Monitor.

[Tummy]

Hey General Hardware folks,

This is my spec;

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz
Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit
Corsair Hydro H70
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO x2
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Edition
MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77
Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB 1600MHz
BitFenix Prodigy 'Tiger' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Orange/Black
Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular

I'm wanting to 'upgrade' to a new monitor (currently a Dell @ 1920x1080, 24 inch) and the PC is mainly used for gaming (GTA V, World of Warcraft, Football Manager, Diablo 3).

Would I still be able to run games 'ok' (performance and visuals are important to me) on something like the 'Samsung U28D590 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor' ?

 

[ShivP]

I would go for a 1440p monitor, 4K is quite hard to drive at decent settings for a single card. A single 980 would be grand at 1440p

 

[Tummy]

I would go for a 1440p monitor, 4K is quite hard to drive at decent settings for a single card. A single 980 would be grand at 1440p

Could you point me in the direction of one?

I have been looking at the 28" Acer G-sync too.

 

[ShivP]

Could you point me in the direction of one?

I have been looking at the 28" Acer G-sync too.

Do you have any budget?

 

[Tummy]

Do you have any budget?

Ideally I would like to keep it at ~£500~, but no real 'fixed' budget.

 

[Straz]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120

If you're not fussed about 120hz then have a look at the Dell U2715H, low input lag and apparently ghost free. I have the U2515H and it is fantastic for the money.

 

[savagesam117]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120

If you're not fussed about 120hz then have a look at the Dell U2715H, low input lag and apparently ghost free. I have the U2515H and it is fantastic for the money.

He has a 980 so freesync would be pointless.

What about this? And then pop a message in CS about buying it.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-764-AS

 

[Tummy]

I was looking at that, but not the clearance range.

 

[savagesam117]

I was looking at that, but not the clearance range.

B Grade stuff is usually perfect. I've never had any problems. And it saves money!

 

[Tummy]

B Grade stuff is usually perfect. I've never had any problems. And it saves money!

My biggest gripe with any monitor is dead pixels, have returned so many due to dead pixels. Once I have seen them, I cannot unsee them .

 

[savagesam117]

My biggest gripe with any monitor is dead pixels, have returned so many due to dead pixels. Once I have seen them, I cannot unsee them .

Yeah true, i have been very lucky and yet to experience a dead pixel on any monitor i have got.

 

[ShivP]

You still have the 14 day DSR period where you can return the monitor in 14 days

 

[Straz]

He has a 980 so freesync would be pointless.

What about this? And then pop a message in CS about buying it.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-764-AS

Freesync is a software feature not hardware, so it's more like an added bonus if you have an AMD card, the price of the monitor would be the same regardless of which card he has. Look for another 144hz IPS 27" for £500?

 

[@simpleMr]

Shivy011 is right about the optimal screen resolution for you and about the point of the B grade stuff all my 3 monitors are b grade and not a single bad pixel but ye its just luck. personally like the llyimia i think it called the Korean monitors are very good.

 

[mark43]

While B grade may often be fine, having glanced through the thread for that particular screen, I'm not sure I'd want one as several people seem to have returned them due to various issues.