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One 4k or two 2k?

TheFallenFire
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I'm looking to get a new screen right know I have a Asus 1080p monitor with a 290 and I would like to up the resolution but I'm having a hard time finding some I found a great 4k but I'm having a hard time finding I high resolution monitor above 1080p that's under 300$ I'm looking for like 250$ some where around there

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Why not do three 1080p monitors?

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4K would be a decent option, though 2K would be easier to drive. (even two as it would still be around 1/2 the pixel count)

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I'm looking to get a new screen right know I have a Asus 1080p monitor with a 290 and I would like to up the resolution but I'm having a hard time finding some I found a great 4k but I'm having a hard time finding I high resolution monitor above 1080p that's under 300$ I'm looking for like 250$ some where around there

 

Get an ASUS PB287Q, I also have an unboxing in my sig if you're interested :)

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2x 2560x1440 would be my choice as most software will scale for 2K.
also you have the startings of a surround setup which is good for gaming 
and great for productivity 

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Why not do three 1080p monitors?

 

Three quarters of the difficulty of 4K, none of the dpi prettiness.

 

It doesn't make sense from a cost point of view either. For each 1080p monitor to be a third of the price of a 4K monitor you have to skimp on the quality quite a lot.

 

 

Get an ASUS PB287Q, I also have an unboxing in my sig if you're interested :)

 

Agreed, it's a gorgeous monitor. Provided you have a capable GPU.

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