Thinking of upgrading to a 1440p monitor
>144hz
>ips
>27in
>freesync compatible
>$529
is it worth it?
No.
>>/g/
Dunno why IPS is such a big deal around here especially when OLED is right around the corner. IPS is ancient technology. It blurs like shit because of high pixel response time, making it bad for gaming.
>>320547108
>HDTV
There's one of you fucking clueless fags in every monitor thread I swear.
>buying 120/144hz monitors when your computer isn't even powerful enough to run games at 120/144 fps
wow
>>320547108
Fuckin idiot.
>>320546917
4k is going to be pushed like crazy next year, so no
>Impressing anyone with a screen under 32 inches.
Go big or go home. Nothing worse than a 1k titan video card rig and the guy is too poor to get a decent monitor to show it all off.
>>320547108
>HDTV
>4K @ 30Hz
>>320547108
>30Hz
STOP
>>320546917
How much do you want the 144Hz part of that? Korean 1440p montiors are only like $300, and some of them can be pushed to 120Hz.
i have an xb270hu that's g sync and similar specs and it's quite good. Just make you have a decent graphics card, especially if you're playing more recent games
>>320547756
Bait or really stupid?
>>320547582
perfect PS4 screen there senpai
>>320547917
the freesync part is more what I want. I hate stuttering
also no thanks I'd rather not play the korean monitor lottery
>>320547513
I have a 290 and an i5 4690k. it can handle most games at 120+fps
>>320548247
>implying the ps4 can do 30 fps at 900p
good luck getting 3fps at 4k
>>320547361
>OLED is right around the corner
Literally when? I call the Best Buy every day and he says to check back later
>>320548270
Can it handle Fallout 4, the greatest game of the generation, at 120+ fps?
Didn't think so.
>>320548270
>korean monitor lottery
Hey that's up to you man, I just thought I'd suggest it since mine worked out so well, only like 2 dead pixels and you can't even really tell from the PPI. It also hasn't had any problems for the 4 years I've had it.
Was thinking about getting a second 1080p monitor, but am tempted to spring for one of these for ~$600 bux instead.
IPS, free-synch at 75hz that can overclock a bit more, and 1440p, which isn't completely absurd for today's cards. Ultrawide meme, but I figure it would be nice for playing games while I watch MST3K or some shit, which happens way too much on my current shitty small ass 6 year old monitor.
Response time is good, but not sure about the input lag on these bigger 1440p IPS ones, which may be a problem since I like fightin'. I'm probly too much of a scrub to notice anyway.
>>320548964
>only like 2 dead pixels
I would prefer no dead pixels
>>320548732
nice bait fampai
>>320546917
just buy a rebranded monoprice 144hz for cheap as fuk
>>320549051
Jesus Christ my wallet
I want a nice 1440p monitor with 120hz at least, and preferably with gsync or whatever it is Nvidia has.
But I don't want to spend more than 500 bucks for it since I'd need to upgrade to make use of it.
>>320549460
>nvidia
>less than 500
Good fucking luck.
>>320549624
Hence the Luke face.
>>320549460
>gsync
lol
>>320549328
there would be no freesync though. my gpu is freesync compatible so I might as well take advantage of that
>Get 1440p now and actually run games pretty well
>Wait until 4k monitors become a bit cheaper and GPU's can actually handle modern games at that resolution
is an ips panel good for vidya? who makes a good panel these days that has great color reproduction, no backlight bleed, and is not over priced? dont care about 144hz either.
>>320547513
Why would you assume that?
OP didn't even post specs.
ALL I WANT IS A 144HZ IPS IN 1080P NATIVE
fuck. And I can't find a single place or store I can go irl to see the difference between 60hz and 144hz. Or the difference between IPS and TN. Computer monitor stores where?
>>320551656
144hz here. The difference between 60Hz and 144Hz is as clear as night and day. However you need a pretty good rig to run games at 144 fps.
