144Hz vs higher resolution

avrc · 6 Oct 2014 at 16:48

I mainly use my pc for gaming but it's casual, I'm not competitive.

I've narrowed my monitor choice down to 3 (I think)

The Acer 27" has an AHVA with a resolution of 2560x1440 @ 60Hz and 6ms
The Asus 27" has a TN panel with a resolution of 1920x1080 @ 144Hz and 2ms
The LG 29" super wide has an IPS panel with a resolution of 2560x1080 @ 60Hz and 5ms

I'm struggling to work out which one to go for. Can anyone tell me anything that'll help me decide?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer K272HUL 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Slim Bezel Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £289.99
1 x LG Flatron 29UB65-P 29" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £269.99
Total : £904.09 (includes shipping : £20.10).

dvs8 · 6 Oct 2014 at 16:53

If you game - even casually - once you've been north of 60Hz you'll never go back

Ayahuasca · 6 Oct 2014 at 17:04

As above, especially fast paced shooters, racing games, basically anything where the camera pans quickly or you're travelling quickly. On top of that a GSYNC monitor will make it look even smoother.

Clav · 6 Oct 2014 at 17:11

dvs8 said:
If you game - even casually - once you've been north of 60Hz you'll never go back

The same can be said of going with a high res high quality IPS

Deehjay · 7 Oct 2014 at 00:45

I'm thinking of going for this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AOC G2460PG 24" Widescreen G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £313.99
Total : £323.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Seems to be the best bang for buck in terms of 144hz and G-Sync.

Stas823 · 7 Oct 2014 at 01:31

Clav said:
The same can be said of going with a high res high quality IPS

Depends on the panel, I've seen a budget dell ips (uh2142 maybe?) that was no better than the vg248qe that I use.

kazuya1337 · 7 Oct 2014 at 02:25

Once you go RoG Swift you never go back

Klunt Bumskrint · 7 Oct 2014 at 07:12

kazuya1337 said:
Once you go RoG Swift you never go back

^This^

snips86x · 7 Oct 2014 at 07:24

dvs8 said:
If you game - even casually - once you've been north of 60Hz you'll never go back

Not sure that's entirely true. I had a 120hz for 3-4 days and after that went back to my 60hz 24" - didn't notice any difference!

Baddass · 7 Oct 2014 at 09:32

i'd vote for a decent TN Film panel if your primary usage is gaming. If you want the best gaming screen currently available then the previously mentioned Asus ROG Swift PG278Q is very good. it would also offer you additional gaming benefits not to be under-estimated - 2560 x 1440 res, G-sync support (if you're an NVIDIA user), blur reduction backlight (again if NVIDIA), 144Hz refresh rate....

Also the BenQ XL2720Z is an excellent gaming screen including many advanced gaming features and extras including a native blur reduction mode. one of the best 1920 x 1080 gaming screens around at the moment

dvs8 · 7 Oct 2014 at 10:07

snips86x said:
Not sure that's entirely true. I had a 120hz for 3-4 days and after that went back to my 60hz 24" - didn't notice any difference!

Did you set the refresh rate to 120Hz in windows display settings?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 7 Oct 2014 at 11:02

I had a Benq gaming monitor for 3 years @ 120hz and was massively concerned about going back down to 60hz. The fact of the matter is I couldn’t tell the difference when I did, had them both side by side ready to return the 60hz, no need.