LAN Play Monitor (4) - 120hz+. Which resolution/brand/model? $750 budget per monitor

[reubenahmed]

Hi,

 

Have a custom build going to do in the next few months (building out a 4 player LAN in the basement).

 

Thinking I have room in the electrical panel and basement to do 8 player, but don't think I have 7 friends that play games in the area (lol) and I can't see that getting much use, even if used once a year though would be a ton of fun (think local 4v4 CTF or something).

 

Anyway, the machines will be 750W supplies, probably GTX 1070TI/GTX 1080/RTX 2070 given price/availability.

 

What monitor would you guys use for this scenario (strictly gaming)? Trying to recreate the CRT experience (low response time) and high hz. Budget probably ~$2500 for 4 monitors.

• I know Alienware has their 25" 1080p 240hz 1ms GSYNC. Maybe this is just for Counterstrike: Source, not sure what other games can hit anywhere close 240hz (even at 1080p).
• Would you use 1080p or 1440p monitors?
• I use an Alienware 1440p 34" at 120hz (GTX 1080) and it's beautiful
• Don't know best graphics card combination with monitor/resolution/frequency to produce the high frames within budget (maybe this is a graphics card forum question).
  • Would play more than just FPS, but they wouldn't really be used for productivity, just gaming.

Thanks!

[Firewrath9]

2500$ total for 4, or 2500$ each, monitors included or not.

I'd reccommend a 27" 1440p 144hz g sync

Heres a 2500$ build, with monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$104.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$238.68 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$134.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$799.99 @ Newegg Business
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$395.90 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2549.20
	Mail-in rebates	-$55.00
	Total	$2494.20
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-14 14:14 EST-0500

 

[LaughingCheeze]

5 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

2500$ total for 4, or 2500$ each, monitors included or not.

I'd reccommend a 27" 1440p 144hz g sync

Heres a 2500$ build, with monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$104.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$238.68 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$134.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$799.99 @ Newegg Business
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$395.90 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2549.20
	Mail-in rebates	-$55.00
	Total	$2494.20
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-14 14:14 EST-0500

 

I think he's asking for 4 machines with a total budget of $2500, not one machine at $2500. He said for a 4 player LAN with possible total capacity of 8. 

[reubenahmed]

OK I sorry I was not clear at ALL in my request!

$2500 budget for 4 monitors (just the monitors!). So $650 ($700 if we find good 34" deals?) per monitor is OK. I can stretch it to $3000 so we can get into 34" 1440p 120hz range.

 

The PC budget (another thread) was $1000 per PC, but I know I can't get some of the higher end NVidias in that range. If I look at the total project being $7000 I feel bad (lol). I don't know what monitors would fit well for what we're doing here (LAN only) at under $500, high hz, low response time - but that could free up the PC budget. I think we were running around with 1070TI at that budget.

[Firewrath9]

13 minutes ago, reubenahmed said:

OK I sorry I was not clear at ALL in my request!

$2500 budget for 4 monitors (just the monitors!). So $650 ($700 if we find good 34" deals?) per monitor is OK. I can stretch it to $3000 so we can get into 34" 1440p 120hz range.

 

The PC budget (another thread) was $1000 per PC, but I know I can't get some of the higher end NVidias in that range. If I look at the total project being $7000 I feel bad (lol). I don't know what monitors would fit well for what we're doing here (LAN only) at under $500, high hz, low response time - but that could free up the PC budget. I think we were running around with 1070TI at that budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CwgPxr/dell-s2417dg-238-165hz-monitor-s2417dg

 

boom, only 400$ each, 24 inch 1440p 165hz g sync.

thats another 900$ for your PCs, which can hopefully upgrade the GPUs to a 2070.