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Naruto1
By Naruto1
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Hello guys,

 

I want to buy a new monitor, but I can't decide which one to get.

So, I currently own an Asus PG279Q.

But I want to start streaming in the next weeks, so I need a second monitor.

The thing is, I could easily get a cheap monitor just for the chat, but I want at least the same specs or better on my monitor, so that I can use the PG279Q as my second monitor.

 

And I have 2 monitor which I am thinking about:

The Asus PG278QR or the Asus PG258Q.

The thing is: I want to stream FPS-games only pretty much, so I need the high refresh-rate.

The PG278QR would be an upgrade in the GtG response time. Everything else would stay the same.

The PG258Q would be a downgrad back to 1080p again, but an upgrade from 165hz to 240hz, which is a lot. But I would also go down from 27" to 24".

 

So, which one should I take ?

I think the PG278Q would be the better choice, but since I am a really competetive player, I also think the PG258Q would be nice........

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You dont need high refresh rate for streaming. Captured video can be at higher refresh rates than your monitor if you wish.

 

I'd say the PG258Q is better because it's quite different from the PG279Q you have. This means you can enjoy different gameplay experience as you wish. Do keep in mind that Gsync doesnt work properly with monitors of different refresh rate hooked up. I'm not sure about the exact situation, but that's what I read from here.

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44 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You dont need high refresh rate for streaming. Captured video can be at higher refresh rates than your monitor if you wish.

 

I'd say the PG258Q is better because it's quite different from the PG279Q you have. This means you can enjoy different gameplay experience as you wish. Do keep in mind that Gsync doesnt work properly with monitors of different refresh rate hooked up. I'm not sure about the exact situation, but that's what I read from here.

Thanks for the reply.

 

Well, I want to play games like COD WW2 or BF1, so I need a high refreshrate for that, you know.

And I also don't use G-Sync, because it's extremely stupid in fast games anyway.

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