Looking for Monitor

[BaronVonUber]

I'm currently using a BenQ GL2460 and I'm looking to upgrade to something better. I know very little about monitors as I've spent much of my time previously on an iMac. Budget around $500 Cdn or less. 

 

These are the specs of my current PC. (SSD 150 gig drive missing from list)

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$220.41 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage	Kingston HyperX Fury 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 480 8 GB Black Edition Video Card
Case	Deepcool KENDOMEN ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	EVGA 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$208.49 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$473.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-20 00:04 EST-0500

 

[Raineri]

Your PC specs don't make that much of a difference in choosing a monitor. What makes a difference is what you want from your monitor. Do you want it to be 4k? Do you play a lot of competetive games? If you do, you might want to consider a high refresh rate monitor. Does colour accuracy matter to you? There's all kinds of monitors and most of them display images just fine. So if you don't want anything specific just get the cheapest or the most aesthetically pleasing one you can find.

Oh and you said "upgrade" in your post, don't throw away your old monitor, you can still use it as a secondary display. Having more than one is great.

[BaronVonUber]

5 hours ago, Raineri said:

Your PC specs don't make that much of a difference in choosing a monitor. What makes a difference is what you want from your monitor. Do you want it to be 4k? Do you play a lot of competetive games? If you do, you might want to consider a high refresh rate monitor. Does colour accuracy matter to you? There's all kinds of monitors and most of them display images just fine. So if you don't want anything specific just get the cheapest or the most aesthetically pleasing one you can find.

Oh and you said "upgrade" in your post, don't throw away your old monitor, you can still use it as a secondary display. Having more than one is great.

I'd like 1440 and higher refresh rate as I do some gaming.Overall just looking to up the quality.  I'll definitely be keeping the current monitor and moving it over to another machine.