4K 60Hz or 1440p 144Hz

[Itz_Me]

I currently have a 1080p 144Hz monitor, and am looking for an upgrade. I’ve heard some people say that frame rate is more important, and other people say that resolution is more important, which one do you think is more important? 

 

(If you have any monitor suggestions, please list them)

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, Itz_Me said:

I currently have a 1080p 144Hz monitor, and am looking for an upgrade. I’ve heard some people say that frame rate is more important, and other people say that resolution is more important, which one do you think is more important? 

 

(If you have any monitor suggestions, please list them)

What are your specs?

[sazrocks]

What games and what cpu/gpu do you have? Do you do content creation? Is IPS really important to you? Also what is your budget? 

[Itz_Me]

1 minute ago, lilbman said:

What are your specs?

I have 2 x Strix 1080 Ti and a i7 3770K.

[shadowbyte]

what games do you play?

[vanished]

It depends what you're doing.  I know I'd care a lot more about 144 Hz vs 60 than 4K vs 1440p but if you were doing work that required a lot of screen real estate, or if you were playing a slow paced game that focuses on visuals, you might prefer 4K even if it means taking a hit on refresh rate

[Itz_Me]

2 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

What games and what cpu/gpu do you have? Do you do content creation? Is IPS really important to you? Also what is your budget? 

Look at my post above this one for my specs. I don’t do content creation, and I don’t really care for IPS. I don’t want to spend over 1100.

[Guest lilbman]

Just now, Itz_Me said:

I have 2 x Strix 1080 Ti and a i7 3770K.

Well, we know being able to drive either won't be an issue  

 

What games do you play?  If you play games like CS:GO, LoL, and competitive games like that, I'd go for the 1440p panel.  If you aren't a competitive gamer, then get the 4K 60Hz monitor.

[sazrocks]

 

Just now, Itz_Me said:

Look at my post above this one for my specs. I don’t do content creation, and I don’t really care for IPS. I don’t want to spend over 1100.

Games?

[Catch22]

it all comes down to preference really, what games are you looking at playing? if its fps then you need that little advantage with the 144hz refresh rate, but i found a happy medium that i really like. 1440p 1 ms response time, and 144hz  https://www.amazon.com/AOC-AG271QX-Gaming-Monitor-144hz/dp/B01G5JYN0C (but seriously 4k does look amazing so if you are looking at artistic games its gonna be a close call).

[Itz_Me]

Just now, sazrocks said:

 

Games?

I play a lot of competitive first person shooters, and occasionally play racing games.

[Catch22]

Name Taken is that actually happening? might want to upgrade but I'm out of money FeelsLIfeMan.

[Phentos]

2 minutes ago, Itz_Me said:

I play a lot of competitive first person shooters, and occasionally play racing games.

Stick with your current monitor.

[TetraSky]

If you game a lot, go with a 144hz monitor. If you're more often watching movies and simply browsing the web, go with 4k.

I personally went with 4k 60hz, since I barely even play games these days anyway.

[sazrocks]

10 minutes ago, Itz_Me said:

I play a lot of competitive first person shooters, and occasionally play racing games.

144hz g-sync definitely then.

[IMI4tth3w]

i'd check out the alienware 1440p UW 120Hz monitor. Get more pixels than a normal 16:9 1440p and still get plenty of refresh rate. Got mine on tuesday and it is the best monitor on the market. 

 

I've also used 27" 1440p 144Hz and 40" 4K 60Hz.

[geo3]

If you want more resolution you can go with a 1440p 144Hz display or wait until 4k 144Hz come out. At this point there's just no excuses for a display being as slow as 60Hz. 

[Septimus]

1 hour ago, Itz_Me said:

I’ve heard some people say that frame rate is more important, and other people say that resolution is more important, which one do you think is more important?

Take the middle ground and go 144Hz and 1440p resolution. Honestly, with any screen less than 34" at 1440p you're going to have difficulty distinguishing pixels unless you're pixel-peeping.