2 burning questions about budget gaming

[Donkeyreaper15]

Hello everyone, i hope you all having a great one. Like the title said, i have 2 burning questions that i wanted to ask in this thread. Currently, due to being a student and financial difficulty, i was only able to afford a mid tier gaming laptop, acer nitro 5 with gtx 1060 and i7-8750H. So my question is, do you guys know what type of HDMI connection does my laptop support? And should i buy a separate monitor to accompany my rig? if so can i archive at least 60hz-100hz at 1080p with my HDMI connection, assuming that the monitor support it ( free sync and g-sync are not important for me yet due to me have never experienced it before so i wouldn't be able to tell) ? My specific model of the laptop is Acer nitro 5 AN515-52 for those who wanted to know. Also, like i said earlier, I am currently having financial difficulty so my monitor choices are also limited, my budget is maybe 190-250 AUD tops, hence if u guys have any recommendation, please help me out. ( i have never escaped the 60hz realm before lol, also im in Australia) Thank you very much guys:)) really appreciate your replies:)))

 

Here is my DxDiag result, please help me out. and once again, thank you for your time and efforts. 

DxDiag.txt

[jaslion]

14 minutes ago, Donkeyreaper15 said:

Hello everyone, i hope you all having a great one. Like the title said, i have 2 burning questions that i wanted to ask in this thread. Currently, due to being a student and financial difficulty, i was only able to afford a mid tier gaming laptop, acer nitro 5 with gtx 1060 and i7-8750H. So my question is, do you guys know what type of HDMI connection does my laptop support? And should i buy a separate monitor to accompany my rig? if so can i archive at least 60hz-100hz at 1080p with my HDMI connection, assuming that the monitor support it ( free sync and g-sync are not important for me yet due to me have never experienced it before so i wouldn't be able to tell) ? My specific model of the laptop is Acer nitro 5 AN515-52 for those who wanted to know. Also, like i said earlier, I am currently having financial difficulty so my monitor choices are also limited, my budget is maybe 190-250 AUD tops, hence if u guys have any recommendation, please help me out. ( i have never escaped the 60hz realm before lol, also im in Australia) Thank you very much guys:)) really appreciate your replies:)))

 

Here is my DxDiag result, please help me out. and once again, thank you for your time and efforts. 

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Any reason why you wouldn't use your laptop's display? If you are currently in a difficult financial situation it would be best to save as much money as possible instead of spend it on a monitor. I've been using my laptop's screen for almost everything for these past 4 years part from the occasional time I used a different computer.

[Donkeyreaper15]

2 hours ago, jaslion said:

Any reason why you wouldn't use your laptop's display? If you are currently in a difficult financial situation it would be best to save as much money as possible instead of spend it on a monitor. I've been using my laptop's screen for almost everything for these past 4 years part from the occasional time I used a different computer.

well its because 24 inch display is a bit small imo. Plus, due to the nature of my 'unsual' set ups and circumstances, i need a second monitor ( main one, laptop's monitor will turn into secondary monitor) to enhance my workflow ( not gaming, actual work. I thought about this already, but thank you for your reply, that's very thoughtful of you:)) with that being said do you have any other suggestions? thank you for your time again:)))

[jaslion]

32 minutes ago, Donkeyreaper15 said:

well its because 24 inch display is a bit small imo. Plus, due to the nature of my 'unsual' set ups and circumstances, i need a second monitor ( main one, laptop's monitor will turn into secondary monitor) to enhance my workflow ( not gaming, actual work. I thought about this already, but thank you for your reply, that's very thoughtful of you:)) with that being said do you have any other suggestions? thank you for your time again:)))

Do you want a high refresh rate display or would you not mind something that is 60hz but good for work and gaming?

[Donkeyreaper15]

12 hours ago, jaslion said:

Do you want a high refresh rate display or would you not mind something that is 60hz but good for work and gaming?

i want something with high refresh rate, around 100-144 is the goal. I wouldn't mind if its 1080p. I am worried tho however whether or not if my laptop's HDMI port can output that much fps. the general purpose of this monitor is gaming but when i work, it would also be easy to setup and work with along side my laptop monitor. thanks:)