Looking for a new 1440p 120Hz+ monitor

[XDroidie626]

Hello All,

So to compliment my new rig I am looking at getting a new monitor, I have a 1080p monitor and it doesn't do my GTX1080 justice.

So I decided to spend a bit of money on a new monitor, something that is 1440p and around 120Hz, ideally with G-Sync enabled as my GPU is putting out like 120+ FPS in COD Infinite Warfare and other titles at ultra.

I am currently looking at the ASUS ROG Swift PG278QR but the Acer Predator XB271HU is also rather tempting.

I do not really want to exceed the price of the Asus monitor, this is already a lot of money to be spending on a monitor but since its something I look at a lot and I plan for it to last me a long time I think its worth it.

 

What would you suggest, really its a case of I/O and what display technology do I want, personally I am not too bothered about the ports and the technology but would like a second opinion for people more in the know about displays and who may actually own one of the two.

 

Many Thanks

[DocSwag]

You might want to consider the Dell S2716DG instead. It's cheaper and yes it's TN, but I've heard a lot of the IPS 1440p g sync monitors have quality control issues (backlight bleed, dead pixels, etc.) but I haven't heard the same for the Dell. Asus CS also isn't that great, I know that for sure. There was a guy on the forum who had a dead pixel in the middle of his 1080p 240 hz Asus monitor, and they refused to rma it because there had to be "5 dead pixels to he rmaed," even though the dead pixel was literally in the center of the monitor which made it horrible to use.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

Acer XG270HU

[XDroidie626]

47 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

You might want to consider the Dell S2716DG instead. It's cheaper and yes it's TN, but I've heard a lot of the IPS 1440p g sync monitors have quality control issues (backlight bleed, dead pixels, etc.) but I haven't heard the same for the Dell. Asus CS also isn't that great, I know that for sure. There was a guy on the forum who had a dead pixel in the middle of his 1080p 240 hz Asus monitor, and they refused to rma it because there had to be "5 dead pixels to he rmaed," even though the dead pixel was literally in the center of the monitor which made it horrible to use.

That dell is a nice bit of kit, but during looking I found a 24" monitor with the same specs, given my desk I think 24" maybe better, also its £499 instead of like £600 which is always nice.

Thats rather crappy customer support is that, I generally avoid Asus due to having a lot of motherboard issues with them.

[DocSwag]

38 minutes ago, XDroidie626 said:

That dell is a nice bit of kit, but during looking I found a 24" monitor with the same specs, given my desk I think 24" maybe better, also its £499 instead of like £600 which is always nice.

Thats rather crappy customer support is that, I generally avoid Asus due to having a lot of motherboard issues with them.

Yeah they also have that 24" one you can consider, that I usually like to recommend because for a 1440p 165 hz g sync monitor it's usually quite inexpensive. I initially mentioned the 27" because you were mentioning 27" ones so I assumed you weren't interested in 24"  

 

I've heard out of the box the colors of the Dell monitors aren't the best but if you tinker with them a bit you can usually make them better. If 24" is fine for you and whatnot I think that would be a good option for you while also saving a bit of money.

 

Theres also this guy you could take a look at. It's a bit cheaper than the Dell, but I'm not really familiar with it at all so I don't know much about stuff like quality control and colors for it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LLGLG7W/?tag=pcp0f-21

[XDroidie626]

32 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Yeah they also have that 24" one you can consider, that I usually like to recommend because for a 1440p 165 hz g sync monitor it's usually quite inexpensive. I initially mentioned the 27" because you were mentioning 27" ones so I assumed you weren't interested in 24"  

 

I've heard out of the box the colors of the Dell monitors aren't the best but if you tinker with them a bit you can usually make them better. If 24" is fine for you and whatnot I think that would be a good option for you while also saving a bit of money.

 

Theres also this guy you could take a look at. It's a bit cheaper than the Dell, but I'm not really familiar with it at all so I don't know much about stuff like quality control and colors for it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LLGLG7W/?tag=pcp0f-21

Yeah I was looking mostly at 27" originally because thats what the ROG line was, but basically its that ROG monitor in a smaller form factor.

That AOC monitor does look interesting but the advantage I have with the Dell is I know their quality, AOC while good at times generally lack the quality overall I have seen with Dell monitors, but I shall definitely look into it.

[EunSoo]

The Acer xb271hu definitely. It has an IPS panel so better colors. It doesn't have as good build quality as the Asus but I would take the IPS over having a more sturdy stand any day.

 

The Dell s2716dg is a great monitor. It has the best tn panel I've seen but it is still quite obvious it's a tn and isn't as good as the LG IPS I have sitting next to it. Overall it's a solid monitor and you can't go wrong with it. However, because of the benefits of an IPS, I would still recommend the Acer xb271hu.

 

As mentioned above, quality control is an issue with this panel. The Asus pg279q which has the same panel as the Acer xb271hu. I have seen about 10-15 complaints about defective panels which is very worrying. About 70-80% of the ones I've seen were the Asus so Acer seems to have somewhat better quality control on this monitor but still be wary of that issue.

 

You also mentioned that 24" might be the best size for your desk. If you really can't fit a 27" no matter how you arrange your setup then you have no option but if you can, then I recommend that you get the 27". It provides much better immersion and let's 1440p shine with good PPI and plenty of screen area.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

13 minutes ago, XDroidie626 said:

Yeah I was looking mostly at 27" originally because thats what the ROG line was, but basically its that ROG monitor in a smaller form factor.

That AOC monitor does look interesting but the advantage I have with the Dell is I know their quality, AOC while good at times generally lack the quality overall I have seen with Dell monitors, but I shall definitely look into it.

In my opinion i am not too satisfied with 24" because sometimes they actually make it 23.8" so i am straight to LG 27MP59G

[XDroidie626]

1 hour ago, SCGazelle said:

The Acer xb271hu definitely. It has an IPS panel so better colors. It doesn't have as good build quality as the Asus but I would take the IPS over having a more sturdy stand any day.

 

The Dell s2716dg is a great monitor. It has the best tn panel I've seen but it is still quite obvious it's a tn and isn't as good as the LG IPS I have sitting next to it. Overall it's a solid monitor and you can't go wrong with it. However, because of the benefits of an IPS, I would still recommend the Acer xb271hu.

 

As mentioned above, quality control is an issue with this panel. The Asus pg279q which has the same panel as the Acer xb271hu. I have seen about 10-15 complaints about defective panels which is very worrying. About 70-80% of the ones I've seen were the Asus so Acer seems to have somewhat better quality control on this monitor but still be wary of that issue.

 

You also mentioned that 24" might be the best size for your desk. If you really can't fit a 27" no matter how you arrange your setup then you have no option but if you can, then I recommend that you get the 27". It provides much better immersion and let's 1440p shine with good PPI and plenty of screen area.

I can fit 27" on my desk, its just we have the family 21.5" iMac here also, but with a slight bit of movement I could easily fit it on the desk, I was thinking more of the distance I sit.

Another thing is price, is the acer worth more money for IPS and a different chassis

[Lethalmonk]

9 hours ago, XDroidie626 said:

That dell is a nice bit of kit, but during looking I found a 24" monitor with the same specs, given my desk I think 24" maybe better, also its £499 instead of like £600 which is always nice.

Thats rather crappy customer support is that, I generally avoid Asus due to having a lot of motherboard issues with them.

Asus customer support is.... Terrible.