>>320551763
yeah I run csgo at 300fps but shitty 10 year old TN 60hz monitor that ghosts hard and is dull colour. I really badly need to upgrade my monitor.... but I can't stand large screens. Prefer 21~23, maybe 24 max and 144hz IPS only exists in 27.
>>320546917
make sure you check their freesync range
the majority of the 1440p 144Hz monitors only have 30/40-90/100Hz freesync/g-sync range
>>320551656
>go to Best Buy to see the difference in IPS displays
>they only have 8 tiny 1080p TN panels on display, and 1 no-name IPS that isn't even plugged in and scratched up
>tfw next closest electronics/computer store is 4 hours away
and they all looked worse than my current HP 2509m wtf living in the middle of Suburban-Blight nowheresville sucks
>>320552625
yeah I went to a few 'big' tech stores and their monitor sections are pathetic. 6-12 monitors, only a couple plugged in, and the only thing written about the monitor is the size of the screen. Yeah there is a model number but I don't need to use my phone to get the specs when I can see with my eyes that the monitors were shit.
I might have to go to the city and find the computer-specific tech stores and not the mall tech stores.
>>320551916
Couldn't you find a way to only use 80% of the screen? Like, shrinking the display?
I don't really play any games anymore so I ended up buying this as a graduation present to myself: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PC9HFNY
Can't wait to finally have a monitor that's sharper than my T60's display and the same size as my monitor now. Will be nice as fuck and give me a reason to stop using my spare comp for work.
>>320546917
The 279Q apparently has a lot of quality issues and comes with 4ms of unnecessary latency/blur again. The screen also has no integrated strobing feature for blur reduction.
I myself had a 278Q (came out afterwards but is a TN panel) and it was a piece of shit with awful software, lots of artifacts when you dropped below 120fps and massive backlight bleeding. Eventually got a decent BenQ XL2730Z for 400€ on an Amazon sale and it's a big upgrade as it has built in blur reduciton, decent firmware, less artifacts at low fps and is of better build quality aswell - though I had a lot of luck to not run into any quality issues with the panel.
Generally keep in mind that 144Hz@1440p doesn't make much sense when you play new games as you rarely make the 144+ and instead get massive frame drops, creating an uncomfortable sensation of changed lnput latency when it goes down or up that is hard to avoid unless you lock frames at a very low rate that you can achieve at all times.
>>320553072
I just don't like the physical size of 27" monitors, plus, 1440p is more demanding on my pc. I just want a 1080p native.
Right now my choices are "144hz TN" or "60hz IPS" if I want 1080p. Or I could just wait and hope manufacturers make smaller 144hz IPS screens next year. But will they?
>>320548270
Just remember if you're on 1080p now, 1440p is 78% more pixels to push so that'll put a dent in your fps
>>320549051
I really want this damn monitor
>>320553445
Forgot to add that the MG279Q only handles 35-90Hz FreeSync range whereas the MG278Q does 35-144Hz (albeit with issues towards the lower end, it only seemed to go to roughly 38 when I tested it). BenQ XL2730Z does 40-144
>>320546917
>IPS
>1080p+
>144 HZ
>gsync and/or freesync
>below $300
WHEN?
>>320546917
Question: Once you go 144hz, can you go back?
Or does 60fps look like shit forever?
>>320555129
60 fps will never look like shit, but god damn if it isnt a treat when i play a game i can run at 144
>>320555271
So if I play CSGO at 144hz, I'll still be able to tolerate Splatoon at 60fps?
>>320546917
>>320547361
>OLED right around the corner
How so? I just ordered a 1440p dell IPS but if OLED is actually seriously coming within a month I will cancel it right now.
>>320555129
No going back. It's easy to go back from IPS to TN simply because black on TN looks black instead of grey/white like on IPS but with 120/144Hz you are stuck forever and will always consider 60 sluggish. It's not as much about the smoother updates on the screen but about the input lag you perceive when moving or pressing any button.
>>320548732
Fallout 4 can't even handle itself at 120fps
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>>320549460
Looks like Acer is making the monitors you are looking for, but it's definitely not $500 or less.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm
In fact, it looks like Acer has really been ramping up its high-end monitor selection. I would rather have a 1440p overclockable IPS screen myselft.
