Worth to downgrade from 4k to 1440 with G-Sync?

[YourComputerGeek]

Hi, 

       I've been really wanting a G-Sync monitor with 144Hz for awhile, but 4k monitors that do have that either don't rreally exist or are really too high on price. I'm afraid if i switch I'll from 4k to 1440p I'll notice too much of a difference? Not really sure where to go on this one!

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, YourComputerGeek said:

 

Have you already seen high refresh rate displays? I play esports games and I really don't care about 144hz.

What is your PC hardware and current monitor set up?

What's the budget for a new display and what's your location?

[JaegerB]

Depends what you prefer. Do you prefer slightly-noticeable screentear, but a pretty display, or a smooth, slightly less pretty (but still very sharp) picture.

[Orangeator]

I'm having this same dilemma. I currently have a 4k IPS monitor 27" and it is gorgeous to look at. Text is stupid sharp, and games look amazing. But the higher refresh rate of a 144Hz 1440p monitor is something I really want to test out... Sooo, I went to a friends house to check his monitor out for a comparison. This is pretty much the gist of it, the 1440p monitor has noticeably less sharp text and is very noticeable when using programs like excel. HOWEVER, in games I couldn't tell much of a difference. So if it really is for gaming go for the 1440p, but if you do a lot of office work like me, the 4k is obviously better.

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

 

What game were you looking at and what was the fps?

[Trenzit]

What a shame you still have to ask this question, we where promised to get 4k 144hz monitors almost a year ago..
I love 144hz. Bought one 1080p 144hz g-sync to check it out and fell in love. Later i upgradet to 1440p 165hz and it is just awesome. I love how everything feels so much snappier that i even prefer to do normal work on it. In Games I can enjoy not to care about the framerate. The gaming experience is much more consistent and immersive, because framedrops are not visible with g-sync.
To me this feels like the next logical step for monitors in general, there is no real reason not to have >60hz, which is why consoles with their dynamic resolution scaling are obsolete before they even came out.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. You might give up sharpnes, but you'll get another game-changing benefit.

[YourComputerGeek]

53 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Have you already seen high refresh rate displays? I play esports games and I really don't care about 144hz.

What is your PC hardware and current monitor set up?

What's the budget for a new display and what's your location?

I personally haven't seen high refresh rate in action 

 

I currently have a 1080 ti and my monitor is a Acer - CB280HK

 

Around $350-400 

[YourComputerGeek]

54 minutes ago, JaegerB said:

Depends what you prefer. Do you prefer slightly-noticeable screentear, but a pretty display, or a smooth, slightly less pretty (but still very sharp) picture.

I'm not sure, currently using a 4k monitor, but in games how much of a difference would I know between 4k and 1440p? 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, YourComputerGeek said:

 

You'd be able to get the $399 Pixio PX277 or $470 Nixeus(better stand) both have the same panel, 1440p 144hz IPS free-sync will work fine with your GPU

What's your CPU?

IF you can check out high refresh rate first that'd be a good idea to see if you even care about it.

[YourComputerGeek]

53 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

I'm having this same dilemma. I currently have a 4k IPS monitor 27" and it is gorgeous to look at. Text is stupid sharp, and games look amazing. But the higher refresh rate of a 144Hz 1440p monitor is something I really want to test out... Sooo, I went to a friends house to check his monitor out for a comparison. This is pretty much the gist of it, the 1440p monitor has noticeably less sharp text and is very noticeable when using programs like excel. HOWEVER, in games I couldn't tell much of a difference. So if it really is for gaming go for the 1440p, but if you do a lot of office work like me, the 4k is obviously better.

Yes I agree, Text is wonderful on my monitor, but I think G-Sync would be a nice touch 

[YourComputerGeek]

Just now, Streetguru said:

You'd be able to get the $399 Pixio PX277 or $470 Nixeus(better stand) both have the same panel, 1440p 144hz IPS free-sync

What's your CPU?

4790k

 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, YourComputerGeek said:

G-Sync would be a nice touch 

Not worth the extra cost over free-sync displays even if you have an nvidia GPU.

