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Acer unveils 2560*1440 display with 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync

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90 FPS is a sweetspot, simple.

 

That's like saying you're going to drive 30 mph in a 50 mph zone because 30 mph is more scenic

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That's like saying you're going to drive 30 mph in a 50 mph zone because 30 mph is more scenic

 

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Beyond 90 FPS = diminishing returns

No reason to work the GPU harder than it has to

Repeating myself for the last time.

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Beyond 90 FPS = diminishing returns

No reason to work the GPU harder than it has to

Repeating myself for the last time.

...Ok, if you insist on wasting potential

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I really enjoy the 144hz refresh rate myself. The GTX 970 pushes 144hz @ 1080p fine if you just go with a custom preset and select typical ultra settings, but deselect BS like motion blur, lens flare, etc.. I'm using an Acer TN display and the colors are gorgeous, better than most IPS monitors I've seen around this price range (-$230).

 

Hopefully this monitor is the same in quality. I don't like the orange, I wish they went with a similar style like they did with the gn246hl, just some not-gaudy orange accenting on the base that is easily covered/ignored if you don't like it.

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All I have to do is turn over my life savings, and I can get one of these.

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So I spent the last 10 minutes looking at monitors in A$.  To be honest I don't understand why people are still talking about price.  I have seen so many variations on price/feature across too many products to really be able to nail down any one feature as being more or less expensive than another,  e.g you can get essentially the same monitor as this but trading freesync for an IPS panel for cheaper. 

 

This looks like a good monitor but I'd like to see some real world reviews before I claim the prices is reasonable. 

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That isn't even remotely the same monitor but I could see how you would miss it based on the model number (the monitor in op is the XG the one you linked is the XB).

 

edit: in retrospect "remotely" might have been a bit strong of a word there.

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Oops my bad. I thought this was the other monitor thread i was subscribed to. 

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If it had a vesa mount I'd be tempted buy it, as a couple of spray cans would sort the god awful strip at the bottom.

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Its £429 (Pre-Order) in the UK so approx $660 in the US. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-078-AC&groupid=17&catid=948

and due on the 27/03/15

 

I dont like the Orange colour either....its putting me off it TBH. I would'nt mind if it was red too much, but I would prefer it if they offered it in a range of colours. At least offer an alternative to something that looks like its rusting away on your desktop. :P

 

Black or Chrome would be good IMHO

 

There are a lot of good gaming monitors coming out in the next few months and I still have my hopes pinned on the BenQ XL2730Z.

 

Still more expensive than 4K for less. Approaching the price of professional 4K 10 bit IPS, too.

 

And it arrives almost in time for the ROG Swift to be upgraded to 4K, too. So really this would have been a good product, about a year ago.

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Just a quick n dirty mock up, but a bit of plasti dip and this is what it should have looked like from the factory...

 

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Wow i just looked at the pic of the display now. What were they thinking? The focal point should be the screen. 

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Just a quick n dirty mock up, but a bit of plasti dip and this is what it should have looked like from the factory...

 

 

 

 

why plastidip? planning to resell it? so sick of people using this crap. Just learn to use proper spraypaint and make it look better and last longer and be slightly more scratch-resistant.

 

seriously, spray-painting is not so difficult that it needs an alternative. it's fucking easy.

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Impressive but expensive probably current or last gen gaming monitor would be a better bet.

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