>tfw on an Overlord Tempest X270OC
What monitor would we good for a 980 2 way SLI build? Is that good for 4k 60hz or 1440p 144hz?
>>320555368
Absolutely, look I might take flack for this but 30fps is playable, 60fps is expected and nice, 120/144 is smooth like melting butter.
I have no issues between 144hz cs go and jumping to 60 on PS4. Is it noticeable? Yes. Is it jarring or detracting? No.
>>320555517
LG says they're bringing OLED PC monitors and laptops to market in 2016.
I think it might take a while to iron kinks out, particularly burn-in, but it shouldn't be *too* long. If you can't wait, definitely get IPS though
>>320556191
144Hz@1440p are harder to push than 60@4K - the reason here being the CPU-bottleneck (already considering OC). Animations and physics updates at 144Hz are extremely demanding.
>>320556191
I do not recommend SLI for >60fps gaming. Timing frames accurately between cards is already spotty at 60fps and it becomes even worse at 120+fps. The result is something that looks closer to 60 fps even though it's technically 120fps, because frames aren't spacing well
With that said, it's hard to recommend 4k gaming at this point either, but if you were to buy one or the other, I would recommend 4k
>>320547361
probably because OLED still has shit product yields and suffer from insane burn-in
>>320550298
>who makes a good panel these days that has great color reproduction, no backlight bleed, and is not over priced?
none of those curved 34" 1440 ultrawide screens from dell/acer/lg/whoever based off of the lg lm34 panel
horrible, horrible backlight bleed
>>320548732
Hi Todd
>Playing CSGO at 60hz monitor
>Bottom 4 on casual
>mfw CSGO at 144hz monitor
>Top 4 on casual
Why does everyone talk about IPS these days? I thought TN had better response times?
>>320557146
OLED screens don't have major burn-in issues anymore. This isn't 2 years ago. There is some temporary image retention issues and the failure rate during production is high though.
>>320546917
May as well hijack this thread to ask some kinda related questions.
My current video card is a 560Ti and honestly I'm not much of a graphics whore. Even this old thing runs everything I play on my system with relative easethen again maybe I just have different priorities? I would much rather the game runs smoothly with no slowdown than have it look prettier. Anyway this thing is getting old, and I'm sure having a case fan duct-taped to it isn't safeI think I killed the fans over a year ago thanks MSI afterburner. I also wanna upgrade to a 144hz monitor and do a dual monitor setup. Uh I'm a retard but can I use my old 60hz monitor alongside a new 144hz? Or do they both have to have the same refresh rate?
Also whats a decent graphics card to get that won't break the bank? I guess I'd be comfortable with anything under 300 bucks, but keep in mind what I was saying before, I don't really care too much about graphics, just that the game runs smoothly.
>>320557965
they have the most accurate and nicest colors. nicest is hardest to describe, they just look better than TN or VA panels
that's about their only advantage, since they arent cheap, have middling response times, and backlight issues inherent to the techology mean their blacks arent good either
>>320558009
Depending on what games you play a 390(x) will run you about $300 and perform the same if not better as a 970. It is AMD, so it only runs some games as well or better than a 970, anything Nvidia backed will run like molasses.
It's either that, a 380/380x or a 970 if you want to run at 1440p, and with the 970 only having 3.5GB of usable vRAM that's gonna definitely run into problems at 1440p on things like GTA or AC or Witcher 3.
Just keep that in mind.
And yes you can use two monitors with different refresh rates, but like, man my autism couldn't handle it.
>>320558009
They will work fine but doing non-game stuff on them is going to be real wonky because of the massive refresh rate difference.
Depends on your budget.
If you can't afford a 980ti, go whatever AMD card is within your budget.
>>320558009
>duct taping a case fan down
Uhhhh. Why?
