Should I go for 144 hz or stay with 60 hz monitor?

[Emski89]

Hello, I just want to clarify,

 

I've heard 144 hz monitor is so smooth and relaxing to the eye, and yes it's cool and so nice as they say compared to 60 hz. But I only know that 144 hz is only good for competitive games like cs go, dota 2, pubg, or any other games that requires 1st person shooting - multiplayer based games... but in my case, I don't play them at all 'coz I don't like multiplayer games and/or competitive ones with fast movement, screen, etc... I only play RPG games with adventures like tomb raider, Nier, far cry, fall out, BF 1, CoD, etc,.. so with the games I play and in the future, should I ups to 144 hz or not necessarily and stay with 60 hz?

 

My system is i5 8400 and gtx 1060 6gb

[germgoatz]

Its nice for any game as long as there's motion involved. But also everything else you do with your system, like browsing the web, using Windows in general, it looks so good and smooth.

[homeap5]

It's more like "do your computer is powerful enough to handle 144Hz". 60Hz is easy - for most games 1060 and i5 will be enough. But 144Hz is over 2 times more than 60Hz.

[PopsicleHustler]

144Hz is good for any application, even when you're browsing. I've recently got myself 144Hz monitor and began re-playing Witcher trilogy, and it feels amazing. Playing Battlefield 5 is just nigh'n day difference.

[Emski89]

3 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

It's more like "do your computer is powerful enough to handle 144Hz". 60Hz is easy - for most games 1060 and i5 will be enough. But 144Hz is over 2 times more than 60Hz.

Sorry, I just edit and added my specs, yes my system is i5 8th gen and 1060 6gb @homeap5

2 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

144Hz is good for any application, even when you're browsing. I've recently got myself 144Hz monitor and began re-playing Witcher trilogy, and it feels amazing. Playing Battlefield 5 is just nigh'n day difference.

Really? awesome,

[Doobeedoo]

It's good in general, especially online games and fast paced. So as you said, you don't play online games, competitive and fast movement, so no need. Could get a better IPS with higher resolution maybe. Or just save and upgrade a PC down the line. 

[Vegetable]

I went from 60hz to 144hz in January 2018. I didn't think it would make a difference aside from pleasing my eyes, but its soo much more. The smoothness is unmatched, even navigating the file explorer is more responsive. I only have an old i7 4790k and an R9 Fury, but I run mostly anything 60fps+. If you are considering it, especially given your i5 will be better at fps minimums than my i7, you should get one. You will not regret it

[Turtle Rig]

Hmmm there is a noticable difference from 30 to 60...... and there is a very noticable difference from 60 to 120hz.  Anything above 120hz like 144hz monitor is icing on the cake.

But the difference from 144 to 240 minimal and not even noticeable.  So ya just talking about this waters my mouth I want 144hz display, but I feel I would have to downgrade to a 1080p or 1440p monitor.. reducing my resolution I love.

[Emski89]

2 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I went from 60hz to 144hz in January 2018. I didn't think it would make a difference aside from pleasing my eyes, but its soo much more. The smoothness is unmatched, even navigating the file explorer is more responsive. I only have an old i7 4790k and an R9 Fury, but I run mostly anything 60fps+. If you are considering it, especially given your i5 will be better at fps minimums than my i7, you should get one. You will not regret it

Nice, okay thanks!

[homeap5]

9 minutes ago, Emski89 said:

Really? awesome,

Nothing really obvious. You must check yourself and being skeptical. Sometimes people see and hear somehing that is not real - and in many times it's "day and night" difference, even if there can't be any difference.

[Emski89]

1 minute ago, Turtle Rig said:

Hmmm there is a noticable difference from 30 to 60...... and there is a very noticable difference from 60 to 120hz.  Anything above 120hz like 144hz monitor is icing on the cake.

But the difference from 144 to 240 minimal and not even noticeable.  So ya just talking about this waters my mouth I want 144hz display, but I feel I would have to downgrade to a 1080p or 1440p monitor.. reducing my resolution I love.

Well, I want only 1080p at 144 hz @Turtle Rig

[Turtle Rig]

3 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I went from 60hz to 144hz in January 2018. I didn't think it would make a difference aside from pleasing my eyes, but its soo much more. The smoothness is unmatched, even navigating the file explorer is more responsive. I only have an old i7 4790k and an R9 Fury, but I run mostly anything 60fps+. If you are considering it, especially given your i5 will be better at fps minimums than my i7, you should get one. You will not regret it

I don't see your monitor in your sig,,,, what is it ?  If 144hz changed your life,, should I do a downgrade from 4k res to 3840x1080p res ?

[Turtle Rig]

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1 minute ago, Emski89 said:

Well, I want only 1080p at 144 hz @Turtle Rig

In that case grab the Samsung 49" curved 3840x1080p 144hz QLED 32:9

[Emski89]

5 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

Nothing really obvious. You must check yourself and being skeptical. Sometimes people see and hear somehing that is not real - and in many times it's "day and night" difference, even if there can't be any difference.

so you are saying that I should purchase myself a 144 hz monitor? @homeap5

 

3 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

In

In that case grab the Samsung 49" curved 3840x1080p 144hz QLED 32:9

too big, would prefer the 23-24 inch

[homeap5]

31 minutes ago, Emski89 said:

so you are saying that I should purchase myself a 144 hz monitor? @homeap5

No, I say that you should test one first - maybe some of your friends has one.

[Guest]

Some people can't see the difference, so I would go to something like the local Best Buy to test out some monitors, to see if it makes a difference. I still need to do that, as I'm deciding if I should get an ultrawide or not.

[Emski89]

15 hours ago, Doobeedoo said:

It's good in general, especially online games and fast paced. So as you said, you don't play online games, competitive and fast movement, so no need. Could get a better IPS with higher resolution maybe. Or just save and upgrade a PC down the line. 

This made me realize much, Since I don't play fast paced/movement games where I need to kill enemies asap... since I only play RPG.

[Turtle Rig]

Dude 60hz is crapola,  Im suffering with one I know..... 120 or 144hz means more pixels per second, means smooth and not blurry even in fast movement or watching action video.. its life its almost 3d in a way.  Like a hand movement ,, at 60hz  your skipping frames and its jittery and blurry.

 

In real life we live in with our eyes and not looking at screens is 60hz.  Some will say 30hz tho.  However in a TV or display monitor going from 60hz to 144hz is smoother much smoother and faster,,,,,  even when you move your mouse around ,, your losing frames or skipping frames but on a 144hz moving your mouse fast shows it moving smoothly and all pixels are captured and its bliss.

 

Trust me Im a smooth kinda guy and I miss my Sony FW900 CRT 22.5 viewable 80hz desktop 2304x1440 and gaming 1920x1200res smooth as butter.

[bMerC]

Head to your local tech store or anywhere really that has monitors/pc on display. Here in Aus we have places like jbhifi and Harvey Norman that have different spec monitors on display. When I bought my first higher refresh rate monitor I didn't even need to launch a game to feel the improvements.