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Still Confused About Wether To Get A 4K or 1440P Monitor

DisconnectedYT
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So im still kinda confused on what i should buy. Ive lived on a 2560x1080 60Hz monitor my whole life and it seems okay, however my new pc can play games at 4K 60FPS so i wanted to know weather i should get a 4K 60hz monitor or a 1440p 144Hz+ monitor? Is the higher refresh rate really that important or is 4K better. I do game alot but im not that great, i still would prefer whichever is the best in your opinion! Please link any monitors you like that are under $700AUD

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Well, we dont know your new PC's specs yet.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Hard question. I'd personally prefer the 1440p 144hz screen. 4K looks awesome af, but I think the 144hz would be a true mindblower. 4K isn't gonna do well with your RX480 though.. I'm not even sure if your 480 wil handle 1440p at 60+fps

CPU: AMD 3800X GPU: GTX 1080 Ti RAM: (16GB) 2x Corsair 8gb DDR4 3200Mhz Drives: SanDisk 240GB SSD, Samsung 500GB SSD, WD 1TB HDD

Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming pro plus PSU: Gigabyte 650 watt Monitor(s): 27 inch AOC 1440p

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

Well, we dont know your new PC's specs yet.

i7 7820x, 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB, Nvidia GTX1080Ti

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9 minutes ago, dionkoffie said:

Hard question. I'd personally prefer the 1440p 144hz screen. 4K looks awesome af, but I think the 144hz would be a true mindblower. 4K isn't gonna do well with your RX480 though.. I'm not even sure if your 480 wil handle 1440p at 60+fps

New build has i7 7820x, 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB, Nvidia GTX1080Ti

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17 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

i7 7820x, 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB, Nvidia GTX1080Ti

then it comes to whether you play fast paced games. Those will benefit from high refresh rate monitor, but otherwise the higher resolution will be more beneficial (and also cheaper)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I agree with what was said above. For gaming, a high refresh rate 1440p monitor with good color rendition (doesn't even necessarily need to be IPS for that, there's some good TN panels too nowadays) beats 4k 60hz any day for me. 

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10 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

@historicalpoultry@Jurrunio@dionkoffie

Would something like this be good?

https://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824106004

The monitor itself is good

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, DisconnectedYT said:

@historicalpoultry@Jurrunio@dionkoffie

Would something like this be good?

https://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824106004

Sure, it is however fairly expensive due to the Gsync implementation. If you need Gsync is fairly personal. I for one have it, but turned it off shortly after I got my monitor. I play a lot of fast paced games and I felt like there was a slight delay (I have an Asus PG278q)... Could be a form of placebo though. I'd gather some other opinions about Gsync. Mine might be an exception to the rule...

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What nobody mentions is the heat that these screens can generate on your face. For the next generation of monitors 4k hdr @ 144hz. we're going to use sunblock while gaming.

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19 hours ago, Thimsarpel said:

What nobody mentions is the heat that these screens can generate on your face. For the next generation of monitors 4k hdr @ 144hz. we're going to use sunblock while gaming.

Are you sure your monitor is working properly? No heat for me...

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1 hour ago, historicalpoultry said:

Are you sure your monitor is working properly? No heat for me...

%85 brightness plus oc 165 hz.

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5 hours ago, Thimsarpel said:

%85 brightness plus oc 165 hz.

144hz at 94% percent brightness... panel is slightly warm to the touch. I don't know what monitor you have, probably goes a lot brighter than mine (which is mostly not a good thing IMO, some monitors are way too bright). Seems like something running off a steam engine :P

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6 minutes ago, historicalpoultry said:

144hz at 94% percent brightness... panel is slightly warm to the touch. I don't know what monitor you have, probably goes a lot brighter than mine (which is mostly not a good thing IMO, some monitors are way to bright). Seems like something running off a steam engine :P

even my 75Hz OC LG 25um58-p is a little hot at 100% brightness

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21 minutes ago, historicalpoultry said:

144hz at 94% percent brightness... panel is slightly warm to the touch. I don't know what monitor you have, probably goes a lot brighter than mine (which is mostly not a good thing IMO, some monitors are way to bright). Seems like something running off a steam engine :P

Asus rog Pg278qr (new ,4 days )and pg279q  (1 year), not super hot but i can feel it .

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