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Looking for a monitor to use for gaming and I want a good refresh rate but i also like the look of IPS panels so im not sure what to go for. TN or IPS? I live in New Zealand so monitor selections are different from the EU and USA but I have considered a Catleap from Korea. My price range in about $400-$500 and i would like a 1440p but will settle for a 1080p if my budget is to low. I play a variety of games from FPS to Third person to MMO and RPG. What are your suggestions on a monitor?

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Looking for a monitor to use for gaming and I want a good refresh rate but i also like the look of IPS panels so im not sure what to go for. TN or IPS? I live in New Zealand so monitor selections are different from the EU and USA but I have considered a Catleap from Korea. My price range in about $400-$500 and i would like a 1440p but will settle for a 1080p if my budget is to low. I play a variety of games from FPS to Third person to MMO and RPG. What are your suggestions on a monitor?

Unless you do really competitive stuff then definitely IPS

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What people seems to don't understand is that you have to get the graphical power to get up to 120 FPS in most games to make use of the 120Hz panel.

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TN or IPS? I live in New Zealand so monitor selections are different from the EU and USA but I have considered a Catleap from Korea

Some 1440p IPS monitors can be overclocked to 120Hz, if you can actually get 120FPS at 1440p. Check out this list

 

http://www.blurbusters.com/overclock/120hz-1440p-ips-monitors/

 

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Sorry for sort of hijacking your thread but i have a question for the experts:

 

What about stuff like blurring and response time on IPS screens? I could imagine that a 120 Hz panel show much less blurring.

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What people seems to don't understand is that you have to get the graphical power to get up to 120 FPS in most games to make use of the 120Hz panel.

I know that i need graphical power to get 120Hz monitor I have a 4gb windforce 770. I know it will not get me 120fps in every game but having the option would  better than not wouldnt it?

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Sorry for sort of hijacking your thread but i have a question for the experts:

 

What about stuff like blurring and response time on IPS screens? I could imagine that a 120 Hz panel show much less blurring.

It really depends on what panel you get, some of them have a lot less of perceivable ghosting then others

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Whats weird is that my TN panel in SRGB mode blurrs much more than my 10 year old 2001FP! :P

(sorta in response to @'s comment)

 

Also, I'd go full IPS!

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Some 1440p IPS monitors can be overclocked to 120Hz, if you can actually get 120FPS at 1440p. Check out this list

 

http://www.blurbusters.com/overclock/120hz-1440p-ips-monitors/

 

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Response time is too good on these

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It really depends on what panel you get, some of them have a lot less of perceivable ghosting then others

 

That usually involves a lot of reading through reviews. Let's say the Asus PB278Q, as it is probably the most popular 1440P IPS monitor. I am not much into overclocking monitors so that's not an option either. I currently rockj a 6 y/o TN panel with 5 ms response time GTG so i am not spoiled in any way but i want to make sure that whatever i will upgrade to, will be crystal clear and fluid to my eyes. :D

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I know that i need graphical power to get 120Hz monitor I have a 4gb windforce 770. I know it will not get me 120fps in every game but having the option would  better than not wouldnt it?

 

People that are really into competitive gaming tend to turn down all of the graphics options except texture quality to reduce latency and increase fps to the max they can push.

 

 

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People that are really into competitive gaming tend to turn down all of the graphics options except texture quality to reduce latency and increase fps to the max they can push.

yeah im not to competitive on all my games there are some when i will turn down some graphics for performance.

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How much is the difference form 6ms response time to 2ms response time? (please dont say 4ms) Can the difference really make a huge difference?

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How much is the difference form 6ms response time to 2ms response time? (please dont say 4ms) Can the difference really make a huge difference?

no, anything 8 and less is whatever. If it's higher then 8 things will get noticeable.

Btw is that gtg or wtb?

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yeah im not to competitive on all my games there are some when i will turn down some graphics for performance.

Depends if you can actually perceive a huge difference between 60, 96, and 120 Hz. Everybody is different when it comes to this

 

How much is the difference form 6ms response time to 2ms response time? (please dont say 4ms) Can the difference really make a huge difference?

You won't really notice a difference between 6 and 2ms

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no, anything 8 and less is whatever. If it's higher then 8 things will get noticeable.

Btw is that gtg or wtb?

 

Gray to Gray

White to Black

 

 

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no, anything 8 and less is whatever. If it's higher then 8 things will get noticeable.

Btw is that gtg or wtb?

it is 6ms GTG

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IPS > TN

 

Better color

Better viewing angles

Good response time

 

Unless you can push the graphical power into a 144hz monitor and you need that quick response time for games like CS:GO, CoD or any other competitive FPS, it's not worth it, in my opinion.

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