24" 144Hz or 27" 1440p. Advice and guidance please!

polo53

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Morning gentlemen,

Wondering if there are any keen tech folks out there that could provide me a little bit of help and guidance getting a new monitor!

Been on the lookout for a 24-27" monitor for a couple of weeks now and apart from there being a vast amount of choice, the varying specs alongside them make it an absolute nightmare to choose!

I don't play games at a competitive or serious level, just casually with friends and family so that rules out anything on the very pricey side.

There is a lot of talk about 1MS and 144Hz monitors and they get very good reviews such as the BenQ XL2411Z or Asus VG24. However, as a casual gamer who doesn't play masses of FPS games am I really going to notice the difference between 1 and 4 MS? I appreciate that 144Hz would make anything look smoother, but again, at a casual level is it worth it?

There is also the option of a 1440p monitor. The BenQ GW2765 is right on the high end of my price range, but with a IPS panel, 1440p resolution potential and 27" it does have some nice features! My hardware won't run much at 1440, but that can be upgraded in the future and 1080p used until then!

Essentially, has anyone had this debate before and if so what was your outcome? Is 1MS all its cracked up to be or is it better for casual gaming use to plump for a 1440p IPS monitor?

Cheers,

P
 
The BenQ XL2411Z is a very nice monitor and for a casual gamer fits your requirements perfectly.

Ideally you need to show your hardware. As if you have an AMD GPU go towards a Freesync monitor and if NVidia go towards an affordable GSync monitor.

Only a more active gamer will notice the difference between 1ms and 4ms.
 
Varkanoid, thanks for the reply mate. Hardware is as follows,

AMD 6300
GTX 960
8GB Ram
240GB SSD

Not sure my 960 will make the most use out of either a 144Hz or 1440p monitor if at all, I appreciate its limitations. I am planning to upgrade sometime in the future, my monitor is just a higher priority due to the quality of the current one.

Is it even worth spending the money right now on a 144Hz monitor, or waiting until the 1440p monitors come down to a better price?

Really torn between a 27" 1440p IPS and 24" 144Hz!

Cheers,

Paul
 
For the games that you're playing I think 60Hz is sufficient, so I'm leaning towards a 27" 1440p.

Pick up a second hand IPS one you'll be really happy.
 
deFiniLoGy, thanks for the reply mate! Games are going to be the likes of WoW, EvE, Farcry, Tomb Raider, GTA and the such. Very rarely play CS:GO or anything competitive.

What would be your recommendation with £350 budget?

Cheers

Paul
 
Your current hardware will make better use of a 1080p monitor than a 1440p one and 144hz IS lovely to look at. If you won't upgrade your graphics for months, you might be better off with a 24" at lower resolution. I believe that Acer do a 144hz 1080p monitor with gsync, that will keep things looking smooth for a while to come, as long as you remain a casual gamer. The 960 will struggle on 1440p.

If you're going for a big GPU upgrade in a few months I would personally try and save up for a monitor that costs a bit more than 300, given that it could last you several upgrades of your system.
 
Dont forget if you buy a 144mhz monitor now you can run it at say 60hz or 100hz you dont have to set it at 144mhz. Then when you get better GPU up it to 144mhz.

I would be wary of 2nd hand as you dont exactly know what you are getting. Unless you can see it before you buy.
 
 
varkanoid said:
Dont forget if you buy a 144mhz monitor now you can run it at say 60hz or 100hz you dont have to set it at 144mhz. Then when you get better GPU up it to 144mhz.

I would be wary of 2nd hand as you dont exactly know what you are getting. Unless you can see it before you buy.
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Why did you say 144MHz 3 times, yet correctly specify 60Hz and 100Hz? :p
 
varkanoid said:
Dont forget if you buy a 144mhz monitor now you can run it at say 60hz or 100hz you dont have to set it at 144mhz. Then when you get better GPU up it to 144mhz.

I would be wary of 2nd hand as you dont exactly know what you are getting. Unless you can see it before you buy.
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Would this also work the same way for 1440p I assume, run most stuff in 1080p until I get something that can handle a higher res?

