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Hey y'all, I'm looking to upgrade something about my setup so that I will get more enjoyment out of gaming. The two things I would upgrade would be my monitor or my GPU. My question is which should I upgrade? I currently have an HP 2009m monitor and a Zotac 750ti with 2gb VRAM.

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4 minutes ago, MadRussian42 said:

Hey y'all, I'm looking to upgrade something about my setup so that I will get more enjoyment out of gaming. The two things I would upgrade would be my monitor or my GPU. My question is which should I upgrade? I currently have an HP 2009m monitor and a Zotac 750ti with 2gb VRAM.

If you plan on playing new titles, a GPU upgrade may be better in your interests. It is what I would do personally, and is what I did. I noticed even on my craptastic 19" monitor that games were more playable. So that's my opinion, GPU. 

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I'd get a nicer low-cost 1920x1080 monitor and a 1050 Ti.

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2 minutes ago, L.E.D said:

If you plan on playing new titles, a GPU upgrade may be better in your interests. It is what I would do personally, and is what I did. I noticed even on my craptastic 19" monitor that games were more playable. So that's my opinion, GPU. 

In response to L.E.D., I would also recommend a graphics card upgrade for the games that are coming out if you plan to play them in the coming months. However, if you play smaller games such as CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, etc. I would recommend staying with the 750 Ti and upgrading your monitor. For instance, an upgrade to an ultrawide monitor is a great investment, I would suggest the LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 75Hz Monitor (Link to the monitor).

 

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At first i said GPU for sure! but then i check the monitor and its a 20".. which is pretty low, get a 24" or 27" monitor

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