Resolution vs frequency vs curved vs ?? for gaming enjoyment

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Morning all. In an upgrade thread on the main forum it's been pointed out to me that my monitors are old, crap, and are really limiting my upgrade options.

This...might be true. But given that I don't have all the new shiny, I don't know what I'm missing. So that's my question to you fine people. Given all of the advances since my 1080p, 60hz flatscreens... what am I missing? Will it improve my gaming? Is it just a waste of money? Is it massively dependent on [some factor] that's not obvious?

What do I not know which would help me understand this?

 

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...and I've just realised this is the graphics, not the screens forum. Um, would a kind mod move this over...?

 

[q974739]

Freesync and high refresh is worth it mine is freesync 144hz so no longer locked to 60hz

But what difference does that make to your gameplay?

 

[q974739]

From the sounds of it, a larger monitor is pointless without g/free synch?

 

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Current graphics card is a 7850. Neither modern, freesync compatible or even listed as minimum spec for games anymore...

 

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Could be time for a graphics card upgrade. You can get 50+ FPS with a 5700 XT or RTX 2070 Super ay 1080p on games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey, link here:

https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-5700-xt-review/6/

I'll confess that I'm being concerned with the reports of poor driver support and blackscreen issues. I have the a tendancy to play odd things, from Morrowind to dwarf fortress, Kerbal to Subnautica. If anyone is going to run into driver bugs it'll be me. So I worry?

 

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Have decided to leave it a few more months. I realise the problem won't get any better, but... don't feel comfortable with the idea of screens + gcard right now. It's not a clean/simple answer - rebuilding my desk would be a right pain currently.