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My son has made some money on crypto, and is considering getting a new monitor (he's jealous of my 35" ultrawide 
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He currently has an AOC I2369VM (1080p/60hz IPS), and ideally would like a 27"/1440p, high refresh rate (e.g. 120/144hz).
Problem is, he only has a 1650 super, and given the current availability of cards, is unlikely to be able to upgrade any time soon.
I'm guessing he isn't going to be running much at 1440p/144hz with that card, although he does play mostly older games - e.g. Roblox, Minecraft, Just Cause 3/4 although does join us for the odd game of PUBG, Deep Rock Galactic, L4D2, Valheim occasionally.
It's potentially worth going for one anyway with a view to upgrading in future (a monitor usually lasts through several builds), but obviously don't want to end up with a worse experience due to the blurriness from running at non-native res?
Don't really want to suggest a 27" 1080p monitor, as I had one before and the pixels were clearly visible - and he almost certainly has better eyesight than me!
Maybe 1080p ultrawide is an option? Or is running at non-native res no longer an issue with newer monitor tech?
Edit: would a 27" 4k screen be better? Obviously no chance of running at native on that, but 1080p being exactly half the resolution of 4k would scale better?
Cheers!
)He currently has an AOC I2369VM (1080p/60hz IPS), and ideally would like a 27"/1440p, high refresh rate (e.g. 120/144hz).
Problem is, he only has a 1650 super, and given the current availability of cards, is unlikely to be able to upgrade any time soon.
I'm guessing he isn't going to be running much at 1440p/144hz with that card, although he does play mostly older games - e.g. Roblox, Minecraft, Just Cause 3/4 although does join us for the odd game of PUBG, Deep Rock Galactic, L4D2, Valheim occasionally.
It's potentially worth going for one anyway with a view to upgrading in future (a monitor usually lasts through several builds), but obviously don't want to end up with a worse experience due to the blurriness from running at non-native res?
Don't really want to suggest a 27" 1080p monitor, as I had one before and the pixels were clearly visible - and he almost certainly has better eyesight than me!
Maybe 1080p ultrawide is an option? Or is running at non-native res no longer an issue with newer monitor tech?
Edit: would a 27" 4k screen be better? Obviously no chance of running at native on that, but 1080p being exactly half the resolution of 4k would scale better?
Cheers!
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