What PC monitor should I pick with 200$ to spare

[Sumedh Shrinath]

Hey guys, 

So basically Im a 15 year old kid who needs help deciding what pc monitor he should buy with 200$ to spare. Now for specs my rig has an intel 15-7500

with an asus prime Z270-k motherboard, an asus strix GTX 1060 OC 6GB dual edition graphics card, 16 gigs of kingstion 2400MHz RAM, 1TB seagate HDD, 2 120GB kingston SSD, Coolermaster 212 CPU, a CORSAIR VS650W powersupply and a corsair spec-01 mid-tower case (dont really like it too much though).

 

I would really appreciate it if you guys could offer me advice on what I should swap out and more importantly what monitor/monitors I should buy to complement all of this.

 

Thank you 

 

(PS: Im mainly doing this so I can play overwatch and league of legends on ultra settings.)

[ivan134]

Too bad you didn't get a 480 or 580. You can get a 144 Hz FreeSync monitor for $200.

[Natsoup]

Since you play esport games I believe a 144hz 1080p display would suit your needs and budget well.

 

Edit: do u have an i5-7500 or an i5-7600k? There is no 7500k

[pelark]

Wait, do you have a 7500 or a 7600k?

[Sumedh Shrinath]

7500-K

 

[Sumedh Shrinath]

So, what company/Model monitor should I get, like a 27 inch 31 inch?
 

[pelark]

1 minute ago, Sumedh Shrinath said:

7500-K

 

There is no 7500k, unless there is some weird OEM solution I haven't heard of. You either have a 7500 with a locked multiplier, or a 7600K with an unlocked multiplier for overclocking.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

sorry I realized its a intel 7500 lol

 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

2 minutes ago, pelark said:

Wait, do you have a 7500 or a 7600k?

What I like from Haswell they have overclocking on i5-4590K, so no worries if you choose that in that time

[pandoro]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

So, what company/Model monitor should I get, like a 27 inch 31 inch?
 

For my personal experience i don't reccomend a 27 inch.
The perfect size for the monitor is 24 inch and considering your budget you can get a 144hz 24 inch for that price.

[pelark]

Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

What I like from Haswell they have overclocking on i5-4590K, so no worries if you choose that in that time

Incorrect on your haswell again  

only the 4690k was unlocked, the 4590 and 4460 didn't support overclocking. there was no 4590k as far as I'm aware of.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

Also I had a question regarding my case, Ive heard that it does not have the best exhaust, so should I buy an exhaust fan?

 

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

Also I had a question regarding my case, Ive heard that it does not have the best exhaust, so should I buy an exhaust fan?

 

You should usually buy an exhaust fan, yeah.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

1 minute ago, pandoro said:

For my personal experience i don't reccomend a 27 inch.
The perfect size for the monitor is 24 inch and considering your budget you can get a 144hz 24 inch for that price.

Whats wrong with a 27 inch, because I always thought that 24 inch monitors dont really have good resolution 

[pandoro]

It was too big and i had to rotate my head to see what was happening on the sides. I changed it with a 24 inch.

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

Whats wrong with a 27 inch, because I always thought that 24 inch monitors dont really have good resolution 

Size of the panel has nothing to do with resolution, but 1920x1080 looks better on a 24" (You don't have the budget for a 27" 1440p panel) than on a  27" because of the higher pixel density.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

Just now, pandoro said:

It was too big and i had to rotate my head to see what was happening on the sides. I changed it with a 24 inch.

ahah I was thinking maybe I should get a dual monitor set-up

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

ahah I was thinking maybe I should get a dual monitor set-up

Not with 200$, get a decent monitor now and get a second one if you want later down the line.

[pandoro]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

ahah I was thinking maybe I should get a dual monitor set-up

Well i have a dual monitor setup, but the 2nd one is only used for chrome, teamspeak and other things like that.

The 1st one is used for games.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

Just now, pelark said:

Size of the panel has nothing to do with resolution, but 1920x1080 looks better on a 24" (You don't have the budget for a 27" 1440p panel) than on a  27" because of the higher pixel density.

I mean I live in the UAE (Dubai) and I live near a place where they sell monitors for real cheap, and they had a 27 inch BenQ that was looking pretty tempting.

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

I mean I live in the UAE (Dubai) and I live near a place where they sell monitors for real cheap, and they had a 27 inch BenQ that was looking pretty tempting.

It's up to you. I wouldn't personally go above 24" for a 1080p monitor because then I can see the pixels more clearly, but it's your choice.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

Just now, pelark said:

It's up to you. I wouldn't personally go above 24" for a 1080p monitor because then I can see the pixels more clearly, but it's your choice.

Well if thats the case then I probably should go for the 24 inch, and also I havent really play tested my rig yet, I just finished building it about a day ago and all the installations are taking place, I wanted to know if with my current set-up if I would be able to run overwatch and league of legends and TF2 etc at max settings without facing too much of an FPS drop

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

Well if thats the case then I probably should go for the 24 inch, and also I havent really play tested my rig yet, I just finished building it about a day ago and all the installations are taking place, I wanted to know if with my current set-up if I would be able to run overwatch and league of legends and TF2 etc at max settings without facing too much of an FPS drop

If you're using a 1060 and i5, you'll run those games at max setting no problem. There will be no lag or anything like that, if that's what you're worried about.

[Sumedh Shrinath]

1 minute ago, pelark said:

If you're using a 1060 and i5, you'll run those games at max setting no problem. There will be no lag or anything like that, if that's what you're worried about.

Thanks

 

[pelark]

Just now, Sumedh Shrinath said:

Thanks

 

No problem