Monitor Procrastination :(

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 16:22

First off, Merry Christmas everyone,

I've looked, searched, reviewed, almost ordered, and started again when it comes to choosing a monitor.

So I am now hoping this forum can help me....

I'm looking for a 27" (or larger) 1ms gaming monitor for FPS games along with playing Elite Dangerous.

My current GFX card is a Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC 3072MB, my current (old) monitor is a 22" Samsung SyncMaster:

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?pid=1547&lid=1 - link to card spec

Budget is around £300 and I am not looking to purchase any additional cards etc.

Many thanks in advance.

FB

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 16:35

Thanks Kefan for your reply, what is it you think is good about the monitor you linked? I noticed it is a 4ms response time, do you play any FPS games, do you find any noticeable issues with it?

I was looking at this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-098-BQ&tool=3

My only concern was the review saying it was susceptible to stuck pixels which isnt covered by the warranty.

Cheers

FB

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 16:56

kefan77 said:
PLS is > your card will not give you fps high enough for that 144Hz to be utilized anyway.

What makes you say that? It has 3Gb and has a DP 1.2 port, surely that should be sufficient?

FB

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 17:09

peahead said:
I think he should stick to 1080p imo

Any suggestions/recommendations?

The GFX is only a year old so not really wanting to replace it if I am honest.

Elite Dangerous is the primary game I am playing at the moment so ideally want something that shows off what it is capable of while maintaining high fps and quality.

My current GFX and monitor are currently maxed out at 60fps and rarely drop below 55 with everything set to top settings.

Who would have thought it had become so complicated, i do not recall having all these questions and issues when i bought the samsung lol.

FB

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 18:02

kefan77 said:
since when are VRAM and output connectors the measurement of GFX performance?

Well I came to this forum looking for people who knew more about the subject than I do, you are clearly one of them; my understanding was the more memory the better and the output allowed for greater output - a VGA D-Sub clearly isnt going to do 4k now is it

peahead said:
I think you should go for a 144hz monitor even though you wont be able to max it out with your currant card you will certainly appreciate the extra smoothness it gives i think buying a 1440p monitor you going to struggle maintaing 60fps

These are the two i would consider.

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

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

Ironically the BenQ is the one I have been looking at but was concerned about my GFX card being able to give me any major benefits over my current screen (ignoring size ofc).

FB

Fairyburst · 27 Dec 2014 at 18:04

silvagti said:
Hmm, actually that's a good point. You may struggle slightly at 1440p with your current GPU depending on the game. I guess it's going to down to whether your priority is gaming/FPS benefits of 1080p/120Hz vs the productivity/image quality benefits of 1440p IPS!

I think its the first, the gaming/FPS benfits of a 1080P/120Hz

FB