Need help deciding on an ultrawide

[Christopher McClure]

Hi there.

I am looking to get an ultrawide monitor, I will be saving up so anywhere between £200 and £400, the cheaper the better haha. I will be using it for productivity. I will be getting a gaming monitor later on that has 144hz or something similar.

I currently have a 2600x with a 1060 6GB GPU. I will upgrade the GPU middle of 2021, it is a new PC I built 2 weeks ago.

Would it be good to go for a 1440p ultrawide with 144hz, I found a iiyama G-Master GB3461WQSU-B1 for £399.99 that is 3440 by 1440 with 1ms response time and 144 Hz. Would this be ideal?

I would be getting a gaming monitor that's 27" and the ultrawide would be 34".

Any advice would be great.

P.S. I am a cyber Security student so the ultrawide is so I can have several things open and visible at once and I would also use it when I am streaming. I currently have 2 1080p 60Hz 27" Monitors that I am using until I get an ultrawide.

 

[Christopher McClure]

Thanks everyone for your great advice.

Just so you's know I will be upgrading my gpu at a later state, most likely around may time to a 2060 super or slightly better depending on budget at the time.

@Moeks thank you for the help. I seen an iiyama monitor that is 144hz and 1440p which would be ideal. I would be using my 60hz 1080p monitor along side it for now if I am streaming since most people will be watching either at that quality or less anyways for now. The streaming isn't the major important part aslong as my equipment will do well with what I need for the start of my career then I am more than happy.

I found an iiyama G-MASTER GB3461WQSU-B1 32" at 3440 by 1440 1ms response time and 144hz. it is £399.99 the now but I will be buying around black friday time so I will have a better idea at that point haha.

I tried to click the link for the monitor you have on for sale but it gave me an error.

thank you both @Chaos666 and @Moeks for your help.

also @Moeks is there any advice i could get from you in regards to an IT career. At the moment I am looking to start doing my own small projects, get a github portfolio sorted and get better knowledge but not sure where to start haha.

 

[Christopher McClure]

I am so glad I joined these forums. Best advice and help I have had in a long time haha. I am going to do my best to help others out aswell on here.

I will get looking into them right away. Currently doing scythers and virtual machines at the moment at University. I have done CCNA 1 and 2 and done some programming, so I will build on what I have learned and I am applying fot internships along side part time jobs so I can get decent money while also getting the experience I need. Happy to work as much as possible to get my way up.

hope yous are staying safe and keeping well, and once again thank yous for your help