High end 1080p monitor vs cheap 1440p

[XCalinX]

Hey guys,

I/m looking to get an acual monitor because my 32" tv makes my eyes burn when I use it as a monitor. I'm undecided between a high end 1080p 144hz monitor vs a lower end 1440p 60hz one for a single 980. I've been looking at the ASUS VG248QE (1080) and the Acer G277HU (1440p) so something around their price will do.

What would you buy? Thanks.

[Enderman]

IMO 1440p

60hz is enough for me, and i like higher resolutions more than framerate

 

you can get some decent 1440p monitors for less than $300

[Sequence]

What games do you play ? 

[XCalinX]

What games do you play ? 

BF4 mostly

[Sequence]

BF4 mostly

then i would suggest the asus 144hz  because 144hz does make a difference especially in fps games. and though not so sure on numbers i think you would have to turn details down on 1440p with a single 980 though correct me if im wrong.

[BrianPena]

then i would suggest the asus 144hz  because 144hz does make a difference especially in fps games. and though not so sure on numbers i think you would have to turn details down on 1440p with a single 980 though correct me if im wrong.

Not if its only 60 Hz. If he gets the 1440p he should be fine.

 

I chose to go with the 144 hz option since it went really nice with my specific build and I don't mind lower resolutions. If you get another 980 though then getting at least a 1440p would be a no brainer.

[Sequence]

Not if its only 60 Hz. If he gets the 1440p he should be fine.

 

I chose to go with the 144 hz option since it went really nice with my specific build and I don't mind lower resolutions. If you get another 980 though then getting at least a 1440p would be a no brainer.

The Hz wont affect fps.. 

[anthonyc813]

Not if its only 60 Hz. If he gets the 1440p he should be fine.

 

I chose to go with the 144 hz option since it went really nice with my specific build and I don't mind lower resolutions. If you get another 980 though then getting at least a 1440p would be a no brainer.

Not to derail thread but what about two 970s?

[BrianPena]

The Hz wont affect fps.. 

What I am saying is that if the 1440p monitor was 60 Hz he wouldn't have to turn down the settings to be able to get the most out of the monitor. If the 1440p monitor was 144 Hz he might have trouble hitting that 144 fps mark to use that specific monitor effectively.

 

Not to derail thread but what about two 970s?

2x 970 would do perfectly fine at 1440p. It's even "ok" at 4k. By "ok" I mean 30-40 fps in games that are pretty hard to run like Crysis 3.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,22.html

[anthonyc813]

What I am saying is that if the 1440p monitor was 60 Hz he wouldn't have to turn down the settings to be able to get the most out of the monitor. If the 1440p monitor was 144 Hz he might have trouble hitting that 144 fps mark to use that specific monitor effectively.

 

2x 970 would do perfectly fine at 1440p. It's even "ok" at 4k. By "ok" I mean 30-40 fps in games that are pretty hard to run like Crysis 3.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,22.html

Sorry to steal thread but I just watched 

and what Linus said at the end got me. Competetive FPS stuff= ROG Swift. Sight seeing 3rd person RPG stuff= Acer 4k monitor

I raid in WoW and like Dragon Age, the Witcher, GTA 5 soon, and other RPGs. With 2 970s would the 4k be ideal for me or continue to save for the swift?

 

@XCalinX- sorry to ask on your thread. maybe this info will help you too!

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[XCalinX]

@anthonyc813 No, I need the 980 because if I upgrade to SLI later it will be more powerful than the 970s, and some games have SLI scaling problems and I want the top of the line stuff tbh

Anyway, I think I will go with the 1440p solution because I doubt a single 980 will push 144fps in BF4 at ultra 1080p, but might be able to do 60fps at 1440p.

[BrianPena]

Sorry to steal thread but I just watched 

and what Linus said at the end got me. Competetive FPS stuff= ROG Swift. Sight seeing 3rd person RPG stuff= Acer 4k monitor

I raid in WoW and like Dragon Age, the Witcher, GTA 5 soon, and other RPGs. With 2 970s would the 4k be ideal for me or continue to save for the swift?

 

@XCalinX- sorry to ask on your thread. maybe this info will help you too!

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WoW should be fine

I don't know much about Dragon Age so that's a toss up for me

Witcher seems like it will be hard to run at 4k

GTA V we will have to wait and see how it runs when it comes out (if it ever does)

 

 

IMHO i would wait for the Swift. Take advantage of that G sync and 144 Hz. Also the higher framerates vs 4k.

[Badger906]

Sorry to steal thread but I just watched

and what Linus said at the end got me. Competetive FPS stuff= ROG Swift. Sight seeing 3rd person RPG stuff= Acer 4k monitor

I raid in WoW and like Dragon Age, the Witcher, GTA 5 soon, and other RPGs. With 2 970s would the 4k be ideal for me or continue to save for the swift?

@XCalinX- sorry to ask on your thread. maybe this info will help you too!

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I have that monitor. its epic for gaming!! 60hz is enough for me, even when playing Cs:go

[NK91799]

Honestly, if you have then money to spend, I would recommend buying a 4k monitor at 60hz.  However, if you don't mind about resolution, I would recommend buying a monitor with at 120-144hz.  If you search, you may even be able to find a 1440p monitor that is 120hz at a similar price to the 1080p monitor that you want.  Either way, I would choose 144hz over higher resolution, but if you can find one that has both the resolution and refresh rate (I don't think that's the correct term, but whatever) I would go with that.