Monitor

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 16:32

Hey lads, a friend wants a new monitor here and has £400 to spend. He currently has a Benq XL2420T and a 980ti, so is considering moving to 1440p. What is the best he can get for that money?

theaterix · 4 Oct 2015 at 16:41

What games does he play?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 16:50

All sorts mate, he plays BF4 and crysis 3 with me I know that much but he plays loads.

Doug73458 · 4 Oct 2015 at 17:35

I'd get a 4k mate, some really good deals on the site atm

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 19:20

Conm8 said:
I'd get a 4k mate, some really good deals on the site atm

4K isn't an option, 60 hertz just isn't enough for gaming.

Captain · 4 Oct 2015 at 19:49

5960xNvidiaGamer said:
4K isn't an option, 60 hertz just isn't enough for gaming.

Of course it is, a 60Hz 4K screen with a low response time are actually brilliant for gaming, i had mine playing all the latest FPS games with no problems at all. He would benefit going with a G-sync monitor though it's not that important.

For £400 or under you have quite a lot of choice if you want to stick with 1080, though i'd definitely go higher than 1080, 1440 or 4K is where my money would go.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-AS&groupid=17&catid=1895

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-119-IY&tool=3

peahead · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:14

Hi

Its a shame there is no 1440p G-SYNC model available for around £400 but there isn't at this time.

Best bet is a 144hz 1440p monitor.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-113-BQ&groupid=17&catid=948

http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xl2730z

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-AS&groupid=17&catid=948

https://www.asus.com/uk/Monitors/MG279Q/

Captain · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:19

Don't you think a Freesync monitor is wasted as he has an Nvidia GPU?

peahead · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:24

Clov!s said:
Don't you think a Freesync monitor is wasted as he has an Nvidia GPU?

He still gets to use @144hz monitor @ 1440p

Captain · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:28

peahead said:
He still gets to use @144hz monitor @ 1440p

He does indeed but if his 980Ti struggles with any games, he won't have G-sync to help stabilize his FPS.

peahead · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:36

Clov!s said:
He does indeed but if his 980Ti struggles with any games, he won't have G-sync to help stabilize his FPS.

Like i said its a shame there is no G-sync model @ 1440p for around £400 it would have been ideal.

1440p @144hz is good middle ground

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 20:43

Clov!s said:
Of course it is, a 60Hz 4K screen with a low response time are actually brilliant for gaming, i had mine playing all the latest FPS games with no problems at all. He would benefit going with a G-sync monitor though it's not that important.

For £400 or under you have quite a lot of choice if you want to stick with 1080, though i'd definitely go higher than 1080, 1440 or 4K is where my money would go.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-AS&groupid=17&catid=1895

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-119-IY&tool=3

Have tried 4k at 60hertz and hated it, I couldn't play on less than 120/144 anymore myself. Thanks for the options I will let him know mate.

Evian · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:24

Clov!s said:
Of course it is, a 60Hz 4K screen with a low response time are actually brilliant for gaming, i had mine playing all the latest FPS games with no problems at all. He would benefit going with a G-sync monitor though it's not that important.

For £400 or under you have quite a lot of choice if you want to stick with 1080, though i'd definitely go higher than 1080, 1440 or 4K is where my money would go.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-AS&groupid=17&catid=1895

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-119-IY&tool=3

That would depend if he had tried 120+Hz, I have a 144hz monitor and 60hz is disgusting.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:29

Evian said:
That would depend if he had tried 120+Hz, I have a 144hz monitor and 60hz is disgusting.

This, 60hertz is unplayable when youve been 144.

Captain · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:44

5960xNvidiaGamer said:
This, 60hertz is unplayable when youve been 144.

It's really not, i have used 120 and 144Hz and then 60Hz and had no issues switching, personal preference.

You might not enjoy gaming @ 60hz, i do.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 4 Oct 2015 at 21:54

Clov!s said:
It's really not, i have used 120 and 144Hz and then 60Hz and had no issues switching, personal preference.

You might not enjoy gaming @ 60hz, i do.

Yeah I used to a few years ago mate before I moved up. But the difference is night and day for me and theres no going back.