To answer your question, you can have a monitor connected by Dual-DVI on 120/144hz and another monitor on HDMI at 60 hz. Look up a GPU upgrade in your price bracket here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html
Because your crappy card probably can't handle 144hz at any reasonable resolution/settings.
>asking /v/ for opinions on tech other than "iz da ps4 betta than da pii u XD"
Get ready for dumb teenagers with meme opinions on "response time" and "lag".
>>320558009
You have no business doing a dual monitor or 144hz setup with a 560ti
I also don't recommend dual monitors for gaming. I mean obviously having web and shit open on one and playing on another is fine, and in that scenario the refresh rate difference doesn't matter. If you were trying to use both at the same time you'd have to limit them both to 60hz otherwise it wouldn't work, and you shouldn't even try to do it anyway without 2 of the same type of monitor with an ultra thin bezel because it's shit if you have thick bezels, different sizes, different colors..etc
>>320558009
>>320558468
Also, this is at your $300 budget why I say these cards. You could get a 960 for $200, but it couldn't do 1440p because only 2GB vRAM and 156 bus rate. 290s can do 1440p but not at 144fps unless you turn things to low, and that gets rid of the point of a higher resolution.
980s can do 1440p and 144fps at decent graphical resolutions but the extra step up in performance from a 980ti for a small jump in price makes the 980 a worthless investment.
You can also go with an AMD Fury, that's probably the best card for 1440p, but again, AMD.
>>320558573
Good addition to the discussion. You really spiced it up. The "XD" was an especially nice touch, but the lag between your quote and statement really tanks my response time.
>>320558009
290/390 should serve you more than well for 1080p gaymin past 60hz I think
>>320547108
Hey I just bought that. 10/10 for $300. I only use 4k occasionally, and not for gaming, so 30hz doesn't really matter. Usually just use the 1080p and it looks fantastic.
>>320547361
IPS also has horrible glow on most monitors. I can't fucking stand it. MVA is vastly better, all the viewing angles and saturation of IPS without the glow.
I'm using the Samsung LS34E790CNS and it's vastly better than any IPS I've ever used except the Apple 27" Retina 5k (and I've owned Dell 2713, 2410 and Apple Thunderbolt at various points).
>>320558693
Yeah thats pretty much what I want just the game on one and webpages and shit on the second screen. Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'm prolly gonna look at upgrading in the new year.
>>320559289
Stop using chink IPS monitors.
>>320559756
Did you even read my post, I'm using Dell and Apple panels idiot
>>320559791
Then you got bad rolls.
My PB278q's glow is only apparent on an all black screen, and even then it's hard to see.
>>320560032
I'm sure it's partly to do with brand. I used to think Dell was the peak of monitor quality, before I started buying ASUS and realised how far-off base I was.
Where are the 1440p, 120 or 144 hz VA panels with 5ms response time? There is literally only 1 VA gaming monitor and it is the acer 34" fucking 2560 by 1080 what the fuck
>>320560276
Probably just that, or the quality is only in their stupidly expensive professional line.
Try a 278q sometime, only 400 these days too.
any decent IPS or 1440p monitors with top low input lag yet?
or would I be better just trying for a 1080p displays with 120/144hz while waiting for those prices to fall further
>>320560471
$400 is nuts cheap for ASUS's professional line. Thanks for the heads up
>>320561215
I promise you, that you can not tell the difference between literal milliseconds in differences.
As long as it's below 10, you're fine. And most IPS monitors are these days.
wait for 1ms ips.
>>320547361
>OLED is right around the corner.
i remember hearing that in 2004 and every year since then
>>320553559
>But will they?
No. You need to be looking at 120hz monitors, not 144
>>320557965
>I thought TN had better response times?
response times have not been an issue for well over 10 years.
people saying things like how ips monitors have blur or input lag have never used one. these are non-issues with modern equipment. period.
>>320561215
>any decent IPS or 1440p monitors with top low input lag yet?
see >>320563341
there is no perceptable input lag with modern equipment. you cannot notice 2 or 3ms of "lag".
Anybody have any experience with curved monitors? I am thinking of picking one up
