Looking for new gaming monitor

GingaMilla

GingaMilla

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Hey guys! Hopefully someone could help me on a new monitor from Overclockers UK.

I am currently using an Acer S240HL, 24" and now I want to get a better monitor, more suitable for gaming. I have had a look around the store but getting confused with all the different types. From what I gather freesync or g-sync might be the way to go? My budget is around £350 BUT willing to push it a little for the future proof monitor. One little thing it does have to be black, no other colours unless blue is on there due to my setup colours.

All the help, feedback, suggestions are all appreciated as you all will know more than me!

Thanks,

Craig!
 
Freesync is for AMD Cards
G-Sync is for Nvidia Cards
So which card do you have would be a good starting point.
 
Without a doubt 4k or 240hz. But if you pick a 1080p nvidia model u can downsample to 4k with no smoothing and immense quality. 240hz is a pleasure to game on and makes aiming a joy. Out of them all the Alienware freesync or gsync is probably number one just do not buy anything without sync tech.

So there it is 240hz is what you should try first. And that costs from 300-500GBP.
 
Freesync is one thing but if you have an Nvidia graphics card, I wouldn't place G-Sync as a priority. Mainly because it's expensive. For serious gamers the most important thing is size and refresh rate. Refresh rate demands power from your graphics card, but it greatly improves the smoothness of the game. Particularly FPS players like that. I suppose the ideal there is 27" 2560x1440 at 144Hz. BUT that's expensive. If you want G-Sync in there it will set you back £500+. If you want the best quality panels ( IPS ) then that bumps the price up to £700+. You also, of course, need a graphics card that can drive it at good frame-rates. Often gamers will sacrifice resolution for smoothness, so they will go for a 27" 1920x1080 which brings the price down in to the ballpark area you are talking about and also reduces the demand on your graphics card. However, at that resolution the monitor is less than ideal for work because of it's lower resolution. So to me the real decision here is do you want to go for the more expensive 2560x1440 or 1920x1080?
 
Rofflay said:
Without a doubt 4k or 240hz. But if you pick a 1080p nvidia model u can downsample to 4k with no smoothing and immense quality. 240hz is a pleasure to game on and makes aiming a joy. Out of them all the Alienware freesync or gsync is probably number one just do not buy anything without sync tech.

So there it is 240hz is what you should try first. And that costs from 300-500GBP.
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No way would you tell the difference between 144hz and 240hz (and making sure the game is 144fps and 240fps) Also what system could output 240fps unless talking of menus?

You want to keeep PPI to about 90's low 100's

Also IPS is not "the best" there are pros and cons for each. If you're on a budget, are a twitch gamer then for you TN would be "the best" You don't care about colour accuracy.
 
hornetstinger said:
No way would you tell the difference between 144hz and 240hz (and making sure the game is 144fps and 240fps) Also what system could output 240fps unless talking of menus?

You want to keeep PPI to about 90's low 100's

Also IPS is not "the best" there are pros and cons for each. If you're on a budget, are a twitch gamer then for you TN would be "the best" You don't care about colour accuracy.
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4770k 1080 outputs 180fps in Overwatch at 4k now you are welcome to try it at 1080p and then 4k downsampled and the ppi stays the same. The image quality especially geometry is massive... the settings are kept on epic it is only textures and 16xAF i keep on max and the game looks stunning without silly effects like fog and SSAO.

Everything from 120hz is so much better is almost makes color irrelevant but the new TN panels are good. It is the viewing angles and contrast ratio that makes TN a problem.

And you do not want to keep ppi around 90 if your favourite games scale. 90ppi is peasantry you cannot see into jungle based geometry without 8xmsaa. Then again people swear 24fps and 90ppi IS fine but how many actually try different things before posting.
 
hornetstinger said:
No way would you tell the difference between 144hz and 240hz (and making sure the game is 144fps and 240fps) Also what system could output 240fps unless talking of menus?

You want to keeep PPI to about 90's low 100's

Also IPS is not "the best" there are pros and cons for each. If you're on a budget, are a twitch gamer then for you TN would be "the best" You don't care about colour accuracy.
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I find that monitors are far more subjective than anything else and I really don't think you can make such an "authoritative" criticism of other peoples suggestions. Most monitors have weaknesses and a weakness that bothers one person will not bother another. That's why it's so difficult to choose a monitor, there is no one monitor that suits everyone's taste, because everyone's taste is different. And my point is here that you worded your post in a way that implied you are stating facts, but you aren't, you are, like the rest of us, giving us your subjective opinion ~ which doubtless will not be ideal for everyone. OP must really listen to all the opinions here but ultimately there is no single ideal monitor they can buy, they have to decide for themselves what is important and what is not.
 
1080 outputs
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And for £900 I expect so. For those with more sense buying GPUs I'm getting about 100fps in War Thunder @ 1440p.

ppi stays the same
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No it doesn't, as talking of monitor PPI. It'll just re-scale up (or down) to match the monitors native resolution. 94ppi is about 0.26 dot pitch, that is tiny.

Everything from 120hz is so much better is almost
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Pocah said:
I find that monitors are far more subjective than anything else and I really don't think you can make such an "authoritative" criticism of other peoples suggestions. Most monitors have weaknesses and a weakness that bothers one person will not bother another. That's why it's so difficult to choose a monitor, there is no one monitor that suits everyone's taste, because everyone's taste is different. And my point is here that you worded your post in a way that implied you are stating facts, but you aren't, you are, like the rest of us, giving us your subjective opinion ~ which doubtless will not be ideal for everyone. OP must really listen to all the opinions here but ultimately there is no single ideal monitor they can buy, they have to decide for themselves what is important and what is not.
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Did you pay attention I said pros and cons for each. Rather give definitive "this is the best"

I really don't think you can make such an "authoritative" criticism
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yes I can, as he simply stated "IPS is the best" and I said pros and cons for each type, and gave a reason, rather simply say "this is the best" For me I would not buy IPS because of the back light bleed, even though from reading it may have fast enough response now, good colours, and good viewing angles/colour shift) If they sorted out IPS glow it would certainly be near perfect display type.
 
hornetstinger said:
No it doesn't, as talking of monitor PPI. It'll just re-scale up (or down) to match the monitors native resolution. 94ppi is about 0.26 dot pitch, that is tiny.
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That is not what i meant i mean real ppi stays if i go to 4k in OW txt and ui is always the same size. So for me i get the same ppi in OW 90 odd but its 4k and everything is enhanced x4. And with it off things look nasty and aliased. That ppi is only small with poor apps and windows. And if you think that is bad you should see it x4 smaller downsampled. Now that becomes unuseable if a game has no scaling but again hot damm it looks x4 better.
 
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I think out of all the 240hz panels it might lag behind the alienware and asus but the price is lower the others are £499. The thing is you can always send it back? Can he still use dsr if the panel sucks? The monitor would be good for a gpu upgrade too even though a 1070 is a good gpu i only have the 1080. And i forgot to say 1080/240 is the same as 4k/60. Just look at a game and see can a 1070 do 4k60 and u will know. And if you out beast a game u can do 4k dsr as long as the games txt scales u can choose. You may even like 144hz ulmb mode which 240hz gsync panels do.

I prefer all of that over no flexibility 1440p unless it is 1440p on a 24 inch with 240hz which does not exist.
 
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