New monitor g sync or not

[nastdude]

Hi guys . 

I am looking at upgrading my old monitor . 

But i am having difficulty deciding on what one. I have been thinking this one ViewSonic XG2703-GS 27in G-Sync 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor. 

 

I currently have an asus ips 1080p 24 inch screen . 

My specs are

i7 3820

Gtx 1070

8gb ram .

Bit of an older system but she goes.  

 

I want an ips panel but am unsure about wether to go 4 k or 1440p . (Obviosly i need better components but waiting on coffee lake for a full system upgrade)

I want to know if g sync is worth the extra $$ . 

Screen size roughly 27 inches

I live in Australia.  

Dont really want to spend more then 900 if possible. 

Cheers 

Nathan . 

[Jurrunio]

1. GTX 1070 on 4K 60Hz screen will require low to medium settings in more demanding games, not a good idea. 1440p 60Hz or 1080p 144Hz is much better.

 

2. Gsync is expensive. I would rather get a monitor with high refresh rate or resolution first, then consider whether the budget can hold the extra cost on Gsync

[aatoss]

G-sync is really worth the money. I higly reccomend a g-sync monitor. I have a 1440p 165 hz g-sync monitor and it has been worth the money all the way. If you play games that don't exeed the limit of your gpu and run in variable fps it makes the edperience much better. And usually g-sync monitors are high refeesrate monitors so it doesn't hurt to have g-sync in them. But in my experience moving from 1080p 60fps to 1440p 165hz is worth the money. Higly reccomend g-sync

[nastdude]

11 hours ago, aatoss said:

G-sync is really worth the money. I higly reccomend a g-sync monitor. I have a 1440p 165 hz g-sync monitor and it has been worth the money all the way. If you play games that don't exeed the limit of your gpu and run in variable fps it makes the edperience much better. And usually g-sync monitors are high refeesrate monitors so it doesn't hurt to have g-sync in them. But in my experience moving from 1080p 60fps to 1440p 165hz is worth the money. Higly reccomend g-sync

Awesome . It is a huge chunk of change for the g-sync monitor but itll be a good investment i guess.  

What monitor do you have and is the view sonic i listed above an ok screen? its 899 aud .

[nastdude]

Okay I am still unsure to go g-sync or not I current have a asus 1080p IPS panel which is okay.
I really want a bigger screen but now reading reviews of the viewsonic and backlight bleed it has put me off. I was looking at the Asus ROG Swift PG279Q 1440p IPS. but they too have some issues with back light bleed.  .

 

[iiNNeX]

I have a 165hz Gsync monitor too (PG279Q) and I also highly recommend Gsync. Makes the lower frames in really demanding games seem very fluid, as if they are above 60

 

Also, stay 1440p for now, wait a year or so for 4K to mature and for hardware to come out that can actually run games above 60fps on Ultra in 4K.

[aatoss]

19 hours ago, nastdude said:

Okay I am still unsure to go g-sync or not I current have a asus 1080p IPS panel which is okay.
I really want a bigger screen but now reading reviews of the viewsonic and backlight bleed it has put me off. I was looking at the Asus ROG Swift PG279Q 1440p IPS. but they too have some issues with back light bleed.  .

 

I have that Asus ROG Swift PG279Q and it has been wonderful. Backlight bleed is a issue and my unit has some. But I don't really notice it that often. It is at the sides when most of your focus is at the center of the screen. I only notice it when I put a black image on the screen. Normal usecases during half a year I have had this monitor I noticed the backlight bleed maby once. I guess there is always a change to get backlight bleed dispite the monitor you buy. I still stand behind my original reccomendation

[nastdude]

On 04/09/2017 at 6:29 PM, iiNNeX said:

I have a 165hz Gsync monitor too (PG279Q) and I also highly recommend Gsync. Makes the lower frames in really demanding games seem very fluid, as if they are above 60

 

Also, stay 1440p for now, wait a year or so for 4K to mature and for hardware to come out that can actually run games above 60fps on Ultra in 4K.

(Sorry to bring my.old thread up again) .

 

Just wanted to let you know i have my viewsonic . Its amazing. 

Had a little trouble getting it to run at 144hz figured out i had to change the refresh rate in nvidia control panel.  She's soo purdy and worth it . 

Haven't looked for back light bleed not going to as ill only hurt my little head if its there . 

 

So much better then my 1080 ips panel ? cant go back now . 

Was worth the gamble

[iiNNeX]

29 minutes ago, nastdude said:

(Sorry to bring my.old thread up again) .

 

Just wanted to let you know i have my viewsonic . Its amazing. 

Had a little trouble getting it to run at 144hz figured out i had to change the refresh rate in nvidia control panel.  She's soo purdy and worth it . 

Haven't looked for back light bleed not going to as ill only hurt my little head if its there . 

 

So much better then my 1080 ips panel ? cant go back now . 

Was worth the gamble

Good to hear man, glad you like it

[ShoshinUK]

Fellow ROG Swift fanboy here, I use the PG278QR model

 

It's fantastic, I just wish it was 32 inch!

 

[xsimplyjosh]

Imo 1440p fits 27 inch nicely. Pg279q owner here and i can justify my purchase of the monitor. Was 950aud... the 1080ti was approx 1000aud so the combinations makes sense . Get around 120-165hz on fully maxed which means alot. Sure i dont always hit 165hz but the diff between 120 n 165 isnt that obvious compared to 60 and 100.

 

with a 1070 u may hv slight trouble hitting 144hz constantly unless u are playing esports game at 1440p or low end title. Im just managing the above frame rates nicely with a 1080ti on stock clocks w/ gpu boost 3.0

 

but imo as lonng u maintain above 100hz u shud be fine as the differences become slight rather than substantial >100hz Just hv to dial down settings abit graphic wise

 

if u want 32 inch might as well go 4k already sinfe the extra 5 inches in screen space can accomodate more pixels w.o much scaling need... 27 inch was made for 1440p imo for 4k was overkill.

[ShoshinUK]

re 32 inch 1440p rather than 2160p - I just want bigger bad people to shoot at long range.............