Should I buy this monitor with my current setup?

[RGProductions]

Short and simple. This https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-27-lcd-qhd-space-monitor-black/6321304.p?skuId=6321304 monitor is $230 open box with a $50 gift card so real price of $200 or so after tax. 1440p144hz VA panel, and it will apparently be getting freesync in September, but who knows if that will materialize. I've already checked and the interesting design will work well with my setup. Should I buy it, considering my rig's specs? It's a 1070 and a 1300x that will soon become a 3600.

[gbergeron]

4 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

Short and simple. This https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-27-lcd-qhd-space-monitor-black/6321304.p?skuId=6321304 monitor is $230 open box with a $50 gift card so real price of $200 or so after tax. 1440p144hz VA panel, and it will apparently be getting freesync in September, but who knows if that will materialize. I've already checked and the interesting design will work well with my setup. Should I buy it, considering my rig's specs? It's a 1070 and a 1300x that will soon become a 3600.

I've move from 1080p 60z to 1440p 144hz with my gtx 1070 and gotta say its the best feeling ever

 

Been using it for a year now... its smooth, most games gotta put you know shadow to medium couple things like that and you're good, if you want full 144 fps in competitive fps or else you know you just go to whatever low settings you need to obtain it

 

still many games run full ultra too

I tend to see it that way :

 

Monitor last ~10 years

CPU ~5-7 years

GPU 3-5 years

[RGProductions]

Just now, gbergeron said:

I've move from 1080p 60z to 1440p 144hz with my gtx 1070 and gotta say its the best feeling ever

 

Been using it for a year now... its smooth, most games gotta put you know shadow to medium couple things like that and you're good, if you want full 144 fps in competitive fps or else you know you just go to whatever low settings you need to obtain it

 

still many games run full ultra too

That's pretty much all I needed to hear. Hopefully it's still a deal tomorrow when I'll be ordering it, but I'm ready for something above 1080p60

[Aimi]

4ms is kinda gross, but otherwise I don't see any real issues with it. Looks good overall if you're fine with open box.

[RGProductions]

Just now, Aimi said:

4ms is kinda gross, but otherwise I don't see any real issues with it. Looks good overall if you're fine with open box.

Yeah, having had some time on a 1ms monitor and a 5ms monitor, I really honestly cannot tell the difference, and either way my current monitor is 4ms so at least it sint a downgrade. If there are any issues with it I'm confident in best buy's return policy. 

[Aimi]

Just now, RGProductions said:

Yeah, having had some time on a 1ms monitor and a 5ms monitor, I really honestly cannot tell the difference, and either way my current monitor is 4ms so at least it sint a downgrade. If there are any issues with it I'm confident in best buy's return policy. 

If you can't tell the difference, then it's fine. Honestly that was just my opinion slipping in since I can notice higher response times generally.

[RGProductions]

Just now, Aimi said:

If you can't tell the difference, then it's fine. Honestly that was just my opinion slipping in since I can notice higher response times generally.

Maybe my god-awful 300ms reaction time is part of it. 

[Constantin]

28 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

Short and simple. This https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-27-lcd-qhd-space-monitor-black/6321304.p?skuId=6321304 monitor is $230 open box with a $50 gift card so real price of $200 or so after tax. 1440p144hz VA panel, and it will apparently be getting freesync in September, but who knows if that will materialize. I've already checked and the interesting design will work well with my setup. Should I buy it, considering my rig's specs? It's a 1070 and a 1300x that will soon become a 3600.

I would go for an IPS panel, nothing else in our days!

[RGProductions]

15 minutes ago, Constantin said:

I would go for an IPS panel, nothing else in our days!

Point me to a high refresh 1440p IPS monitor for <$100 more than that, and I’ll go for that

[Constantin]

I got the LG 27uk600-w IPS, HDR 4k 60Hz for 299€

I am ok with 60Hz!

[Gohardgrandpa]

For that price it’s a steal, it’s big, 1440p and 144hz va panel. I’d go for it 

[dizmo]

For that price I think it's a pretty easy choice to make, especially since it's probably a pretty nice VA panel.

I can't wait to join the 144hz crowd...the new CoD game has decided the date I need my new PC by.

[Gohardgrandpa]

Going from 1080p 60hz to 1080p 144hz was a huge change for me, only thing I can compare it to is going from mechanical hard drive to a SSD. It really is that big of a difference. I looked at 1440p monitors but didn't want to have to sink a ton of cash into a video card to max out games and stay close to 144 fps, that's why i stuck with 1080p. If you have the money go for it