1440p 144hz vs 1080p 240hz, what should i get?

[ERiiiK]

At the moment i have a 1080p 60hz screen and i am gonna buy a new screen and i was wondering if i should get a 1440p 144hz screen or a 1080p 240hz screen. I mostly play CSGO (competitively) but i also play some offline games at the end of the night.

 

Is the difference between 144hz and 240hz even worth it?

Edited June 23, 2018 by ERiiiK
btw whatever one of those i buy i am gonna buy with g-sync

[Jihakuz]

It depeands on your specs, if you can push 240hz or not. If you can get idk like 300 fps in CSGO then eget a 144hz, but if your pushing like 160hz or something the extra money invested in a 240hz monitor is not worth it.

[Valley_]

8 minutes ago, ERiiiK said:

At the moment i have a 1080p 60hz screen and i am gonna buy a new screen and i was wondering if i should get a 1440p 144hz screen or a 1080p 240hz screen. I mostly play CSGO (competitively) but i also play some offline games at the end of the night.

 

Is the difference between 144hz and 240hz even worth it?

I've heard that you can't see much difference between 144hz and 240hz...

Therefore I suggest 1440p 144z (pretty sure it was  a Linus video which said you can't see much difference)

[TheEvanFactor]

many people cant see the difference, but if you know what too look for it can make a difference. Though if you cant run 144hz at at 1440P get the 1080P.

[Jurrunio]

You will need superior eyesight to spot the difference between 144Hz and 240Hz, even then the difference is only noticeable in a side by side comparison. Input lag is far more important, check for online reviews (but not buyers' reviews from selling sites, those are not professionals).

[Christophe Corazza]

11 minutes ago, ERiiiK said:

I mostly play CSGO (competitively) but i also play some offline games at the end of the night.

 

If you play CS:GO competitively then you would benefit from a higher refresh rate, even though the difference between 144 Hz and 240 Hz is minimal.

Obviously, this assumes that your system is able to spit out 240 frames per second of course.

 

240 Hz is obviously smoother than 144 Hz, but maybe isn't worth the big price difference. Especially if your FPS aren't constantly above 240. If they fall, it can sometimes become unpleasant to watch since it will look like it's lagging.

[WereCat]

Just a technical comparison...

On 60Hz you see a new frame every 16.66ms

On 144Hz it is every 6,94ms

On 240Hz it is every 4,16ms

 

It is a huge jump from 60Hz to 144Hz/240Hz but from 144Hz to 240Hz it is barely any noticeable. Now I am not saying that you cant notice the difference between 144Hz and 240Hz, but imo, I would rather pick the extra resolution rather than 2,8ms faster frame feed.

 

And since most of the 144Hz 1440p can also oc to 165Hz, the difference is even smaller.

[Doobeedoo]

I was thinking the same. I play Quake and CSGO competitively too and I've compared them and yeah 240Hz is noticable and more fluid, specially at quick turns and movement.

Though I wanted 1440p and IPS so yeah, more balanced option, unless I was only focused on competitive fps probably would go 240Hz. 

144Hz is still much better than 60Hz anyway.