I have been looking for a new monitor forever (feels like), I am still using my 1900x1200, 60 hz, HP LP2475w which I bought in 2009. Its been a great monitor but I need some thing bigger with higher refresh rates.
The monitor is used daily on my windows 10 machine, I have a decent CPU, a i7 9700 but an old graphics card, a Geforce 970. Part of the reason of not upgrading from that GPU has been linked to the monitor with a dependency between any new monitor and any new GPU (that and continually replaying the souls series, so a 970 is fine!!)
Anyway, I decided on a whim to give Stadia and then Geforce Now a whirl, and they both work really well. So much so, I am thinking I won't bother with a new GPU, just the monitor.
I am thinking I need around 144Hz (does it need to be more??, cant see either service doing much more in the short term), and I can probably squeeze in up to a 90cm wide bezel on the desk so around 32", perhaps a bit more. I don't have much depth available, probably on 25cm from the back wall to the front of the monitor. I don't mind flat or curved. Stadia can do 4k, but Geforce only 1080p, so I think 4k for the monitor, probably...
Ideally I would like decent HDR, to be future proof. I know its not done very well currently.
Budget-wise, probably £500-£1000 range.
I have probably forgotten loads of stuff, but can anyone recommend a good monitor for this usage?
The monitor is used daily on my windows 10 machine, I have a decent CPU, a i7 9700 but an old graphics card, a Geforce 970. Part of the reason of not upgrading from that GPU has been linked to the monitor with a dependency between any new monitor and any new GPU (that and continually replaying the souls series, so a 970 is fine!!)
Anyway, I decided on a whim to give Stadia and then Geforce Now a whirl, and they both work really well. So much so, I am thinking I won't bother with a new GPU, just the monitor.
I am thinking I need around 144Hz (does it need to be more??, cant see either service doing much more in the short term), and I can probably squeeze in up to a 90cm wide bezel on the desk so around 32", perhaps a bit more. I don't have much depth available, probably on 25cm from the back wall to the front of the monitor. I don't mind flat or curved. Stadia can do 4k, but Geforce only 1080p, so I think 4k for the monitor, probably...
Ideally I would like decent HDR, to be future proof. I know its not done very well currently.
Budget-wise, probably £500-£1000 range.
I have probably forgotten loads of stuff, but can anyone recommend a good monitor for this usage?
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