[YourComputerGeek]

28 minutes ago, Trenzit said:

What a shame you still have to ask this question, we where promised to get 4k 144hz monitors almost a year ago..
I love 144hz. Bought one 1080p 144hz g-sync to check it out and fell in love. Later i upgradet to 1440p 165hz and it is just awesome. I love how everything feels so much snappier that i even prefer to do normal work on it. In Games I can enjoy not to care about the framerate. The gaming experience is much more consistent and immersive, because framedrops are not visible with g-sync.
To me this feels like the next logical step for monitors in general, there is no real reason not to have >60hz, which is why consoles with their dynamic resolution scaling are obsolete before they even came out.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. You might give up sharpnes, but you'll get another game-changing benefit.

It's a hard choice, I love graphics, but it might not be much of a difference between 1440p and 4k in games, Text i know for sure will be different 

[YourComputerGeek]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Not worth the extra cost over free-sync displays even if you have an nvidia GPU.

Why so? 

 

[YourComputerGeek]

57 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

I'm having this same dilemma. I currently have a 4k IPS monitor 27" and it is gorgeous to look at. Text is stupid sharp, and games look amazing. But the higher refresh rate of a 144Hz 1440p monitor is something I really want to test out... Sooo, I went to a friends house to check his monitor out for a comparison. This is pretty much the gist of it, the 1440p monitor has noticeably less sharp text and is very noticeable when using programs like excel. HOWEVER, in games I couldn't tell much of a difference. So if it really is for gaming go for the 1440p, but if you do a lot of office work like me, the 4k is obviously better.

If u did just gaming and u had the chance to go to 1440p G-SYNC @ 144hz, would you do it? 

[Streetguru]

Just now, YourComputerGeek said:

Why so? 

 

Because it's more money for the same display type just to get adaptive sync, and you'd be locking yourself to Nvidia for the life of the display

$470 for free-sync, $599 for G-sync
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvRbBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvRbBP/by_merchant/

Monitor: AOC - AG271QG 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($599.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Nixeus - NX-EDG27 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1069.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 01:41 EST-0500

[YourComputerGeek]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Because it's more money for the same display type just to get adaptive sync, and you'd be locking yourself to Nvidia for the life of the display

$470 for free-sync, $599 for G-sync
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvRbBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvRbBP/by_merchant/

Monitor: AOC - AG271QG 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($599.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Nixeus - NX-EDG27 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1069.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 01:41 EST-0500

I see, thx 

[JaegerB]

23 minutes ago, YourComputerGeek said:

I'm not sure, currently using a 4k monitor, but in games how much of a difference would I know between 4k and 1440p? 

It'll be noticeable using desktop programs and word processing, but in a game you'd barely notice it.

[Orangeator]

8 hours ago, YourComputerGeek said:

If u did just gaming and u had the chance to go to 1440p G-SYNC @ 144hz, would you do it? 

Oh yes for sure, but like I said I do a lot in Excel... So personally not worth it. However, in games there is next to no difference as long as you turn AA up a bit.

[YourComputerGeek]

Alright, I still plan to use my 4k monitor as a productivity monitor and have my 1440p Monitor as my gaming one. Thanks for the info 

[YourComputerGeek]

9 hours ago, JaegerB said:

It'll be noticeable using desktop programs and word processing, but in a game you'd barely notice it.

Alright, I still plan to use my 4k monitor as a productivity monitor and have my 1440p Monitor as my gaming one. Thanks for the info 

[YourComputerGeek]

1 hour ago, Orangeator said:

Oh yes for sure, but like I said I do a lot in Excel... So personally not worth it. However, in games there is next to no difference as long as you turn AA up a bit.

Alright, I rarely use those things and game, I have a 1080 ti So i would think it can handle games with some AA 

[pyrojoe34]

I went from a 4k screen to a 144Hz 1440p G-sync and yea it was absolutely worth it. Way smoother, higher refresh rates, feels better, and if it's 27" or less the PPI of 1440p still looks really sharp.

[YourComputerGeek]

1 hour ago, pyrojoe34 said:

I went from a 4k screen to a 144Hz 1440p G-sync and yea it was absolutely worth it. Way smoother, higher refresh rates, feels better, and if it's 27" or less the PPI of 1440p still looks really sharp.

Alright, thanks 

 

[Qyoon]

You should just wait for a 4K 144Hz panel to come out.

Linus said during a wanshow AU Optronics is going to mass product some. 

They will be aviable around summer 2018, with the usual late count end of 2018.

 

This way you won't lose your resolution.