Monitor suggestions?

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I've been wracking my brain for the past month or so regarding what monitor to get for my system. I want another screen for personal video editing and gaming. I mainly play Mmo and rpg's, my girlfriend often plays Planet Coaster and the Sims.

I'm currently using a BenQ RL2455HM 24" monitor, 60Hz 1ms which is really the PS4's monitor but the only one I have, I'll be using this for the Nintendo Switch and may possibly upgrade to a 4K screen in the future for 4K console gaming.

I had a couple of ROG Swift PG278Q's one after another roughly a year back but due to numerous QC issues, I returned it. I'm really wary about buying a monitor from the likes of Asus/Acer due to past experience and what I've read on these forums.

I've only got the deskspace for a maximum of a 27" monitor and currently have a EVGA GTX 980 SC.
I'm torn between either TN or IPS and 24" 1080p or a 27" 2560x1440.

Is editing on a 24" in 1080p any good? I appreciate framerates will take a hit going to 1440p but is it worth it for the extra resolution and screen space? Is 4K an option?

Any advice and suggestions would be really appreciated, all the best!
 
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It's a tough one, I do play the odd fps and had been considering the DELL S2716DG, which is an 8 bit panel, similar to the Swift PG278Q which I had, I've done some editing on TN but never an IPS panel and thought I may benefit with it also in games which don't require past 60fps.

Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions though Eddiew, I really appreciate it.
 
I'm not prepared to buy an Asus or an Acer, can't do with the grief again. The S2716DG's got great reviews and I've heard Dell are first class for customer service, will definitely keep an eye peeled for sale prices. The only issue I've got is the fact that I only play the odd fps, and I do want to do personal editing on it the monitor, whether I'd be better off with a 27" 2560x1440 IPS panel? (Without blb if that were a thing!)

I'm still wondering about a 1080p IPS panel, 24", I've heard blb isn't so bad as this screen size/resolution (no experience though) and it wouldn't be as intensive on my graphics card, not sure about the resolution difference for editing though. I'm planning on potentially upgrading my current monitor to a 4k 27" in the coming year or so for 4k console support and the size difference would bug the hell out of me.
 
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