and no need to use AA I don't think you can go back to 120hz? But it's up to you?

I agree. I recently got the Hazro HZ27WD and was gaming at 1080p on it until my mini DP to DP cable arrived and thought 1080p was great at 27". But when I received my calbe and could game at 1440p I have to say it really changed the whole experience. I mean DAYUM!!! Games are just insanely sharp and colorful at this resolution.

And AA is always needed at any resolution! Never say otherwise or settle for less if you don't have to! (But 2x AA is enough to smooth everything out at 1440p whereas at 1080p you need at least 4x).

gramesmith · 10 Jan 2012 at 13:23

LG IPS 27inch 3d/120hz 2560x1440 monitor, this is better.