Do i need a monitor upgrade?

[FraserTaser]

Hey there, i'm new to the forums but was wondering wether i needed a monitor upgrade, or if im just seeing problems that arent there. My current PC specs are  as follows.

CPU: Intel Core-I7-6700 at 3.40Ghz

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (MSI)

RAM: 16.00 gb DDR3

Mother Board: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H110M-A/M.2 (LGA1151)

HDD: 1TB with a temporary 300gb HDD until i get my hands on a nice SSD

Monitor: All this with a 60Hz 1920x1080 G276HL Monitor by Acer.

 

Now i love the Stand on this particular monitor, and no there arent any issues per say with this monitors preformance, rather when i look at other monitors they just seem to flow, be a bit more crisp and seem a bit "faster" for lack of a better term. I was wondering if its due to my monitor being capped at 60Hz whereas nowadays 240Hz monitors seem to be rolling out and around. Im not too keen on curved monitors but id like to see if you guys think i should make a upgrade to a different monitor? And if you do, if you have any suggestions? (i do like the current size though.)

[Guest]

That screen has a 2 ms response time, so it should be "fast".

 

Anyways, I would check the FPS in the games you play first. If you are getting bucket loads of FPS, it might be worth upgrading. If your pc outputs a low FPS, a faster screen won't help at all.

 

PS: using an old "square" screen, and it never feels bad/slow.

[FraserTaser]

I'll run a couple benchmarks i have and post up the results. As i said there isnt an issue with my monitor, im just curious if im a bit behind the times.

[WereCat]

Higher refresh rate monitors are definitely a big improvement and will provide you with better gaming experience, there are more things to consider though.

Resolution, panel type, size, adaptive refresh rate.

 

What price point are you looking at?

[FraserTaser]

Nothing too ridiculous but id be willing to spend something within the £300-ish (388.47 US Dollars) range to get something decent yknow? But none of that crazy ridiculous £700 or so monitors with very minor improvments. (Stand by for Fire Strike, Sky Diver and Batman Arkham Origins benchmarks. (i only own these benchmarks.)

[MVPernula]

32 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

That screen has a 2 ms response time, so it should be "fast".

 

Anyways, I would check the FPS in the games you play first. If you are getting bucket loads of FPS, it might be worth upgrading. If your pc outputs a low FPS, a faster screen won't help at all.

 

PS: using an old "square" screen, and it never feels bad/slow.

It could be 30ms and he wouldn't notice in some cases, read up on the "ms" myth here:

I suggest testing out some higher refresh rated monitors after you've checked your current FPS in the games you play.

If you feel like your monitor is good for you, keep it. If you find something better in stor, fuck yeah?

 

But as @Dutch-stoner said, if you have LOADS of FPS, the satisfaction of seing 144Hz/fps is amaziiing.

Though I doubt you'll hit that with a GTX1060, at least not on ultra and higer resolutions.

[FraserTaser]

Batman Arkham Origins Benchmark results with the following settings.

Fullscreen: on

Resolution: 1920x1080

Vsync: off

Anti-Aliasing: MSAA 8x

Geometry Detail:DX11 Enhanced

Dynamic shadows:DX11 Enhanced

Motion blur: off

Depth of field: normal

Distortions:on

Lens Flares:on

Light Shafts:on

Reflections:on

Ambient oclusion: DX11 Enhanced

Hardware Accelerated  PhysX: high

FPS

Min: 50

Maximum:127

Average: 76

 

Fire Strike

Test 1: 58.79 FPS

Test 2: 49.87 FPS

Physics: 36.39 FPS

Combined: 20.60 FPS

 

Sky Diver

Test 1:183.37 FPS

Test 2:198.18 FPS

Physics score,

8 threads: 202.43 FPS

24 threads:117.37 FPS

48 threads:66.80 FPS

96 threads:36.23 FPS

Combines test.

92.91FPS

 

If it helps.

[FraserTaser]

Any feedback? i use my rig predominantly for gaming.