Hi guys,
I would like to jump on the 1440P train. Running my stuff on a Dell U2312HM for quite some time, I think it's time to get me something new.
Situation: I used to do a lot of photoshopping and some video editing. Therefore I bought me an IPS screen (the Dell U2312HM)
For me it looked perfect and my work was looking the same.
Now, many years later, the only photoshop I do is remove some redeyes from a picture or put some text on it.
Video editing became more of putting under-titles on a movie and I start to game again.
I'm starting to use my pc for amusement. FPS, racers, action... All looking well on my screen until I gamed once on a friend's pc.
He had a Benq XL2411Z monitor. That thing had a terrible screen but gaming on it was a new sensation.
Fast, smooth, no stutter (for what I could notice), only terrible colors.
So I did some research and I think I wanna go for a fat TN screen.
The more expensive IPS gaming monitor have got to much hassle around them and I don't wanna pay €800,- for a game of lotto.
With my budget (around €500,-) I would like to see 144hz, 8bit, 24 inch or 27 inch. 1080P is still the standard according Steam but the extra real-estate of a 1440P would be nice.
I guess, owning a GTX970 (until 1070 becomes payable), I will have to slide some eyecandy down to keep the frames high enough. I don't know what it looks like playing 1080P on a 1440P screen, but maybe it helps.
Actually only a few monitors comes in that range (budget vs wishlist) and one of them is the Benq XL2730Z. Reading some good and some bad en a lot of stuff I don't understand... simple question: Is it worth €499,-?
Will it serve my needs? Would my card keep up with the extra pixels for some time? According Linus, it has some good color characteristics, what about it?
Any other suggestion?
Many thanks