1080p or 1440p?

[leo1798]

So I'm putting together a build and I've already secured some of the parts, and the next item on my list to get is a monitor. For my graphics card, I went with a used AMD R9 290X with the intention of upgrading to Navi next year if it isn't a total flop, and I'm looking to get an accompanying monitor with Freesync. I'm looking at a variety of $200 1080p 144hz monitors, but for around $100 more, I can get a 1440p 144hz monitor. Is the increased price worth it? Also, would you prefer 1080p very high or 1440p medium?

[Hitachtheking]

its a matter of preference and experience.

an experienced user would automatically choose the high resolution of pixels per square inch of the monitor (24-30'') with a refresh rate around 120-144hz.
Although having a 1080p 144hz monitor makes things alot easier to maintain in performance when a new game comes out. I prefer 1440p medium but in some games medium can be too much of a set back so i deal with fps dips on 1440p. its 100% worth it if you play games where smaller details matter. 50% worth it if youre into watching UHD movies.

[njmyers3]

As a video editor I would pay $100 extra for a higher resolution monitor, but the question is: are you losing an IPS panel. Do either of the monitors you mentioned have IPS panels? If the 1080p one does and the 1440p doesn't, I'd go with the 1080p one. I would rather play games at 1080p because

1. It's a lot easier to run at higher framerates

2. The graphics quality will be higher

3. I record a lot of my games with OBS and 1440p would increase the file sizes a lot because I would have to increase bitrate, or I could downscale to 1080p but that will lose a lot of detail in the text

 

Overall, if you don't record games, go for the 1440p one. I'd really like to know if any of them have IPS panels because that would probably be the biggest factor to my decision.

[Crunchy Dragon]

I wouldn't expect the 290X to keep up with 1440p too well without having to turn settings down.

[leo1798]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I currently play on a 60hz laptop panel at 1080p (although it's a 4K panel, but my 950m isn't driving that lol) so I'm unfamiliar with both 144hz and 1440p. I'm teaching myself graphic design and am just starting to learn to edit video, which is one of the reasons why I'm building a new PC in the first place. Take that for what it's worth.

 

None of the panels I'm looking at are IPS, they're all TN or VA; in fact, the only IPS freesync panels I've seen are capped at 75hz. I'll provide the link to some of the panels I was looking at below:

1080p:
MSI Optix MAG24C 23.6" - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Nv3H99/msi-optix-mag24c-236-1920x1080-144hz-monitor-optix-mag24c

ASUS MG248QR 24.0" - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gGfhP6/asus-mg248qr-240-1920x1080-144hz-monitor-mg248qr

 

1440p:

AOC AG241QX 23.8" - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Xywqqs/aoc-ag241qx-238-2560x1440-144hz-monitor-ag241qx

Acer XG270HU 27.0" - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/t4Crxr/acer-monitor-umhg0aa001 (This may be out of my price range but I'm not sure yet)

 

15 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I wouldn't expect the 290X to keep up with 1440p too well without having to turn settings down.

I've looked at some benchmarks and could live with the low settings it requires at 1440p for more demanding titles, but most of the games I play would do fine at medium-high settings.

[AskTJ]

If 1440P, you're going to be using low settings.

[Fr8ty]

I would go 1080p I currently have an Acer XFA240  and I love it. Never tried 1440p though only once on a friends computer.

[njmyers3]

13 hours ago, leo1798 said:

 I'm teaching myself graphic design and am just starting to learn to edit video, which is one of the reasons why I'm building a new PC in the first place. Take that for what it's worth.

 

None of the panels I'm looking at are IPS, they're all TN or VA; in fact, the only IPS freesync panels I've seen are capped at 75hz. I'll provide the link to some of the panels I was looking at below:

I would highly recommend an IPS panel for any multimedia creation. The colors get really distorted from any slight angle with any of the other panel technologies. It depends how much gaming you're doing. I actually game on 60Hz screens because of the better colors I get while video editing. In the future I'd love to get a 4k 144Hz IPS G-Sync monitor but they're way too expensive right now.