Should I buy a 144Hz or 75Hz monitor?

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Hey guys,

 

I'd like to buy a WQHD (1440p) monitor but I'm not sure if I should take one with 144Hz or 75Hz.

My budget is 400 EUR / 450 USD.

 

My specs are:

i5 4670

DDR3 16GB

soon getting a GTX 1080

 

The monitors I'm looking for are either:

Fujitsu P27-8 TE Pro

or

Acer XF270HUA

(This one has FreeSync even though I'm buying a Nvidia card; Gsync is too expensive for me with IPS WQHD)

 

 

Thank you for all replies and your help!

[Phentos]

Go with the Acer. The jump from 60 to 75hz is far too minor to justify the cost of a monitor. 60-144 is.

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1 minute ago, Phentos said:

Go with the Acer. The jump from 60 to 75hz is far too minor to justify the cost of a monitor. 60-144 is.

I forgot to say how much they'd cost.

 

Fujitsu 315 EUR

Acer 349 EUR

[AntiTrust]

Yes I am with Phentos, going from 1080p 60Hz to 1440p 144Hz is a huge and noticeable improvement. You're going to want to get that 1080 soon though, I am in the same position

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18 minutes ago, Hip said:

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also might want to consider the BenQ zowie xl2730, I got one on sale for $450 cad (like 300 euros) a few weeks ago

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7 minutes ago, AntiTrust said:

also might want to consider the BenQ zowie xl2730, I got one on sale for $450 cad (like 300 euros) a few weeks ago

Thanks for the suggestion but I prefer IPS panels.

[WereCat]

You wont be able to take full advantage of 144Hz in many games with that CPU.

 

31.5" AOC Q3279VWF should be around €200, its a 75Hz MVA panel. (no VESA unfortunately though).

https://www.amazon.de/AOC-Q3279VWF-31-5Zoll-Schwarz-Computerbildschirm/dp/B0777TRHPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1533580274&sr=8-1&keywords=AOC+Q3279VWF

https://eu.aoc.com/en/products/q3279vwf?redirected=true

 

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10 minutes ago, WereCat said:

You wont be able to take full advantage of 144Hz in many games with that CPU.

 

31.5" AOC Q3279VWF should be around €200, its a 75Hz MVA panel. (no VESA unfortunately though).

Do you think I'd get enough FPS for Battlefield 1 with that CPU at WQHD and 144Hz?

 

Do you know if it's any good with a MVA panel?

[WereCat]

16 minutes ago, Hip said:

Do you know if it's any good with a MVA panel?

I havent seen it personaly but I was looking at this monitor when I was buying my secondary screens and according to reviews its a really nice panel considering the price of the monitor (after tweaking with the color settings in the OSD).

 

I picked two of these instead... Viewsonic VX3211-2K-MHD

Now they are officialy only 60Hz but they are IPS (I got them for the same price as the AOC one). The colors are excellent and you get a 10-bit panel with a 4:4:4 Chroma Subsampling.

I havent tried to OC them to 75Hz yet though and I dont have time to try right now so maybe I can tell you tommorow if I wont forget.

 

EDIT:

Apparently AOC also has an IPS version of the same monitor

 

 

https://eu.aoc.com/en/products/q3279vwfd8

 

https://www.amazon.de/AOC-Q3279VWFD8-Reaktionszeit-DisplayPort-2560x1440/dp/B07CG41Y8Z/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1533581443&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Q3279VWFD8&dpPl=1&dpID=41q5Kg1p7eL&ref=plSrch

 

 

[Untitled]

Short Answer: Get Acer.

 

Long Answer: Depend on how serious you wanna play game.

1. If you wanna play competitive game (like CS:GO/Overwatch etc.), then you may need 144Hz

2. If you just wanna play non-competitive game (casual / AAA game) and mainly focus on working, then 75Hz should be enough.

3. I'm neither a big fan of Fujitsu nor Acer... but if you only have these 2 options, then get Acer

4. And they're just 30 Euro difference... so why not? just buy Acer. You get 144Hz

 

Extra:

5. I'm not a big fan of MVA gaming, becoz high response time, ghosting and deep black is kinda annoying for competitive gaming. (except Samsung's QLED VA)

6. Your CPU should be able to push 100Hz+ just fine. But it won't hit 144Hz on some CPU intensive game.

7. Don't buy GTX1080. just wait for GTX1180 or whatever it called.

 

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3 minutes ago, Untitled said:

Short Answer: Get Acer.

 

Long Answer: Depend on how serious you wanna play game.

1. If you wanna play competitive game (like CS:GO/Overwatch etc.), then you may need 144Hz

2. If you just wanna play non-competitive game (casual / AAA game) and mainly focus on working, then 75Hz should be enough.

3. I'm neither a big fan of Fujitsu nor Acer... but if you only have these 2 options, then get Acer

4. And they're just 30 Euro difference... so why not? just buy Acer. You get 144Hz

 

Extra:

5. I'm not a big fan of MVA gaming, becoz high response time, ghosting and deep black is kinda annoying for competitive gaming. (except Samsung's QLED VA)

6. Your CPU should be able to push 100Hz+ just fine. But it won't hit 144Hz on some CPU intensive game.

7. Don't buy GTX1080. just wait for GTX1180 or whatever it called.

 

1. I don't want to play competitive, Those days are over..

3. I'm open to more suggestions please!! =)

6. Do you think that my i5 4670 is good enough to get enough FPS for those 144Hz?

7. I thought about waiting for the GTX 1180 to be released to get the 1080 cheaper lol