Monitor suggestion help for build

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Hiya,

I am looking to buy my first monitor for my PC. My budget is around £300. I don't know much about monitors but I want something that can supports games and watch movies in 4k. I am willing to go a bit over my budget if there is a much better alternative but suggestions in both ranges would be very helpful! I have been told to look for one with 144z, 1440p and with 4k. I was looking at the


ASUS PB287Q 28 Inch 4K (3840x2160) monitor 1ms
for £300 but I am not sure if its worth the price.

Thanks for your help! All suggestions welcome!!! :)


My current build is:
AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window
WD 1TB Blue 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)
MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Gigabyte B450M-DS3H AMD B450 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
Cooler Master MasterFan 120mm Fan - Black
Gigabyte UD Pro 256GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Toshiba 3D NAND Solid State Drive
 
You won't be playing games at that resolution with that PC, unless liking slide shows.
Already 2560x1440 would be lots of work for that graphics card and would need cutting down settings to get higher frame rates in more demanding games.

Also that monitor being only standard 60Hz (over DP, HMDI is 30Hz) would be cap, if you upgrade PC in the future.
144Hz 2560x1440 is simply that sweet spot monitor for gaming.

And that particular monitor is also crappy Twisted Nematics panel.
 
I am looking at the...
It is not IPS but TN. Is it worth getting an IPS monitor?
That's horribly brand overpriced scam for medieval resolution TN crap.
And remove that link, naming/linking competitors isn't allowed in forum rules.
 
You won't be playing games at that resolution with that PC, unless liking slide shows.
Already 2560x1440 would be lots of work for that graphics card and would need cutting down settings to get higher frame rates in more demanding games.

Also that monitor being only standard 60Hz (over DP, HMDI is 30Hz) would be cap, if you upgrade PC in the future.
144Hz 2560x1440 is simply that sweet spot monitor for gaming.

And that particular monitor is also crappy Twisted Nematics panel.

I am looking to upgrade my GPU/CPU. I just want to invest in a decent monitor that won't cap in the future.
I have linked another above. Do you have any suggestions for a 144Hz 2560x1440 within 200-300 budget.
 
£260+ gets 27" 2560x1440 VA.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...een-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-057-ao.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...een-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-00l-ms.html

OcUK's cheapest IPS is at £360
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...r400-widescreen-gaming-monitor-mo-14b-ac.html
Though you might find VG270UP/VG271UP Acers for inside budget price from elsewhere.

From panel types IPS has the best overall performance with best colour/viewing angle stability and consistent response times.
But if you prefer dark/dimly lighted room its contrast is at usual LCD level and VA's way highest contrast/best black of LCDs simply crushes IPS.
But at the expensive of issues in darkest colour viewing angles and darker shade transition response times.
 
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