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Freesync or Gsync? 1080p or 1440p?
If it was G-sync it would only run at 60hz if it 1080p it's must be 144hz
You budget at £2,000 is too low for me to work my magic
1080p
I was planning on buying:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...z-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-black-mo-053-as.html
With my previous monitor a AOC G2460p, I don't believe either monitors are Gsync/Freesync?
I was planning on buying:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...z-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-black-mo-053-as.html
With my previous monitor a AOC G2460p, I don't believe either monitors are Gsync/Freesync?
No. Read up on what Gsync actually is.
No. Could be 1440p 144Hz as well.
Correct. So doesn't really matter whether Nvidia or AMD. However, £2K is too nice a budget for just 1080p and no Gsync or Freesync. Are you sure of your monitor choice? I mean, with £2.5K (system and monitor budget) you could get a nicer screen and a GPU to run it no problem.
I could extend to £2.5k including monitor but fps is more important to me than size/resolution. If new 2k system can run newer games (fps like COD/overwatch/BF1) at stable 120+ fps at higher resolution then that's fine.
Also would a large primary screen and old 24 inch secondary screen look/feel alright? I've never had a second monitor before.
Also would a large primary screen and old 24 inch secondary screen look/feel alright? I've never had a second monitor before.
Dell S2716DG 144Hz 1440p TN Gsync - £550 elsewhere.
Crucial MX300 1TB SSD - £205 elsewhere.
The first because you value fps (and presumably smoothness) more than image quality for gaming. The second because damn good value at £50 per 250GB.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
I'd try your old monitor and see if you care that it's not the same size. You can always upgrade that another time.
This will chew through everything at 144 fps and usually more, except in a handful of demanding games where you just have to tweak a few settings.
Crucial MX300 1TB SSD - £205 elsewhere.
The first because you value fps (and presumably smoothness) more than image quality for gaming. The second because damn good value at £50 per 250GB.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD416G3= £188.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £409.99
- 1 x be quiet! Silent Loop Superior Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm= £149.99
- 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £94.99
- 1 x Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £158.99
- 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £94.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080Ti Gaming OC BLACK 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £698.99
Total: £1,796.93 (includes shipping: £0.00)
I'd try your old monitor and see if you care that it's not the same size. You can always upgrade that another time.
This will chew through everything at 144 fps and usually more, except in a handful of demanding games where you just have to tweak a few settings.
Cheers Danny,
Alternatively I can upgrade my older system below and purchase the dell 1440p.
Will the current system below support those upgrades, and will there be much difference in performance?
Alternatively I can upgrade my older system below and purchase the dell 1440p.
Will the current system below support those upgrades, and will there be much difference in performance?
- GeForce GTX 980 x2 UPGRADE TO Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080Ti Gaming OC BLACK 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
- CORE I7-4790K 4.00GHZ (DEVIL'S CANYON) UPGRADE TO Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
- MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7MM SSD + 9.5MM ADAPTER (CT256MX100SSD1)
- Z97X-GAMING 7 INTEL Z97 (SOCKET 1150) DDR3 ATX MOTHERBOARD
- SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01)
- Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler
- Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black
That's still a very fine system, and at higher resolutions the difference with 8700K is much less pronounced to the point it's not worth upgrading. If you're not doing any streaming or anything else that'll make use of extra cores/threads, then the 1080Ti alone (along with screen) is a mighty upgrade where it'll count.
At 3840x2160 in Gsync is only 60hz @4k, 32", but if you have a small 27" at 3840x2160 in Gsync 100/144hz but why down size your monitor just for the extra HZ more? don't tell me your eye's can see the differences! And 1440p is not @4K we are still waiting for the List of upcoming G-Sync-enabled monitors to come out but again you can only have a 27" what the point? Should we be going up in numbers in resolution and size monitors then this fanboy test speed in HZ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_G-Sync
And at 3840x2160 is not really 4k but UHD, if it was a true 4k it would have been 4096x2160
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As Danny said, slap on that Black OC Ti but wait for HDR monitors if you can
It's such a difference, guessing if your seen HDR shows on a HDR TV you'll know what I mean . Should t be to long. Also 4k should jump to 120hz. Yes current cards can't handle it but you normally keep screens for a good 7-10 years . The knock on effect would beaking current gen screens cheaper ...
It's such a difference, guessing if your seen HDR shows on a HDR TV you'll know what I mean . Should t be to long. Also 4k should jump to 120hz. Yes current cards can't handle it but you normally keep screens for a good 7-10 years . The knock on effect would beaking current gen screens cheaper ...
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As others have already said, that's a fine system and most benefit will come from the gfx card upgrade and a new monitor that will take advantage of the additional horse power.
I find my 32" 4k as primary with 24" off-centre is fine - (moved from a 24/27/24 when I upgraded to the 32").
It can be painful waiting for new tech but we should have better idea of release dates when CES hits in a couple of weeks time. If you don't fancy the wait there are some high refresh 1440P options available nowadays.