Really torn between the two, I understand how 144Hz will make a difference but not sure it will benefit me enough playing the games I do!
 
mulpsmebeauty said:
Your current hardware will make better use of a 1080p monitor than a 1440p one and 144hz IS lovely to look at. If you won't upgrade your graphics for months, you might be better off with a 24" at lower resolution. I believe that Acer do a 144hz 1080p monitor with gsync, that will keep things looking smooth for a while to come, as long as you remain a casual gamer. The 960 will struggle on 1440p.

If you're going for a big GPU upgrade in a few months I would personally try and save up for a monitor that costs a bit more than 300, given that it could last you several upgrades of your system.
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What would you recommend over the £300 mark? :)
 
mulpsmebeauty said:
It entirely depends on whether your next graphics card will be AMD or nVidia, when you get it and what your budget for the graphics card will be.
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Fully appreciated, most likely be a nVidia card with a reasonable budget. If you had £350 now to spend on a 1440p monitor, what would it be?
 
polo53 said:
Fully appreciated, most likely be a nVidia card with a reasonable budget. If you had £350 now to spend on a 1440p monitor, what would it be?
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Dunno is the honest answer. I only research the monitors I'd personally buy, and I'd want at least 27" gsync 144hz 1440p, which you don't get for less than £500. I've got a Phillips 40" 4K monitor at the moment, and I'll probably end up swapping it for 34" superwide with some form of display sync technology and high Hz. If they ever drop below 800 quid, that is.
 
If I personally had £350 to spend on a WQHD monitor, I'd go for the AOC Q2577PWQ (or Dell U2515H) and keep the rest. Put it towards a new monitor when I'd saved up more, perhaps.
 
PCM2 said:
If I personally had £350 to spend on a WQHD monitor, I'd go for the AOC Q2577PWQ (or Dell U2515H) and keep the rest. Put it towards a new monitor when I'd saved up more, perhaps.
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Thanks man! Would it even be worth getting the best of both worlds with a BenQ XL2730Z, very top end budget, but get the 1440p and 144Hz when both can be used?

Cheers,

Paul
 
So the 144mh screens tend to be TN panels due to very fast (low) refresh rates, great for FPS games.
OP doesn't really play FPS games. IPS panel have higher refresh rate, but have greater viewing angles and better colour balance with less to zero colour distortion, great for photoshop type stuff, and when people crowd around your screen to look at something.
Got a 27" 144hz G-Sync for gaming.
Got a Dell U2715H for work.
Both suit their purposes really really well.
 
polo53 said:
Thanks man! Would it even be worth getting the best of both worlds with a BenQ XL2730Z, very top end budget, but get the 1440p and 144Hz when both can be used?

Cheers,

Paul
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I wouldn't exactly call the XL2730Z 'the best of both worlds'. It is an excellent monitor, don't get me wrong, but it has a grainier screen surface than the Q2577PWQ and less consistent colours (due to panel type) plus 'interlace pattern artifacts'. The image quality is simply not as good, although responsiveness is obviously much better at high frame rates.
 
PCM2 said:
I wouldn't exactly call the XL2730Z 'the best of both worlds'. It is an excellent monitor, don't get me wrong, but it has a grainier screen surface than the Q2577PWQ and less consistent colours (due to panel type) plus 'interlace pattern artifacts'. The image quality is simply not as good, although responsiveness is obviously much better at high frame rates.
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Again, thanks a bunch man. Unfortunately I am just getting more torn between the two. £450 is really out of my price range to be fair.

It is essentially a case of will an IPS panel benefit me more with the better colours and resolution of 1440p, than a 144Hz panel with a TN panel will.
 
polo53 said:
Again, thanks a bunch man. Unfortunately I am just getting more torn between the two. £450 is really out of my price range to be fair.

It is essentially a case of will an IPS panel benefit me more with the better colours and resolution of 1440p, than a 144Hz panel with a TN panel will.
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A fair question. To really get the most out of a 144Hz WQHD model does require a lot of GPU grunt, so it depends on how 'high end' the GPU you will be targeting as your next upgrade is going to be. When it comes to monitors, though, there is really no such thing as 'future proofing'. If you're really not comfortable spending £450 on a monitor then I'd say don't. Save yourself a bunch on the AOC and just enjoy it. ;)
 
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