Hello everyone - it's been almost two years since I last logged in here and I could use some advice. Here's the situation:
Currently I've got a pair of 780Tis driving an old Ilyama Prolite E2710HDSD and a slightly less old Asus VG278HE. Both are 27" 1080p. The Asus can manage 144Hz but because the Ilyama only does 60Hz and I tend not to use exclusive fullscreen, things generally run at 60Hz. No real complaints (although I can see pixellation if I pay a little attention) but that may just be because it's what I'm used to. Hey, 320x240 with 16 colours used to be pretty snazzy back in the day...
Now GeForce 10 is arriving and while I'm not quite as enthused by the initial offerings as I might have been (dear God, those prices
), it's got me looking at upgrading my displays. The rig is used for gaming (because what else needs this kind of horsepower in a home PC?) with the occasional bit of wannabe YouTubing on the side.
So here's where I need some advice from all you lovely people who probably know considerably more on the subject than I do. I'm currently considering several options:
1) Do nothing. Wait for 1080 prices to drop as the market finds a level and for 2160p/144Hz monitors to hit the market. Then find three buddies and some clown masks for some...err...'fundraising'.
2) Buy a single 1440p/144 Hz monitor to replace the Ilyama, hopefully taking the whole display up to 144Hz even if it does mean mixing resolutions for a bit (is this still possible?). Then wait for 1080 prices to hit the realms of sanity, 2180/144 monitors to enter the market and/or round up the aforementioned three buddies and clown masks as needed before replacing the Asus and the 780Tis. Would leave me with a 2160/144 and a 1440/144 but that would still be a considerable improvement over the current rig.
3) As (2) but replace both monitors rather than just the Ilyama. This does mean foregoing 2160p for several years, but prices should be more reasonable when I upgrade as a consequence and I don't have to worry about mixing resolutions across the two displays and any hiccups that might cause.
4) Do things the other way around, replacing the Tis first - initially with a single 1080 then replacing the monitors as 2160/144s become available and maybe a second 1080 if that proves necessary.
5) Win the lottery and get 8Pack to think about it instead. That rig at Insomnia Edinburgh looked sweet. When it was behaving itself...
So, I'm open to advice and suggestions on plans and particular models to go for. Fire away:
Currently I've got a pair of 780Tis driving an old Ilyama Prolite E2710HDSD and a slightly less old Asus VG278HE. Both are 27" 1080p. The Asus can manage 144Hz but because the Ilyama only does 60Hz and I tend not to use exclusive fullscreen, things generally run at 60Hz. No real complaints (although I can see pixellation if I pay a little attention) but that may just be because it's what I'm used to. Hey, 320x240 with 16 colours used to be pretty snazzy back in the day...
Now GeForce 10 is arriving and while I'm not quite as enthused by the initial offerings as I might have been (dear God, those prices
), it's got me looking at upgrading my displays. The rig is used for gaming (because what else needs this kind of horsepower in a home PC?) with the occasional bit of wannabe YouTubing on the side.So here's where I need some advice from all you lovely people who probably know considerably more on the subject than I do. I'm currently considering several options:
1) Do nothing. Wait for 1080 prices to drop as the market finds a level and for 2160p/144Hz monitors to hit the market. Then find three buddies and some clown masks for some...err...'fundraising'.
2) Buy a single 1440p/144 Hz monitor to replace the Ilyama, hopefully taking the whole display up to 144Hz even if it does mean mixing resolutions for a bit (is this still possible?). Then wait for 1080 prices to hit the realms of sanity, 2180/144 monitors to enter the market and/or round up the aforementioned three buddies and clown masks as needed before replacing the Asus and the 780Tis. Would leave me with a 2160/144 and a 1440/144 but that would still be a considerable improvement over the current rig.
3) As (2) but replace both monitors rather than just the Ilyama. This does mean foregoing 2160p for several years, but prices should be more reasonable when I upgrade as a consequence and I don't have to worry about mixing resolutions across the two displays and any hiccups that might cause.
4) Do things the other way around, replacing the Tis first - initially with a single 1080 then replacing the monitors as 2160/144s become available and maybe a second 1080 if that proves necessary.
5) Win the lottery and get 8Pack to think about it instead. That rig at Insomnia Edinburgh looked sweet. When it was behaving itself...
So, I'm open to advice and suggestions on plans and particular models to go for. Fire away:
