3 monitors or 1440p?

[gunnerzz1008]

New Monitor. Too many factors to consider! I'm stuck.

I've bitten the bullet and upgraded to an Asus Strix 970.

Currently running a 21.5" Acer G6. Was the monitor that came with my first pre built PC. Never needed to change.

Now with the new card i'm hoping to run some thing a little better!

I've never looked into monitors that much but now I'm interested and theres so much to look for!

Considered getting two more of the same for about £150 for surround. Heard its not that great though for fps gaming. The novelty wears off.

My budget could stretch to £250, maybe higher if its an extraordinary monitor.

I game a lot. I also use my pc for work. I use a lot of design software such as sketchup and photoshop. and render quite frequently so good image quality is a must.

I'm unsure about 1440p. Obviously there's those dodgy Korean ones everyone's whispering about but for a truly decent monitor from UK its too expensive.

Give me options/experiences/opinions.

Thanks in advance

 

[deblow]

Im in the same boat as you & do play games quite a bit also, I went from a 1080p to 1440p last year & the difference it made to things like photo editing (PS) was amazing, So I really don't want to go back to 1080p (3 screens) but would love a bit more side view on my setup,
atm im thinking about a 1440p Ultra wide as i would need a lot more spent on my setup to run 3x 1440p if thats even possible?

Was also tempted to try a 1440p for main screen & 2 1080p screens on the sides, but thats not going to work well in games & would only help for desktop applications like PS.
If money was no object, I would still struggle to make a decision lol

1440p looks better for everything, I think its too early for 4k screens as the power needed to run them is too great for my pocket

If you want a more surround immersive feel to your setup go with 3 1080p, if you want better image quality go with 1440p
Im using a 27" & would not want it any smaller as its shows of the 1440p quality nicely