Which monitor for under £330?

Sigaldry · 1 Oct 2016 at 15:14

I have a GTX 680 still running just fine for what I want, but an old (10 years or so) 4:3 19" monitor.

The wife has offered to buy me a new monitor for my Birthday, with a budget of up to around £300, with a little flex.

I mostly play WoW, Civ, Xcom type games, with the odd bit of Elite dangerous, or Rainbow 6 Seige type games, but my reactions and eyesight are no longer those of a younger gamer.

What monitor size / resolution would best suit my graphics card and level of perception? Any suggestions for a good one of that type that fits?

*edit* Usually sat around 18-24" away from the monitor!

BriT · 1 Oct 2016 at 15:25

This should work well. Good upgrade from your current! https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...idescreen-led-monitor-gunmetal-mo-022-ao.html

Sigaldry · 1 Oct 2016 at 15:44

Is the Gsync thing particularly worth having? I was looking at this 4K one - but really am a bit lost on what's better to go with...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-u2879vf-28-3840x2160-tn-4k-60hz-1ms-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-black-mo-044-ao.html

BriT · 1 Oct 2016 at 15:47

I think your 680 would struggle with 4k.

Sigaldry · 1 Oct 2016 at 16:03

Apparently it supports it and I've read people happy enough using, but don't really know for sure - guess i could connect it up to the telly and see

z10m · 3 Oct 2016 at 13:18

Sigaldry said:
Apparently it supports it and I've read people happy enough using, but don't really know for sure - guess i could connect it up to the telly and see

You won't be able to connect 680 to 4K tv at 4K resolution because 680 doesn't have hdmi 2.0 well not unless your tv has DisplayPort which is unlikely.

If you say that your eyesight isn't as good anymore so why bother with 4K monitor.?
High refresh rate monitor with gsync will definitely help you improve your not so great reflexes.