Can my PC run a 144Hz monitor? Or should I upgrade.

[BoonWasDOA]

As you saw in the title I am looking to buy a 1080p 144hz  monitor but was wondering if my PC could even make good use of a higher refresh rate I built my PC on a very tight budget so the parts aren't anything special. I mainly intend on using this monitor for "Rainbow Six Siege" and "osu!" I'm not interested in running high graphics I just want high frames and a high refresh rate. Are my parts good enough or do I need to upgrade?

Specs: 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (14nm) 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card

 PSU: EVGA 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

 

If I need to upgrade please do let me know where and what you recommend.

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

 

[Gorou92]

144hz what ?

1080p144hz

1440p144hz

4k144hz

ultrawide 1080p144hz

ultrawide 1440p144hz

ultrawide 4k144hz

superultrawide ?????

[BoonWasDOA]

Just now, Gorou92 said:

144hz what ?

1080p144hz

1440p144hz

4k144hz

ultrawide 1080p144hz

ultrawide 1440p144hz

ultrawide 4k144hz

superultrawide ?????

1080p144hz sorry about that 

[Downkey]

Just now, BoonWasDOA said:

1080p144hz sorry about that 

Nvm, pretend i didn't say that.

Yeah you should be fine playing osu and R6 on all low

[homeap5]

You can buy 144Hz monitor and check. You already wrote about update possibility so I assume after update you'll buy that monitor anyway. So just buy it and check.

 

Not only for 144Hz but also for freesync, so even when framerate drops, you'll not notice that.

[BoonWasDOA]

though I did state this the games I want to play are Rainbow Six Siege and osu.

[Gorou92]

he's getting 80 fps on ultra so if you lower it to high or medium you'll be getting more fps

[BoonWasDOA]

3 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

You can buy 144Hz monitor and check. You already wrote about update possibility so I assume after update you'll buy that monitor anyway. So just buy it and check.

 

Not only for 144Hz but also for freesync, so even when framerate drops, you'll not notice that.

Yeah that make's sense I just wanted to know what order was the smartest but buying the monitor first does seem better ty for the suggestion.

[BoonWasDOA]

6 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Nvm, pretend i didn't say that.

Yeah you should be fine playing osu and R6 on all low

Ah ok ty for re assuring me since I really don't know much about computers it helps me more then you know 

[Downkey]

Just now, BoonWasDOA said:

Ah ok ty for re assuring me since I really don't know much about computers it helps me more then you know 

No problem! About 2 years ago I was in the exact same boat as you haha

[BoonWasDOA]

8 minutes ago, Gorou92 said:

he's getting 80 fps on ultra so if you lower it to high or medium you'll be getting more fps

funny enough I actually saw this video back when I was building my PC I know that it can run ok frames I just didn't personally know if I could take full advantage of a 144hz monitor  

[Downkey]

Just now, BoonWasDOA said:

funny enough I actually saw this video back when I was building my PC I know that it can run ok frames I just didn't personally know if I could take full advantage of a 144hz monitor  

Yeah, my 1050 can't run val at 144fps most of the time so the game feels really bad lol

[BoonWasDOA]

Just now, Downkey said:

Yeah, my 1050 can't run val at 144fps most of the time so the game feels really bad lol

 Is val more demanding then siege? 

[Downkey]

Just now, BoonWasDOA said:

 Is val more demanding then siege? 

No, R6 is wayy more demanding. It's just that the 1050 is alot worse than your 570 

[Gorou92]

7 minutes ago, BoonWasDOA said:

funny enough I actually saw this video back when I was building my PC I know that it can run ok frames I just didn't personally know if I could take full advantage of a 144hz monitor  

you don't need to have average 144fps to benefit from a 144hz monitor

just 90fps feels better than 60fps

[BoonWasDOA]

21 minutes ago, Downkey said:

No, R6 is wayy more demanding. It's just that the 1050 is alot worse than your 570 

ah ok lmao I saw bigger numbers and instantly thought yours was better smh I have a lot to learn

[BoonWasDOA]

20 minutes ago, Gorou92 said:

you don't need to have average 144fps to benefit from a 144hz monitor

just 90fps feels better than 60fps

ah so that's where I was misinformed I thought I needed really good frames to benefit from a higher refresh rate thank you letting me know that's not exactly the case. 

[Downkey]

Just now, BoonWasDOA said:

ah so that's where I was misinformed I thought I needed really good frames to benefit from a higher refresh rate thank you letting me know that's not exactly the case. 

Eh, kinda. Your still going to notice a huge difference between 144fps and 90fps on 144hz. If your getting 90fps on a 144hz monitor you are kinda "taking advantage" of the higher hz, but your not taking full advantage of it

[homeap5]

2 hours ago, BoonWasDOA said:

Yeah that make's sense I just wanted to know what order was the smartest but buying the monitor first does seem better ty for the suggestion.

Of course buying monitor first.

If it will be enough, you can skip computer upgrade for some time. If not - you'll end with second option and upgrade computer too.

 

You can't check it other way.