New monitor needed (1440p, 27"+)

mataeous12

mataeous12

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Hi all,

Through a recommendation I am starting this thread with the need for ideas for a new primary monitor.

I currently am working with a 24" ACER s240hl.

PC SPEC:
Corsair CX 750M Modular Power Supply
Asus Strix GTX1080 8GB Graphics card
Intel Core i7-6700K Processor
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX memory
Asus Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard

I have been told that I will be directed towards 144hz IPS gaming panels and 1440p TN panels, so could do with specs/ pros and cons for those, along with any other recommendations as to what I should be upgrading to.

I'm setting an upper limit to my budget at £500, obviously the lower the cost the better, or at least some cheaper options as well as the £500 beauties.

Many thanks
 
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Sorry, bud - I forgot to mention that you will need to list your spec.

Edit your original post to include it.
 
Sorry, yes - complete PC spec - mainly CPU, memory and GPU. Just copy and paste from your initial post in the other forum - but place it in your original post via the edit button, as it will make it easier for people who will reply.

And 1440p 144Hz IPS nearer £500 and 1440p 144HZ TN will be nearer £300 - you'll be happy with either from what you're using now.
 
I've gone through a few monitors lately (some stupidly expensive ones) and frankly most are complete garbage. I've now got 4 HP OMEN 32's and I decided to adopt one myself.
 
mataeous12 said:
They certainly look stunning, would you say they're worth your money?
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It's a great monitor with good reviews but you're preferably after a Gsync monitor - unless there's a Gysnc option I haven't seen. But noticed it has a respectable 75hz refresh rate - not having gsync isn't a deal breaker but something to consider if you were considering 144hz gsync monitors.
 
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For example purposes only and to get the ball rolling - here's a top end (but great value) 1440p IPS panel and although it's £100 over budget it's a lot of monitor for the money - for example purposes only ;):

AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor but it's £599.

Otherwise perhaps look at some non gsync 1440p IPS monitors (I am IPS bias though) - I own a 27inch Dell Ultrasharp IPS and love it to bits. But acer do some great looking models in the region of £350... (the HP Omen 32 would also be in play again - but obviously you couldn't use the Freesync)

Here's the ACER H277HUSMIPUZ 27" 2560X1440 IPS WIDESCREEN LED ZEROFRAME MONITOR at £329 to keep things at a realistic price.

But hopefully more hands on users will tag on...

EDIT: I should have added you need to take into consideration how close you sit to the screen. Some people have found the jump to too larger monitor annoying as they don't like moving their head as they play games. Something to keep in mind...

EDITx2: Excuse the edits, i'm typing/searching via my tiny Nexus while finishing off some paper work - who says men can't multitask (well apparently me - not without edits at least)
 
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I am also o the look out for a monitor and from what I saw, outside of going with a 144hz type monitor, the Asus seemed to look the most impressive:
Asus Pb278qr - £390
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...l-led-multimedia-monitor-black-mo-077-as.html
Seemed to be a winner to me for 27 inch 1440p,
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pb278q.htm

Of course, since then I have suddenly developed an interest in ultra wide screen monitors so am stuck in 'what monitor' limbo which I myself will need to start a thread on :)
 
asteldian said:
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That's a great monitor - as you're looking at a media monitor have you considered the DELL Utrasharp?

I'm slightly DELL bias - as their QC, for me, has been excellent - but i love my U27 and the bargain U25 i have next to it. Looks amazing - raises up and down and really simple to flip into portrait mode. Feels and looks like a quality product - and the screen is amazing.

Ultra wides look fun - but after reading about QC issues i'm going to wait. Fenchu's thread is a horror story of corrupt panels... Reads like the bad old days of TFTs.
 
Dell SD2716dg is an excellent monitor, 27 inch, 1440p, 144hz, gsync.

I lloked at more expensive IPS ultrawide but the awful build quality and general QC of Acer and Asus put me off spending big money.

Great panel uniformity, minimal blb and colours are excellent for TN.

IPS glow and serious blb on the IPS screens put me off that tech, hope a revison or two helps.
 
