Dr. Hillarius

Hey!
So i just got an i7 4790 for (almost) free (had to buy the man a beer ^^). Unfortunately i don't know too much about buying used mainboards, and what chipsets are a good choice for the 4790, or if that even matters at all, as long as the socket fits, since it's not overclockable anyway. New parts are basically not availible and i feel like there are better options. Anyway, here's a choice of what i could get: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=mbp4_1150
But the used market doesn't leave that much choice either, yet i think the boards are a lot better suited. I'm from germany, so the closest i can get to craigslist is "ebay kleinanzeigen" ( https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-lga-1150-mainboard/k0 , basically all the boards i could find).
Do you have any recommendations for chipset etc. and what to look out for in general?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
 
PS.: websites are in german only unless they get automatically translated, sorry for that. Yet you should still be able to make out the mobos' names;)

The problem with VA panels is their poor pixel response, specifically their dark transitions. Unless its had focused R&D on the panel to improve pixel response, its going to have significant ghosting, making any high refresh rate it may have pointless, or at the very least less useful than a fast TN panel.
 
NOTE: advertised response times are ALWAYS wrong, by a large degree. Ignore them.
 
For reference, the slowest u want any pixel transition (not the average) to be for a given frequency is:
 
60Hz = 16.6ms or better
120hz= 8.33ms or better
144hz = 6.9ms or better
240hz = 4.1ms or better
 
Consider that the fastest i have seen tested, with an 'average' response time (so not even based on the slowest) for VA is around 10ms, thus a VA panel cant even run fast enough to handle 120hz.
 
Having a Monitor that can do 144hz, , thus a new frame is shown every 6.9ms, but using a panel that has a pixel response of 10ms, means the pixel cant transition fully to the required color before the next frame needs displaying, resulting ghosting/blurring.
 
now with all that said, i would if i had to choose between the 3 POS LCD panels available, i would choose a VA due to its superior contrast and black levels.

There are three main types of displays on the market for computer monitors. TN, IPS, and VA. 
 
TN panels are very common in laptops, due them being thin, cheap, and easy to produce. TN panels generally have sub-par colors and very poor viewing angles. However, TN panels can have very quick response times. The 240hz monitors you've seen your favorite eSports players use are TN, because high refresh rate is their main concern. 
 
IPS panels are common in desktop monitors, especially for content creators such as video and photo editors, due to their far superior color reproduction. They have great blacks, and very good viewing angles when compared to TN. One of the only small downsides for IPS panels is they can't get the same 1ms response times as a TN panel. They commonly have response times between 5ms and 10ms. 
 
VA panels are generally considered to be somewhere in the middle of TN and IPS. They have good color reproduction, better maximum brightness, and really good contrast ratios. However, they have the worst response times of any modern panel, which can cause tearing and blur. 
 
Whenever you're shopping for a monitor, I'd recommend you try to find it in a store in your local area. The only way you can really tell if the monitor is good enough for you, is if you use it firsthand.

I own an MSI monitor with a VA panel (I believe all their panels are sourced from samsung) and I don't notice any glaring issues like ghosting/blurring.

I have loved my VA panel for games, good colour and good blacks. Works well for me

The 1ms and 4ms are measurements for response time for GTG (gray to gray) but they don't tell you monitors input lag. Which is delay between monitor receiving a signal and it being displayed on the screen. So the amount of time it takes for display to process button input while gaming. So total input lag will always be higher than those response time in ms measurements they list in specs. 
Yeah VRB motion blur reduction tech is not bad to have as an option on a monitor. Still TN 1ms is the fastest and least amount of motion blur, for IPS 4ms is all good. Can fiddle with blur reduction stuff in certain monitors to test. 

I would say that I'm not entirely sure what the input lag actually is, it said 1ms on the box but that would be with the VRB on (I guess?), which makes the screen look shit. Without VRB it is probably the standard IPS 4-8ms, everything looks smooth for me.

I have the 27" 1440p 75Hz version. It's really good especially given the price. Colours are very good, once you've messed with the settings a bit (I think I changed from the default to the neutral or cool setting, it's easy to do). I haven't noticed any input lag, obviously it isn't a TN panel but unless you are some kind of superhuman I doubt you will notice much. Backlight bleed is again barely noticeable. My only complaint would be that the stand is really bad, there is barely any movement. Otherwise it's a fantastic monitor for the price, imo.

I was looking into this one as well. It's one of the best spec and price wise in that range really. 4ms is good, it's not always about that. There are actually some IPS monitors that are a bit faster than TN ones with total input lag. It's more than good enough really. 

Yeah it's vesa mount compatible, so that shouldn't be an issue.