New Monitor for 980Ti

Manners14 · 18 Feb 2017 at 11:17

Hi all,

I have recently been eyeing up a new monitor, currently I have a BenQ GL2450HM LED TN 24" never had any problems with it at all, good looking monitor, doesn't sound terrible and it was a bargain.
However I am upgrading things now, and with the new graphics card I thought it would be time to upgrade monitor, I have been looking at several 1440 and 4K monitors but im not sure what to place my money on.

looking at a £300 budget and I like the look of this one:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...k-widescreen-lcd-monitor-black-mo-22s-sa.html

some friends of mine said that IPS is the way to go, but I sit directly in front of my monitor around half a metre away so I don't need to worry about the viewing angle etc.

anyone had experience with this monitor, or have the 980Ti and a similar priced monitor?

MissChief · 18 Feb 2017 at 14:00

Save your money. Your 980ti is going to struggle to push that monitor at 60FPS unless you really turn down the settings.

Go UW. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...e-widescreen-led-monitor-black-mo-143-lg.html

Manners14 · 18 Feb 2017 at 15:17

Thanks for the reply! would you suggest staying at 1080p then? my gpu isn't struggling at all with my current one, and that monitor has a slower refresh rate than my current one too.

chaparral · 19 Feb 2017 at 09:12

Save for a little bit longer or sell something and buy a 34" Super-Wide monitor

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-3...escreen-super-wide-led-monitor-mo-145-lg.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...s-widescreen-led-monitor-black-mo-133-iy.html

gailjon · 19 Feb 2017 at 19:31

Agree with chapparal - get a superwide 1440p rather than a smaller 4k.
The 980ti has no problem powering 1440p.

Manners14 · 20 Feb 2017 at 10:49

Ah its not the money im worried about as such, I just didnt want to go overkill on a screen as i wont be able to escape it, its a fairly small room so it would be on top of me all the time

I'll go for a 1440p though, i'll look for some more in a more suitable size for my room!

bimbleuk · 20 Feb 2017 at 15:06

I use 3440x1440 & 2560x1080 UW with a 980 Ti. 1440 UW can need some tweaking in certain titles but on the 2560x1080 UW everything's basically High/Ultra. 2560x1440 16:9 27" or less would bring the cost down significantly and have a good all round res.