Help Selecting Monitors

Shaddow1086 · 17 Jan 2017 at 15:05

After months of thinking about it, I think I am about ready to put my order forward for my new rig.
I have everything selected except monitors. I only know that I want 144Hz.

Considering both 24" and 27" to run dual screen for some gaming as well as 3D CAD design work.

The 2 monitors I have narrowed it down to are:

24" Samsung Curved
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...tum-dot-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-230-sa.html

27" Samsung Curved
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...tum-dot-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-231-sa.html

27" Acer
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...led-monitor-black-um.hg6ee.006-mo-11i-ac.html

27" Acer 1440 UHD (Does not seem to be released yet though)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...zeroframe-monitor-orange-black-mo-11g-ac.html

Guess the main question is, which is better, Samsung's quantum Dot technology or a higher resolution (2560x1440) that is on the second Acer link?
(Anyone know the release date for this)?

Ideally don't want to spend much more than £400 per monitor, but also don't want to spend that much for the sake of it. If something equally good is available at £250, then big save!

Thanks

Shaddow1086 · 18 Jan 2017 at 09:07

Anyone advise on whats better? 1440 or 1080 with Samsung quantum dot?

this_is_gav · 18 Jan 2017 at 09:33

I can't recommend any of the monitors you've listed as I've no experience of them, but if they're going to be used for anything productive then always go for the highest resolution you can get away with.

2560x1440 is a good resolution as most decent graphics cards can still cope with acceptable quality and frame rates and it's by far and away better than 1080p for working on.

It doesn't matter what Samsung's Quantum Dot technology does - it won't boost screen real estate.

What's your graphics card? If it's an nVidia model you won't be able to use Freesync.

Andi-C · 18 Jan 2017 at 09:33

Samsung's quantum dot just sounds like a gimmick to me !

I have a 1440p IPS & I'd thought I'd check out a 1080p so I could get more frames from my games, the long & short is the 1080p going. 1440p is MUCH better looking due to the extra pixels.

Poneros · 18 Jan 2017 at 10:32

Why not an ultra-wide? Now that's some screen real estate!

Shaddow1086 · 18 Jan 2017 at 11:11

I prefer to have 2 screens. Make multi tasking and CAD work a lot easier. I know I can artificially split an ultra wide screen, but I find it so much easier just to snap folders and windows into each screen.

this_is_gav · 18 Jan 2017 at 11:25

Shaddow1086 said:
I prefer to have 2 screens. Make multi tasking and CAD work a lot easier. I know I can artificially split an ultra wide screen, but I find it so much easier just to snap folders and windows into each screen.

If you do want to consider an ultrawide then Winkey+left or right snaps it to the side and resizes it to half the screen size.

You probably already know that Winkey+Shift+left or right moves windows between screens.