Is my monitor making the difference?

Zeebedy · 17 Jun 2016 at 16:46

hey guys,

i currently have a second hand 24" DELL monitor, i love it but I'm not sure if its holding me back a little bit for gaming?

it has a 12ms response time and I'm not sure on refresh or that, but i do believe its a 2005 model :eek:

I'm looking at a samsung 24" LS24D590 monitor.

will this help me out in games or should my current one be fine?

BTW its using DVI for my connection to the graphics card.

RTJ

Danny75 · 17 Jun 2016 at 16:55

This site will show the monitor's current refresh rate (use Chrome or Firefox): http://www.testufo.com/#test=framerates

You can also check in (Windows 10) - System - Display - Advanced Display Settings - Display Adapter Properties - Monitor tab.

What video card are you using?

Zeebedy · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:02

hey danny,

just checked, it is at 60Hz for the refresh rate.

I'm using a 380X GPU.

RTJ

Zefan · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:03

If it's a 2407 then yes, absolutely, it will be affecting your gaming significantly. I actually cannot play games like Counterstrike on my old one, it was that bad. I came from a CRT with a - typically for crts - almost non-existent input lag and response time. The difference between that and my 2407 was like night and day. I have since got a 120hz, low input lag Samsung and the difference, again, is like night and day.

It's not just the the pixel response time that's affecting you, but also the input lag that the panel introduces. Have a google around for the input lag numbers for the monitor you have, you'll probably be surprised.

Zeebedy · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:05

Zefan said:
If it's a 2407 then yes, absolutely, it will be affecting your gaming significantly. I actually cannot play games like Counterstrike on my old one, it was that bad. I came from a CRT with a - typically for crts - almost non-existent input lag and response time. The difference between that and my 2407 was like night and day. I have since got a 120hz, low input lag Samsung and the difference, again, is like night and day.

It's not just the the pixel response time that's affecting you, but also the input lag that the panel introduces. Have a google around for the input lag numbers for the monitor you have, you'll probably be surprised.

the model is a : 2405

that still bad too ?

RTJ

Zefan · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:06

Even worse

Zeebedy · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:08

how is this samsung 24" LS24D590 for gaming?

RTJ

Zeebedy · 17 Jun 2016 at 17:54

sorry to push guys...but offer ends tonight on this monitor (LS24D590).

so if someone can confirm gaming wise for it..i will pull the trigger.

RTJ

Danny75 · 17 Jun 2016 at 18:55

rip-the-jacker said:
sorry to push guys...but offer ends tonight on this monitor (LS24D590).

so if someone can confirm gaming wise for it..i will pull the trigger.

RTJ

If you play a lot of fps games you may want to consider a Freesync TN 120/144Hz refresh rate. Or even a 60-75Hz Freesync if the former are too expensive. The Samsung's PLS screen will probably look nicer though, at the expense of no Freesync for your AMD card and therefore less smoothness in some instances of some games, or high refresh rate (might be able to get it to 75Hz or so), and a bit more input lag.

If your focus is performance not looks then it's a no-brainer. If you don't want to sacrifice looks, then a PLS or IPS is the choice.