Freesync? Dual or ultrawide?

[A[L]C]

Hi all,

In the market for a new monitor but unsure of where to go.

I need the equivalent of dual monitors for work so was considering ultra wide, but could also get a nice gaming monitor, then a cheaper one for when I need to use it for work.

Budget is up to £300.

A couple of questions

1 - Is freesync worth going for over say a 144hz monitor without freesync?
2 - Lower quality ultrawide 29" or better quality 24/27" with a cheaper second monitor?

PC isn't built yet, but budget for gfx card would be up to around 250 - so was looking at the 1060 3gb or RX570 if freesync is worthwhile.

Thanks!

 

[Blackjack Davy]

144hz is fine just so long as you get framerates to match. If they're lacking you're going to miss Freesync. Is it worth having... yes. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it only works on a single panel though.

 

[aatu]

One thing that should be mentioned:
FreeSync doesn't bring a price premium, it's the G-Sync monitors that do. Furthermore, you would be hard-pressed to find a 144Hz monitor that DOESN'T have FreeSync or G-Sync. I think there's only a handful on the market, unless going further back in time.

In other words:
- If you're going with nVidia and G-Sync, reserve an extra ~£200 for the monitor budget (on the higher end, the price premium gets even bigger)
- If you DON'T want to pay the price premium, or if you're going with AMD, then no reason NOT to go with FreeSync, as it will come without an extra cost.

As for dual monitor:
I have no experience on this, but if going for dual monitors, then they probably won't be used for gaming at the same time, right? It would have to be three, so that there is no bezel right in the center of your focus point.

I don't really fancy ultra-wides, but I would still recommend going for a single monitor.