3x1080p 144Hz or 1x1440p 144Hz?

[Steven9595]

I'm looking to upgrade my monitors and I'm not sure if I should go 3 x 1080p 144Hz (I've already got one) or if I should go 1 x 1440p 144Hz? Suggestions? Specs in signature.

[Superspeed07]

3 x 1080 is awesome for sim racing / flying outside of that it is up to you if you want that much of your desk space taken, otherwise I would go for a single 1440p with the 1080 on the side

[Virtual01]

Unless you add another 970 or play on medium/low settings don't expect to take advantage of the high refresh rate in AAA games. 1x1440p monitor is easier to drive than 3x1080.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Virtual01 said:

Unless you add another 970 or play on medium/low settings don't expect to take advantage of the high refresh rate in AAA games. 1x1440p monitor is easier to drive than 3x1080.

maybe so, but a 970 will do fine

i use a 770 4gb and it drives 5760x1080 games at high or ultra

[AstroBenny]

If I were you I'd opt for a single 1440P 165Hz G-sync monitor; specifically the PG279Q.

[Steven9595]

2 minutes ago, Virtual01 said:

Unless you add another 970 or play on medium/low settings don't expect to take advantage of the high refresh rate in AAA games. 1x1440p monitor is easier to drive than 3x1080.

Yeah my dilemma is just productivity vs ease of use :c

[TidaLWaveZ]

Go for the 1440p. Last year I switched from three 22" 1080p's to one 27" 1440p, and to this day I am still very happy with the decision.  I also was using a 970, 1440p works great with the 970.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Well, I have triple 1080p 144hz and @Iamdarkbowser has one 1440p 144hz. Lets see what he says

[Superspeed07]

6 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

Go for the 1440p. Last year I switched from three 22" 1080p's to one 27" 1440p, and to this day I am still very happy with the decision.  I also was using a 970, 1440p worked great.

this is what i've been thinking of doing, i've got 3 23's atm while I do enjoy using them all together i'd rather have one really nice monitor.... maybe an ultrawide but those are a couple of pretty pennies outside my budget atm.

[Josephdalepi]

16 minutes ago, Steven9595 said:

I'm looking to upgrade my monitors and I'm not sure if I should go 3 x 1080p 144Hz (I've already got one) or if I should go 1 x 1440p 144Hz? Suggestions? Specs in signature.

do the 1440p

i use 3 24 inch 1080p monitors and it works great for me, but it is massively impractical

i custom built my desk so it works

i woulda gone 1440, but they werent available 3 years ago, so i got the 1080s

[TidaLWaveZ]

1 minute ago, Superspeed07 said:

this is what i've been thinking of doing, i've got 3 23's atm while I do enjoy using them all together i'd rather have one really nice monitor.... maybe an ultrawide but those are a couple of pretty pennies outside my budget atm.

I've noticed that even though the 27" 1440p is stretched across an extra 5 diagonal inches, the 1440p is still way more crisp/better looking. 

 

I've seen and heard a lot of people saying that the difference between 1080p and 1440p is too small to notice and that is definitely not the case.