What should i pick for my gtx 1080

[TommyW2061]

so i just recently finished my build (link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pcvKkT ). now that i have some money saved up again, im going to buy a new monitor. but im going to need some opinions...

currently i have a crappy 24" 1920x1080 philips monitor with terrible colors and backlight bleed. my second monitor is a lg 25" widescreen 2560x1080 OC'ed to 75 Hz.

 

so im looking for a 24-27" 2560x1440 with a refresh rate from anywhere between 100Hz - 144Hz. i dont know what brand is the best so i really dont know what to pick, because there are like a million monitors to choose from.

 

my budget 300-400 euro-ish.

 

thanks in advance.

 

[hconverse02]

some of these are kinda expensive but if you save up longer, it would be worth it because the rog monitors make your gaming experience better.

 

https://www.asus.com/uk/Monitors/Gaming-Products/ forgot to add the link- choose to your liking

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#m=3,8&W=2380,5500&T=1,3&H=100,240

 

 

Edited January 20, 2017 by hconverse02

[BleakMaker]

6 minutes ago, TommyW2061 said:

so i just recently finished my build (link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pcvKkT ). now that i have some money saved up again, im going to buy a new monitor. but im going to need some opinions...

currently i have a crappy 24" 1920x1080 philips monitor with terrible colors and backlight bleed. my second monitor is a lg 25" widescreen 2560x1080 OC'ed to 75 Hz.

 

so im looking for a 24-27" 2560x1440 with a refresh rate from anywhere between 100Hz - 144Hz. i dont know what brand is the best so i really dont know what to pick, because there are like a million monitors to choose from.

 

my budget 300-400 euro-ish.

 

thanks in advance.

 

Within your budget but not 1440p: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C05C1OK/ref=dp_cerb_2

not within your budget but the best there is: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HU-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B0173PEX20/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484913251&sr=1-24&keywords=monitor&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547807011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

or this one just above your budget but with everything: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Gaming-S2716DG-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B0149QBOF0/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484913251&sr=1-10&keywords=monitor&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547807011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

 

[ChanceTheRapper]

one advice i can give to you : dont go for 4k

Why : because you wont be able to play any game at ultra settings with gtx 1080 , not even with Titan X Pascal so your experience wont be that good

 

[TommyW2061]

1 minute ago, ChanceTheRapper said:

one advice i can give to you : dont go for 4k

Why : because you wont be able to play any game at ultra settings with gtx 1080 , not even with Titan X Pascal so your experience wont be that good

 

i know, wasnt planning to go 4k. i care more for FPS. and i feel like 1440p is the best spot for a gtx1080

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, ChanceTheRapper said:

one advice i can give to you : dont go for 4k

Why : because you wont be able to play any game at ultra settings with gtx 1080 , not even with Titan X Pascal so your experience wont be that good

 

i'd beg to differ on the performance side of things (because honestly.. at 4k.. turn of AA for goodness sake..) but there's plenty more reasons to not go 4k yet

 

*has a 4K panel keeping a certain patch of my clouset dust-free*

[TommyW2061]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

i'd beg to differ on the performance side of things (because honestly.. at 4k.. turn of AA for goodness sake..) but there's plenty more reasons to not go 4k yet

 

*has a 4K panel keeping a certain patch of my clouset dust-free*

thats true also, but ill wait just a bit longer for the next generation of nvidia graphics cards before im going to start thinkng about going 4K

[TommyW2061]

11 minutes ago, Mark17 said:

Within your budget but not 1440p: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C05C1OK/ref=dp_cerb_2

not within your budget but the best there is: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HU-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B0173PEX20/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484913251&sr=1-24&keywords=monitor&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547807011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

or this one just above your budget but with everything: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Gaming-S2716DG-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B0149QBOF0/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484913251&sr=1-10&keywords=monitor&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547807011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

 

so i need to save up a little longer in order to get what im looking for?

and is that 1080p 144hz (180hz) predator monitor even worth it when that 1080p 240Hz asus ROG monitor is right around the corner?

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, TommyW2061 said:

thats true also, but ill wait just a bit longer for the next generation of nvidia graphics cards before im going to start thinkng about going 4K

IMO the whole "pixel race" as i call it is being rushed... my computer from 1995 supports 1280x1024 pixels, that's how long we've been at *almost 1080p*, and now we went from 1080p to 2160p, and on our way to 4320p in a mere few years.

 

give it two more generations of gpu's before 4k is really a worthy pick for gaming.

[hconverse02]

2 minutes ago, TommyW2061 said:

so i need to save up a little longer in order to get what im looking for?

and is that 1080p 144hz (180hz) predator monitor even worth it when that 1080p 240Hz asus ROG monitor is right around the corner?

That would be in your best opinion because of both more choices available and because you will have more money to meet your requirements.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, TommyW2061 said:

so i need to save up a little longer in order to get what im looking for?

and is that 1080p 144hz (180hz) predator monitor even worth it when that 1080p 240Hz asus ROG monitor is right around the corner?

aside from the TN (which, is potentially gonna be poopy colors) side of things, my vote is on the dell he linked.

[TommyW2061]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

IMO the whole "pixel race" as i call it is being rushed... my computer from 1995 supports 1280x1024 pixels, that's how long we've been at *almost 1080p*, and now we went from 1080p to 2160p, and on our way to 4320p in a mere few years.

 

give it two more generations of gpu's before 4k is really a worthy pick for gaming.

i cant agree more with you. 4k is barely out yet and there are already 8k panels coming out as tv's and monitors.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, TommyW2061 said:

i cant agree more with you. 4k is barely out yet and there are already 8k panels coming out as tv's and monitors.

but the pixels, man, i can push my snout into them and not see them.

[TommyW2061]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

aside from the TN (which, is potentially gonna be poopy colors) side of things, my vote is on the dell he linked.

ye i was leaning towards the dell as well... guess i have to work a bit harder this week to affort that at the end of the month

[TommyW2061]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

but the pixels, man, i can push my snout into them and not see them.

funny thing is that the 8k dell monitor can only be run at this moment by a nvidia quadro p6000 that costt 6000$ plus the 5000$ for the monitor itself

[SaladFingers]

 

33 minutes ago, TommyW2061 said:

i know, wasnt planning to go 4k. i care more for FPS. and i feel like 1440p is the best spot for a gtx1080

 

FPS is KING! Preach my brother!

[RumSwift]

43 minutes ago, manikyath said:

IMO the whole "pixel race" as i call it is being rushed... my computer from 1995 supports 1280x1024 pixels, that's how long we've been at *almost 1080p*, and now we went from 1080p to 2160p, and on our way to 4320p in a mere few years.

 

give it two more generations of gpu's before 4k is really a worthy pick for gaming.

That's just zipfs law. Back in the past we developed at a slower rate as we do now because of the lack of technology available. It's not that it's being developed too quickly, thats expected. It's that they're developing stupid things that we don't need at the moment. AKA that 8K monitor.