Posted August 12, 2021 I'm looking to buy 3 monitors, predominantly for gaming (mainly simulation, racing and some RPG games) but also for software development and working from home. I would ideally like a 27 inch, 1440p, 144Hz (or greater) monitor and have narrowed it down to these few and unsure which one is best out of them or if there is anything better. Ideally, I would like to spend no more than £300 per monitor. LG 27GL850-B - £298.99 per monitor (£896.97 total) Gigabyte M27Q-EK - £278.99 per monitor (£836.97 total) MSI Optix G273QF - £258.95 per monitor (£776.85 total) I've currently got an i7-7700K, overclocked to 4.8GHz, 16GB 3000MHz RAM and an EVGA 1080 SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, haroldj97 said: LG 27GL850-B - £298.99 per monitor (£896.97 total) Gigabyte M27Q-EK - £278.99 per monitor (£836.97 total) MSI Optix G273QF - £258.95 per monitor (£776.85 total) The gigabyte one doesn't support g sync, which would be good because you use a nvidia graphics card. From the looks I would pick the MSI one. But it's about you. My build: CPU Intel Core i7 9700 8x 3.00GHz So.1151 CPU cooler be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim Motherboard MSI B360-A PRO Intel B360 So.1151 Dual Channel DDR4 ATX RAM 16GB (4x 4096MB) HyperX FURY black DDR4-2666 GPU 8GB Gigabyte GeForce RTX2070 WindForce 2X 3xDP/HDMI SSD 500GB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 2280 HDD 4000GB WD Red WD40EFRX Intellipower 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s Power Supply bequiet! Straight Power 750W Platinum Case Fractal Design Define R6 3x bequiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 12, 2021 i dont like dependencies especially ones that at standby power draw is 60w....for g-sync module! I chose Gigabyte for it fits my needs better and i use alot of the companies products and knowning the quality of them. I may not have g-sync but ...if you buy an AMD card Later???? g-sync goes on a walkby. Msi are known thiefs...i am not saying it , read reviews and LG looks cheap to my eyes for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said: The gigabyte one doesn't support g sync, which would be good because you use a nvidia graphics card. From the looks I would pick the MSI one. But it's about you. None of these monitors have G-sync. They're G-sync compatible, which means they have FreeSync Premium. 10 series cards can take advantage of that, so it's not a decision factor one way or another for these particular three monitors. CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · Cooler: Artic Liquid Freezer II 280 · Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Unify · RAM: G.skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 3600MHz CL16 (2Rx8) · Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming · Boot Drive: 500GB WD Black SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD · PSU: Corsair White RM850x 850W 80+ Gold · Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: Corsair K100 RGB Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (OPX Switch) · Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, ckinfos said: I chose Gigabyte for it fits my needs better and i use alot of the companies products and knowning the quality of them. Just yesterday: This is gigabyte support: Am I the Asshole? - Graphics Cards - Linus Tech Tips No offense... I use a gigabyte graphics card, because it was cheap. But I just remembered that post from yesterday My build: CPU Intel Core i7 9700 8x 3.00GHz So.1151 CPU cooler be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim Motherboard MSI B360-A PRO Intel B360 So.1151 Dual Channel DDR4 ATX RAM 16GB (4x 4096MB) HyperX FURY black DDR4-2666 GPU 8GB Gigabyte GeForce RTX2070 WindForce 2X 3xDP/HDMI SSD 500GB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 2280 HDD 4000GB WD Red WD40EFRX Intellipower 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s Power Supply bequiet! Straight Power 750W Platinum Case Fractal Design Define R6 3x bequiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 12, 2021 Author The Gigabyte monitor was definitely the one I was looking at getting out of the three. However, after a bit more Googling and looking at reviews, there are a few people reporting quality control issues. Mainly I’ve seen people saying the backlight bleed is worse than other monitors and they’ve received panels with a decent amount of dead pixels. Haven’t bought monitors in quite a while so is this something to be expected with any monitor from any manufacturer or is it more to do with Gigabytes QC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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