Help choosing 27" monitor

tasmanuk

tasmanuk

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Hello. After 3 years living with a 27" iMac I am making the jump back to a Windows PC as new Mac prices are just getting a bit silly now. I have ordered a machine with a GTX 970 card in it and now wish to buy a 1440p monitor to use it on. Aside from basic internet tasks and light photo editing, I am a casual FPS gamer and will be mainly playing Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen (when it arrives) and the Total War games. Much as I would like the Asus ROG Swift my budget is around £300.

So what can I get for that which would suit my needs. I'm not sure if I need 144hz but if I can afford it then I figure I should buy the latest technology I can get. I now I may not be able to achieve very high frame rates but I''m sure what I can get will be acceptable to me. I have looked at the BenQ monitors, but there are so many models I must admit that I am a bit confused. Hopefully someone here will be able to help me out.

Thanks
 
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This situation is very similar to mine so instead of making my own thread i thought id bump this one....

tho i cant admit to ever owning a Mac ;)

Whats our options for gd montiors given the situation outlined in the first post?
 
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In the same situation myself. Lots of good gaming monitors about to come out in the next few months. Here's a few I am looking at:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-066-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-067-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-078-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-098-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1851

Just waiting on the new BenQ XL2730Z which is the successor to the above monitor.

I would definately go for 144mhz if you are gaming.
 
maonayze said:
In the same situation myself. Lots of good gaming monitors about to come out in the next few months. Here's a few I am looking at:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-066-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-067-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-078-AC&groupid=17&catid=1851

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-098-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1851

Just waiting on the new BenQ XL2730Z which is the successor to the above monitor.

I would definately go for 144mhz if you are gaming.
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Only one of those is 1440p.

Which is what the guy wants :confused:
 
tasmanuk said:
Yes that is what I wanted. In the end I bought the Dell U2515H. Only just released and getting good reviews. Only £254 too!!
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Interesting. 25 inches at 1440p. Good price too!

Must..resist.. :D

Thinking of running one 1440p monitor off my 780 ti, then the old 1080p and maybe another 1440p (if possible) off the integrated intel.
 
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