1440p really worth it over 1080p?

[RRGT19]

2k will make a huge difference coming from 1080p?

or not?....

 

More details?, what will I gain?.

[Mecami]

I own a 1440p panel and I have to say that it's definitely an upgrade over 1080p, though you will still need AA, unlike some people might suggest.

1440p is kind of the sweet spot right now in my opinion since it offers a bigger screen size and better details but is not as difficult to drive like a 4k panel.

Also can recommend 144Hz ips g-sync/freesync panels, definitely really cool stuff.

[Totallycasual]

I think the more important question is can your hardware still push decent FPS with ultra settings at that resolution? no use upgrading to a higher resolution monitor if your PC cant handle it.  

 

 

[AresKrieger]

Can you see individual pixels or a  lack of crispness on your current screen while at your normal viewing distance, if no then you'll gain nothing, if yes then that will improve thus improving how your games look but at the cost of FPS

[Nena Trinity]

Nah just use DSR or VSR on your 1080p screen!

[racer243l]

I upgraded to an 1440p monitor from 1080p and I think it´s worth it. Especially on a 27" display, 1080p doesn´t look good if you are close to it.

[RRGT19]

5 minutes ago, racer243l said:

I upgraded to an 1440p monitor from 1080p and I think it´s worth it. Especially on a 27" display, 1080p doesn´t look good if you are close to it.

I had a 24" 1080p and I bought a 27" 1440p using a GTX1080 and I don't see a huge difference in the details of the game. Colors on 2k are more clear but that's it.

 

I'm wondering if that little difference is worth to keep a GTX1080 and a 2k monitor.

 

1080p still looks good, very good on ULTRA.

[GSTARR]

1440p will literally kill 1080p's "goodness" once you start to use it more often.

Full HD seems like a lie now unless it's 1440 or above

[Thony]

It is worth it only if your hardware can handle it. 

I remember when Lirik got his 1st 1440p monitor and was overwhelmed by the image quality (he bought super expensive gsync screen).

 

Im perfectly fine at 1080p but if i had 1440p for a while i wouldnt go back.

 

If u dont need 144fps then go for 1440p unless u have gtx1080 then ignore this last sentence .

[racer243l]

2 minutes ago, RGT said:

I had a 24" 1080p and I bought a 27" 1440p using a GTX1080 and I don't see a huge difference in the details of the game. Colors on 2k are more clear but that's it.

 

I'm wondering if that little difference is worth to keep a GTX1080 and a 2k monitor.

 

1080p still looks good, very good on ULTRA.

I personally think it´s worth it. You have to decide it for your own.

[Delicieuxz]

I've only tried a 1440p monitor at a local NCIX, while picking up other PC parts. The monitor I tried was 1440p, 144hz, and the PC had a GTX 980 in it, which was unable to push a lot of frames in The Division, which was what was demoing on the PC. Still, I adjusted the settings of the game, and the monitor was then receiving around 70 - 75 FPS, and that was very impressionistic over the 60 FPS that I'm accustomed to. It felt like night and day. Also, the image and colour felt more solid and there to me than on my 1920x1200 monitor, which I expect was due to the increased pixel density of the 1440p resolution.

 

Since that experience, saving up for a 1440p monitor has been placed on my short-list of interests. It really made a big, noticeable impression, on me.

 

Since then, I've overclocked my 1920x1200 60hz monitor to 62hz, and even just 2 extra hz added to 60hz makes a noticeable difference in smoothness when panning the screen in a game.

[Praesi]

I switched from TN 1080p 60Hz to IPS 1440p 144Hz.

 

Its another World.

[Mick Naughty]

I can't say that it's all that great so far. I should have went ultra wide as now I don't like playing bf4 compared to using triple 1080. I'll see if I like it more once I get a new card, then prolly sli so I can lock my frames in on an ultrawide. 

[Falkentyne]

Benq XL monitor users can also test 1440p (probably easier to just use VSR/DSR though, and this may be faster than using the monitor's scalar).

Timings:

 

With ToastyX Custom Resolution Utility: works over DP and DVI (patched)

 

2560x1440

porch 48,3

Sync: 32,5

Horizontal Total: 2720

Vertical Total: 1502

refresh:100hz

Pixel Clock:408 mhz

 

DVI PORT users will need the ToastyX Pixel Clock Patcher.  Displayport users don't; just install and restart the video driver.

144hz is impossible.

120hz has artifacts (scalar limitations) over DP.  No signal over DVI

115hz was max possible on my XL2720Z, only with HT at 2641 and VT 1497 (pixel clock 454.67 MHz). Any higher=artifacts. DP only.

Funny though, 61hz works but 60hz is "Out of Range".

[RyGuy99]

6 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

I can't say that it's all that great so far. I should have went ultra wide as now I don't like playing bf4 compared to using triple 1080. I'll see if I like it more once I get a new card, then prolly sli so I can lock my frames in on an ultrawide. 

Yeah I'm willing to give up the 1440p and gsync because ultrawide looks that good. Plus I can't run a 1440p ultrawide with my 970. I'll wait til my next card upgrade and by then curved ultrawide 1440p with gsync prices will have gone down. 

[MxZeal]

I think its worth it if your card can do it now, for example if you have a 1070 or 1080.

But me personally i'm sticking with 1060 (once the model i want is in stock lul) and 1080p until next time i upgrade my card so in 2-3 years i think 1440p will be the new standard (or atleast a lot more affordable then)