Recommend me a 27" 144hz monitor please

Four Dyce · 23 Jun 2017 at 12:58

Hi. I'm looking at a new build with a nVidia 1080Ti, but I'm after a new monitor for it as well. At the moment I only have a HP S2331a 23" lcd monitor. Yeah, it's pretty poor though better than my last one which was even smaller, so I'm definitely looking for something better.

So I wanted something around a 27" 144hz this time, something that could help the new build shine. I'm looking to spend around £250, possibly more if it's a good one. Thankyou.

hornetstinger · 23 Jun 2017 at 12:59

For that screen size I'd be looking at a 1440p screen. 1080p will be too low resolution for that screen size.

SimBoy · 23 Jun 2017 at 16:55

Well, for £250 you won't get much of a monitor at 27"!

I see you 'invested' in a 1080Ti, then I think you should 'invest' in the right monitor too.

I would recomend the Aoc Agon AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-046-ao.html

I have this monitor working with an MSI 980Ti Lightning and it's pretty damn good to say the least - nice clean line asthetics and good hight adjustment in the stand - not to mention the crisp bright colours (once you calibrate it properly from out of the box) 144 to 165Hz and g-sync to boot - best £530 (from Overclockers) I've spent on a monitor, it is £600 now unfortunatly!

Four Dyce · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:28

SimBoy said:
Well, for £250 you won't get much of a monitor at 27"!

I see you 'invested' in a 1080Ti, then I think you should 'invest' in the right monitor too.

I would recomend the Aoc Agon AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-046-ao.html

Nice, excellent choice. I took the plunge and bought that one.

SimBoy · 25 Jun 2017 at 09:59

Four Dyce said:
Nice, excellent choice. I took the plunge and bought that one.

Let us know what you think of it, once you have it set up properly

ZeroG · 25 Jun 2017 at 15:47

SimBoy said:
Well, for £250 you won't get much of a monitor at 27"!

I see you 'invested' in a 1080Ti, then I think you should 'invest' in the right monitor too.

I would recomend the Aoc Agon AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-046-ao.html

I have this monitor working with an MSI 980Ti Lightning and it's pretty damn good to say the least - nice clean line asthetics and good hight adjustment in the stand - not to mention the crisp bright colours (once you calibrate it properly from out of the box) 144 to 165Hz and g-sync to boot - best £530 (from Overclockers) I've spent on a monitor, it is £600 now unfortunatly!

I've been on the lookout for a new monitor and this might just fit the bill. Got a 1080ti about 3 months ago but my current monitor is only a 1080p 144Hz.

ZeroG · 28 Jun 2017 at 07:22

SimBoy said:
Well, for £250 you won't get much of a monitor at 27"!

I see you 'invested' in a 1080Ti, then I think you should 'invest' in the right monitor too.

I would recomend the Aoc Agon AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-046-ao.html

I have this monitor working with an MSI 980Ti Lightning and it's pretty damn good to say the least - nice clean line asthetics and good hight adjustment in the stand - not to mention the crisp bright colours (once you calibrate it properly from out of the box) 144 to 165Hz and g-sync to boot - best £530 (from Overclockers) I've spent on a monitor, it is £600 now unfortunatly!

Bit the bullet and picked up this monitor last night for £560 from elsewhere. Plugged it in and it worked straight away no fuss. Running along side a BenQ XL2720Z 144Hz. What's the best way going about calibrating the monitor like you mentioned?

SimBoy · 28 Jun 2017 at 16:49

ZeroG said:
What's the best way going about calibrating the monitor like you mentioned?

Without having expensive calibration kit, I use "Calibrize" software to do the job - it's free to download from www.calibrize.com and it does a good job - from there you can manually tweak to your own personal tast, but I find Calibrize does a good job.

Hope this helps

jbh110tdi · 29 Jun 2017 at 14:14

yea I like the look of that monitor. How are you finding performance with the 980ti at 1440?

SimBoy · 29 Jun 2017 at 15:02

jbh110tdi said:
How are you finding performance with the 980ti at 1440?

It's the MSI Lightning I have, so no issue driving 1440p - the fact the monitor also employs G-sync means you don't notice any drop in frame rate if it does occur and I've had this monitor for about 7-8 months and not experience any issues in that time playing anything from RTS games to Tomb Raider - just a very enjoyable experience in my view

jbh110tdi · 29 Jun 2017 at 20:15

SimBoy said:
It's the MSI Lightning I have, so no issue driving 1440p - the fact the monitor also employs G-sync means you don't notice any drop in frame rate if it does occur and I've had this monitor for about 7-8 months and not experience any issues in that time playing anything from RTS games to Tomb Raider - just a very enjoyable experience in my view

its the Msi 980ti g6 I have I missed out on a 980ti Lightning by being away on holiday

was gutted

told the boy I would take it at asking when I came back but sadly it sold elsewhere