Monitor(s) for the future?

chipachap

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Hi everyone, forgive my newbness but I can't find any recent threads directly related to what I'm trying to ask.

I built a gaming rig before xmas but the GPU was never working properly and the PSU shorted out so I've sent them back on RMA.

I have been using my t.v as a stand in display as I need to get a monitor.

My dilemma is that I don't know whether to get a 1080p monitor (or 3 if they can stay in the 600 euro price range) OR get a 120 hz 3d monitor to be followed by 2 for surround 3d during this year OR to get a Dell U2711 for the 2560*1440 resolution which people seem to say is a lot better than 1080p.

I'll be waiting for the 6gb 7970 or the 7990 in March as my main gpu to cover the maximum proposed resolutions (I have a stand in gtx260 atm).

Do I need to stick with 1080p monitors to do 5760*1080 3 screens with or without 3d or can 3 2560*1440 monitors be used for 7680*1440?

I've found 3 acer monitors for roughly the price of one u2711 so I'm debating it in my head.

Does 5760*1080 make gameplay much better or is it just for eye candy? I'd much rather great performance gaming for the minute and worry about eye candy later if ya catch my drift. Do games even support resolutions like 7680*1440?

Thanks for your time! :)
 
With no GFX Card i wouldn't look at any high resolution/120Hz Monitors. But it you are waiting for the 7970 or whatever you will purchase you could go Eyefinity, 120Hz or 27/30 inch monitors. Hazro will be releasing 30 inch monitors soon and 120Hz i hear Samsung is the best.

If you decide to go eyefinity i would go for the low-mid quality 24 inch screens as in eyefinity you aren't really in it for details.
 
Yeah I could wait and see how much 2560*1440 120hz monitors would be, although I'd imagine they'd be a small fortune? I have a stand in gtx260 which will do me fine for a month or 2 until I finish college in April.

I do need a monitor but people are adamant 120hz 3d monitors are the best for quality even in 2d, but others are equally adamant that all those extra pixels instead really make a difference.

Personally I would have thought the ~10 extra ms it takes for the IPS to process would be un-noticeable when you are concentrating shooting someone or spanning the screen while sprinting, have you any experiences with IPS displays?

And I'd have to have quite powerful hardware to cover 120fps as I will have V-Sync enabled because I enjoy a solid stable picture, I always seem to concentrate on the stuttering or whatever it's called when you can see the frames overlapping! lol
 
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