1440p vs 1080p

[Minibiker]

Hi all

I'm just looking for more information as to what is a better choice.... I see people going for 24' 1080p 144hz monitors but then others go for 27' 1440p 60hz, what is the better one if there is a better one?

I'm guessing if you're a FPS Gamer then 144hz but if you're more of a Sim etc Gamer then 1440p for visuals, am I correct?

Cheers

 

[Minibiker]

For everyday use not just games
27 inch 1440p gets my vote
It's a horses for courses thing really
If you only play certain games then yes higher hz is good
Other games more real estate is good
For 2 Web pages or documents etc
27 you can fully get them side to side
No scrolling around needed

Yeah mostly PUBG, FIFA and ETS2 but I want to get into some new games

27" 1440 144hz

What sort of budget we talking for these?

 

[Minibiker]

£ 500

this one for example

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...le-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

I wish I could spend that sort of money on something but would take a while to save up

 

[Minibiker]

Starting from £260 for VA.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...een-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-057-ao.html
£300 for IPS
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...r400-widescreen-gaming-monitor-mo-14b-ac.html

Lots of people buy horribly overpriced medieval FoolsD resolution marketing scams.
(worser resolution than previous standard for the size)

Cheers bud, I like the AOC one, i will be in the market for a new monitor in a month or so... I want something thats a step up from my ACER S240HL 60hz

 

[Minibiker]

@EsaT is spot on.

You can get a a good IPS/Freesync/144hz/1440P at 27" for £300, you can also get an excellent 165Hz IPS of the same specs for around £400.

VA models of the same size and refresh rate were going for around £250 or so.

Problem at the moment is everything is out of stock or the prices are going up.

Yeah i realised a lot of stock is not available I think when it comes to it i'll have about £250 to get a nice monitor and hopefully there will be plenty to choose from

After few days with 2560x1440 you don't want to touch that old crap, except with properly heavy blunt instrument...

I bet its a decent jump, My dad has a 2560x1440p monitor and does a lot of flight sim stuff, It looks mental

 

[Minibiker]

Don't forget to look in b grade
My b grade ad27qd was immaculate
No way you could tell it was not new

Yeah I always shop in B grade when looking for bits, sometimes get good bargains

Where do you look for B grade stuff?

Clearance section on the OCUK website