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Im looking at updating/upgrading my current iiyama prolite E2273HDS for a new one.
Ive been running this one now for 4 years and i am looking for something new and improved so to speak.
I am primairly a MMO Gamer and spend several hours each night playing either WoW or SW:TOR.
I have recently upgraded my video cards to a set of 280x running in CF and after some initial teething problems seem to have them working together fairly well now.
I have been noticing some tearing and artifacting still every so often as well as what i would describe as the refesh rate showing on my monitor where i can see faint lines rising up the screen when my chosen games are running at 100 FPS or higher.
Yes i am aware i can set the games to use V-Sync but i enjoy the super smooth visuals i get when the framerates are running 100 FPS or more.
I have been looking at a few monitors recently all around the £250 - £350 price range and this is where im slowly getting lost.
Having and using Amd cards i feel i could benifet from a screen that supports Freesync and have seen 1 or 2 screens in my budget which would support this within my price range.
Then there is the question of screen size and resoloution, Currently i run at 1920 x 1080p but i am intreaged wether or not i would notice or benifet from a screen resoloution of 2560x1440 in 16:9 format or 2560x1080 in 21:10 format.
Then i have the dilema of whether to go for a standard 60Hz refresh rate or pay extra for a 144hz refresh rate.
One thing the monitor MUST have is a Vesa 100x100 mounting option as i use 2 Monitor arms on my desk to have 2 monitors side by side.
One i use for gaming etc the other for all other usefull junk like TS3, Monitoring software for cpu/gpu etc.
My current screen will not be retired it will just move down the pecking order and be used for my aux programs i keep open when gaming
Ive been running this one now for 4 years and i am looking for something new and improved so to speak.
I am primairly a MMO Gamer and spend several hours each night playing either WoW or SW:TOR.
I have recently upgraded my video cards to a set of 280x running in CF and after some initial teething problems seem to have them working together fairly well now.
I have been noticing some tearing and artifacting still every so often as well as what i would describe as the refesh rate showing on my monitor where i can see faint lines rising up the screen when my chosen games are running at 100 FPS or higher.
Yes i am aware i can set the games to use V-Sync but i enjoy the super smooth visuals i get when the framerates are running 100 FPS or more.
I have been looking at a few monitors recently all around the £250 - £350 price range and this is where im slowly getting lost.
Having and using Amd cards i feel i could benifet from a screen that supports Freesync and have seen 1 or 2 screens in my budget which would support this within my price range.
Then there is the question of screen size and resoloution, Currently i run at 1920 x 1080p but i am intreaged wether or not i would notice or benifet from a screen resoloution of 2560x1440 in 16:9 format or 2560x1080 in 21:10 format.
Then i have the dilema of whether to go for a standard 60Hz refresh rate or pay extra for a 144hz refresh rate.
One thing the monitor MUST have is a Vesa 100x100 mounting option as i use 2 Monitor arms on my desk to have 2 monitors side by side.
One i use for gaming etc the other for all other usefull junk like TS3, Monitoring software for cpu/gpu etc.
My current screen will not be retired it will just move down the pecking order and be used for my aux programs i keep open when gaming
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