Freesync 2K 144Hz or 4K 60Hz for gaming?

Captain_Bosh · 15 Apr 2015 at 21:00

So I am due a monitor upgrade from a 32" 1080p (60Hz) LG TV I have been using for a while but having trouble deciding which new screen to go with.

I was originally planning on going 4K when a decent 32" 4K Freesync panel was released (Samsung U32E850R) but now it comes to it I'm not so sure I want my frame rates destroyed quite so much.

I'm gonna be using it for high end gaming (Star Citizen/Witcher 3 etc) so am considering going for the 144Hz 2560x1440 option instead but I don't have any experience with high refresh monitors or 4K screens so advice from people with similar setups would be much appreciated

Pro's, cons etc.

I am currently running an Asus Maximus Z87 Formula VI, i7 4790k, AX1200i, R9 295X2 with EKWB and custom loop. Considering maybe adding another 290X in trifire if I go with the 4K option.

These are the 2 screens I am looking

Asus MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" FREESYNC IPS 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-AS

Samsung U32E850R 4k 32" FREESYNC Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-217-SA

Doogles · 16 Apr 2015 at 06:06

I've started threads about this quite a few times and I've come to the conclusion that 1440p 144hz is good for people that like CS:GO and other twitchy games that require fluid movement and UHD/60hz is fine for everyone else that likes demanding games with all the eyecandy. That is what I have come to anyway but I'd buy both if I wasn't such a tight a**e lol.

Chipper500 · 16 Apr 2015 at 07:53

I am in a very similar situation....

I am 99% sure im going to get the Asus 144hz 1440p IPS panel, even tho i do not play FPS games

I mainly play MMOs and RTS games which from my limited knowledge will not see all the benefits of such a panel

However my feelings are that the monitor will last me a long time and in a year or 2 the norm will be 144hz panels no matter what type of game u play and i dont wanna look back after buying a good quality 60hz panel and regratting the decision

Panos · 16 Apr 2015 at 08:25

I got the XL2730Z and much say I am impressed. Fantastic monitor, spot on resolution - size - distance from my seat.

A 32" monitor need more than 1 metre to stay away from it to see the whole picture.

As for TN or IPS I leave it to each person taste.

theMilitant · 16 Apr 2015 at 08:52

I'd go for the Asus out of those two monitors, but then again I play a lot of action games and my desk likely wouldn't accommodate a 32" screen comfortably.

Captain_Bosh · 16 Apr 2015 at 08:53

Doogles said:
I've started threads about this quite a few times and I've come to the conclusion that 1440p 144hz is good for people that like CS:GO and other twitchy games that require fluid movement and UHD/60hz is fine for everyone else that likes demanding games with all the eyecandy. That is what I have come to anyway but I'd buy both if I wasn't such a tight a**e lol.

Thanks, yeah I'd love to buy both but can't really justify it at the same time lol. Maybe in the future when prices have dropped a bit. I have a feeling prices on 60Hz 4K panels will probably drop first but still very tempted by the Samsung 32".

Minstadave · 16 Apr 2015 at 09:01

Personally I would go for IPS 144Hz.

Pantsu · 16 Apr 2015 at 13:40

Deciding between these is probably up to whether you play and prefer fast paced games with m&kb at >60 FPS, or fancy graphics with gamepad and don't mind the occasional drop <60 fps.

kyippee · 16 Apr 2015 at 14:27

144hz no contest especially for gaming, particularly for fps games.