MissChief said:
Ultrawide all the way. If you're happy with the height, go 29" 2560x1080 and save yourself £200.
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Haven't seen these in the flesh at that resolution.

I'm guessing when gaming you can't see inadavual pixels but what about when using apps such as Excel, Word, Sketchup etc? Do things start to look a bit pixelated with a screen that size at that resolution?

I use my screen mainly for office/CAD use so opted for 1440p for screens 25" and above - i benefit in games, as little need for AA, but still needed a gfx card with more oomph. But when looking at standard 27" models the screens looked slightly pixelated - more so to my trained eye now :/

I only ask so mataeous12 gets a clear idea as he's coming from a 24" 1080p - but i think for predominantly gaming so may not be an issue.
 
The PPI is what matters when it comes to pixelated look etc. so, the higher the PPI, the less likely you are to notice said pixels:

  • 24" 1920x1080 = 91
  • 27" 2560x1440 = 108
  • 32" 3840x2160 = 137
  • 40" 3840x2160 = 110
  • 25" 2560x1080 = 111
  • 29" 2560x1080 = 95
  • 34" 2560x1080 = 81
  • 34" 3440x1440 = 109
  • 35" 2560x1080 = 79
 
What's amazing is people go down and purchase $2000-3000 TV's like it's nothing. A gaming monitor isn't something you'll replace in the next year. This is a purchase that you'll more than likely be using for the next 4-5 years easily. I would gladly dump a ton of money into a top end monitor that meets all my hardware specs and needed resolution for gaming. It's like one of the most essential hardware purchases out of a full gaming PC build.
http://cvc2.org/best-gaming-monitor/
 
Nexus18 said:
The PPI is what matters when it comes to pixelated look etc. so, the higher the PPI, the less likely you are to notice said pixels:
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The higher the PPI the more likely you are to need to enable scaling to read text and icons clearly, at which point those pixels are basically wasted. 110PPI is considered the sweetspot balancing a crisp resolution and a readable display when your are sat in front of it. Mobile phones with ridiculous PPI numbers have scaling turned on for pretty much everything, and you also hold them closer to your eyes. If you do any work on your monitor 1080 vertical is a pretty annoying height, I have no idea why anyone would want it on a 29" ultrawide.
 
luckydog23 said:
What's amazing is people go down and purchase $2000-3000 TV's like it's nothing. A gaming monitor isn't something you'll replace in the next year. This is a purchase that you'll more than likely be using for the next 4-5 years easily. I would gladly dump a ton of money into a top end monitor that meets all my hardware specs and needed resolution for gaming. It's like one of the most essential hardware purchases out of a full gaming PC build.
http://cvc2.org/best-gaming-monitor/
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The difference is that TV's are worth their asking price (well I wouldn't pay more than £2000) as they are actually pushing forward with improvements and doing their best to start using the future tech i.e. OLED + QLED. Monitors on the other hand are just using the same old basic crap LCD, the only improvements we see are increased refresh rates and resolution, give me a £1600 55" 4k HDR OLED TV over a £800+ 27-34" 1440/4k 60/100+HZ g/free sync monitor any day of the week, higher input lag and lack of sync tech. isn't ideal but OLED alone more than makes up for that imo.

Thankfully asus will be driving the monitor sector forward once they introduce their 27" 4k 144HZ full array local dimming monitor....

RobinGopher said:
The higher the PPI the more likely you are to need to enable scaling to read text and icons clearly, at which point those pixels are basically wasted. 110PPI is considered the sweetspot balancing a crisp resolution and a readable display when your are sat in front of it. Mobile phones with ridiculous PPI numbers have scaling turned on for pretty much everything, and you also hold them closer to your eyes. If you do any work on your monitor 1080 vertical is a pretty annoying height, I have no idea why anyone would want it on a 29" ultrawide.
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Well if the OP wants a crispy sharp display and 110PPI isn't cutting it for him, he has no choice.

No complaints from me for 21.9 2560x1080, more than enough space for me and my uses, I even disconnected my other monitors as they weren't getting any "serious" use.

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Of course 1440+ will be far better if you're someone who needs 3/4+ windows open.
 
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