Posted February 14, 2016 i definitely want to purchase a gpu that can max out my games at 1080p. but lets say i get my gpu and start playing battlefield 4 and my frame rates are in the 80-100 range, am i going to want to buy a 144hz monitor to get the full potential from my gpu? thanks for any responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 14, 2016 Gtx 970 all the way. i7 7700k @ 4.9ghz | Asus Maximus IX Hero | G.skill 32gb @ 3200 | Gtx 1080 classified | In win 909 | Samsung 960 pro 1tb | WD caviar blue 1tb x3 | Dell u3417w | Corsair H115i | Ducky premier dk9008p (mx reds) | Logitech g900 | Sennheiser hd 800s w/ hdvd 800 | Audioengine a5+ w/ s8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 14, 2016 Author 11 hours ago, eLucid said: Gtx 970 all the way. am i just limiting my build with a 60hz monitor though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted February 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, Yakamaru said: i definitely want to purchase a gpu that can max out my games at 1080p. but lets say i get my gpu and start playing battlefield 4 and my frame rates are in the 80-100 range, am i going to want to buy a 144hz monitor to get the full potential from my gpu? thanks for any responses It depends on how much You can spend on You'r GPU? But I will also stay with 970. MSI GeForce 970 Gaming 4G seems like a pretty good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Yakamaru said: am i just limiting my build with a 60hz monitor though? I would also say 970, but since you are limited to 60hz i would say the gtx 960 4g. (i speak from experience, it's in my current rig) MAIN RIG | AMD R7 1800x @ 4.0GHz [cooled by Corsair h110i] | Zotac 1070 founders | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x8gb | | ASUS crosshair IV hero | Samsung 960 evo m.2 | Seagate 1TB + WD blue 2TB| Corsair HX750i | Phanteks evlov atx TG | LAPTOP | HP zbook Workstation | Intel i7-4710 HQ @ 2.5GHz | 8gb ram | NVIDIA Quadro k1100m | 250gb + 250gb Crucial SSDs | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...