New Monitor Help 27" 144Hz on a R9 390

[Dazzo]

Hi

I'm looking to upgrade one of my monitors from a 24" Iiyama Prolite (1080) to something along the lines of 27" 1440 144hz. Do you think a AMD R9 390 could handle this upgrade in monitor? CPU is an AMD 8320 with 8GB RAM. It will be generally for games like Path of Exile and Mount and Blade 2, development/coding and the usual web browsing.

If it can't handle it, what should I reduce to still be able to upgrade the monitor? Wife needs an extra monitor whilst WFH so handing over one of my Iiyamas and want something better/slightly larger.

Looking at something like MSI Optix MAG272QR 27 Inch and looking to keep it below £300.

Any help appreciated.
Dazzo

 

[Regality]

I think the 8320 could end up being a bottleneck for high refresh rate gaming mate. If it's easy to run games then you might be fine but in general I think you should stick to 60Hz unless you plan to upgrade that CPU soon. Some good deals on 1440p 60Hz monitors are still around though.

 

[Dazzo]

I think the 8320 could end up being a bottleneck for high refresh rate gaming mate. If it's easy to run games then you might be fine but in general I think you should stick to 60Hz unless you plan to upgrade that CPU soon. Some good deals on 1440p 60Hz monitors are still around though.

Thanks! I do plan to upgrade to a Ryzen at some point, would it be worth buying the monitor and running at at lower refresh rate until I update the CPU?

 

[HouR]

I have a similar situation but you should be able to just test this beforehand in the games you play?
I have a 2500k clocked to 4.4 and an R9 290.
I have also clocked the GFX with MSI afterburner and show the stats in game with Riva Tuner Server etc.

In games I want 144hz for, CS:GO, Valorant etc I get over 144fps so assume I would make most use of the monitor.
In other games like RotTR I wont be anywhere near 144fps but assume there is no downside to this unless anyone tells me otherwise?

Random Reddit quote:
"birdsat
I7 6700K / Gainward GTX 1080 GLH
1 point·3 years ago

I think there is so much missinformation around. I try to keep it short and ELI5:
144 Hz means your monitor can refresh at a maximum rate of 144 fps. When your game runs at 60 fps you will get the same thing a 60 hz monitor does. When you run a game with 120 fps you will get the same thing a 120 hz monitor does. So NO there is no problem with games running at lower fps than your maximum refresh rate is."

 

[Regality]

Thanks! I do plan to upgrade to a Ryzen at some point, would it be worth buying the monitor and running at at lower refresh rate until I update the CPU?

Yeah basically what above has said, if you want the new monitor just now then that's not a problem. Just make sure you upgade at some point to make the most out of the 144Hz

 

[Dazzo]

Thanks guys. I thought the same but never really looked at monitors in this depth.

I'm looking out for a 27" 1440p 144hz now and just waiting for a good deal with one that's also in stock and then will look at the ryzen upgrade