Acer Predator XB271HU for gtx980

[ShroniX]

Hi
So i looking for buying a Acer Predator XB271HU and i cant run all of the games with gtx980 in 1440 and if i change the resolution only in game to 1080p that is going to look like shit or i will be good enough?

i want ips 144hz and g-sync with 27inch or bigger size.
but i cant find one like this on 1080p only in 1440p and 4k

Config:

Windows : Windows 10 Pro x64
MotherBoard : Asus Maximus VII Ranger
CPU : Intel Core I7 4770K 4.4 Ghz
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 OC
SSD : Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
HDD : Western Digital Green 2TB + HGST 1TB
Ram : 2x Hyperx Fury Blue 4GB + 2x Hyperx beast 8GB
PSU : AreoCool VP-750
HeadSet : Razer Kraken 7.1 V2
Mouse : Razer Mamba Tournament Edition + Razer Bungee
Keyboard : Razer Blackwidow Chroma
MousePad : Razer Goliathus Control (Extended Edition)

Monitor : LG 27EA63V-P

[Angusticlavii]

5 minutes ago, ShroniX said:

Hi
So i looking for buying a Acer Predator XB271HU and i cant run all of the games with gtx980 in 1440 and if i change the resolution only in game to 1080p that is going to look like shit or i will be good enough?
 

just dont scale down please.. it will look like shit

dropping the quality settigs of the game is a way better idea

 

Edit: also dont buy a 1080p 27" monitor.. the pixel density gets way too low imo

[WereCat]

Games set to 1080p on a 1440p screen look really bad.

 

It will look a lot better if you settle for Medium settings instead of 1080p High/Ultra.

And you will actually be able to play at 100FPS+ in most games on Medium, not all of them though.

 

And e-sport games will run just fine at High/Ultra even with GTX 980 if you want to push 120FPS+

 

Alternatively... you can use the 1080p Ultrawide custom resolution in game (2560x1080) for better performance but you will have black bars like in a movie on top and bottom of the screen.

[Christophe Corazza]

9 hours ago, ShroniX said:

that is going to look like shit or i will be good enough?

 

It depends how you scale.

If you want the whole screen to be filled, each pixel on the monitor will be trying to display the information of slightly more than one pixel of 1080p. This will make the image blurry, and look worse than just a 1080p monitor.

If you want 1:1 pixel mapping, where each monitor pixel corresponds to one pixel of 1080p content, the image will be sharp, but you'll only user the middle of the screen; the whole image will be smaller.

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to Displays-

 

The 980 might struggle a bit at 1440p. You might be able to get by at lower settings though.