BenQ XL2720T or Asus VG278HE

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Meriwether_R

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I am trying to decide between two monitors: the BenQ XL2720T and the Asus VG278HE. Any suggestions on one over the other or on alternatives? I will be using it for heavy gaming.

Edit: I just found the QNIX QX2710 Evolution II 27" LED Monitor as well. Higher resolution. Which of the three is the best?
 
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You're actually comparing two different types of monitors which were built for two different purposes. The BenQ XL2720T and the Asus VG278HE are built primarily for 3d purposes. The 120/144hz is just a great byproduct feature. The QNIX is one of the many Korean hi-res monitors which are NOT 3d. If you are looking for extreme gaming quality and possible gaming in 3d, either the BenQ or Asus are choice monitors. The Qnix along with many other Korean monitors like X-star, Yamakasi, Crossover, and many more are 27" 2560x1440 monitors that are cheap alternatives to the expensive 2560x1440 available in the US. Those Korean monitors (Qnix, X-star) are PLS monitors using A/A- grade panels from Samsung, and the other Korean monitors (Crossover...
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Go for the higher res rather than the faster refresh the 120Hz is nice but if you can get a 2560 x 1440 at 60Hz you will see a difference but as they are both the same res if I forced to chose the ASUS would be the one because of the 120Hz or is it 144Hz don't matter same argument over all. I prefer resolution to refresh rate.
 
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At 1GB yes for ultra settings at 1440 or higher I recommend 3Gb min that means a 780, Titan or AMD 7990 or something I don't really know AMD cards but a 2gb 660 sli con-fig or AMD equivalent would work just as well but if you only want a single card 3Gb of vRAM min no matter the clock speed of the card you simply wont have the buffer size with less even then I cannot say you will 60 FPS at all times for that you will have to sli or crossfire for that. But without knowing you complete rig specs I hesitate to offer any real advice.
 
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You're actually comparing two different types of monitors which were built for two different purposes. The BenQ XL2720T and the Asus VG278HE are built primarily for 3d purposes. The 120/144hz is just a great byproduct feature. The QNIX is one of the many Korean hi-res monitors which are NOT 3d. If you are looking for extreme gaming quality and possible gaming in 3d, either the BenQ or Asus are choice monitors. The Qnix along with many other Korean monitors like X-star, Yamakasi, Crossover, and many more are 27" 2560x1440 monitors that are cheap alternatives to the expensive 2560x1440 available in the US. Those Korean monitors (Qnix, X-star) are PLS monitors using A/A- grade panels from Samsung, and the other Korean monitors (Crossover and Yamakasi) are IPS monitors, again using A/A- grade panels from LG. The prices on the PLS range from 260-350 and the ips 290-450ish. They are great monitors to use for everyday purposes.

If you are going to use a Korean monitor for gaming, I recommend the PLS monitors because they have faster response times, and the Qnix is capable to be overclocked near 100-120hz. These monitors will stress the memory on the video card (high res), so it also depends on what kind of video card you have for gaming. I have a gtx 670 4gb, and I've seen my card easily exceed 2gb.

For light gaming and everyday purposes I'd recommend the Korean alternative monitors. Purchase them from reputable ebay sellers. The only drawback is they have really crappy frames (plastic), but the visuals are not affected.

A monitor for pure high performance gaming and 3d gaming, you need to get the BenQ or Asus model.

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TN - gaming benq/asus, extremely fast response times 1-2ms
ips - great visuals and wide viewing angles - LG panels
pls - korean monitors use this as ips alternative (panels made by Samsung). Many people argue it is slightly better than ips. Almost no loss in visual, but faster response times.

(edit: I just saw your second post about your radeon 1gb card. 1GB cards were great in the past, however games nowadays with even 1920x1080 res monitors can use 1.5-2gb ish. I have an X-star 27" and it goes well over 2gb at times. If you're on a tight budget I'd recommend upgrading your card to something with 3-6gb (whatever is affordable to you) and then maybe buy an x-star or Qnix.)
 
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What is best is a tough call, as they have very different advantages.

The higher res, 60hz monitor will have the poorest response time and the most motion blur.

The BenQ and Asus are meant for high refresh rates and low response time for the most responsive gaming. With your GPU setup, to take advantage of those features, you'd be playing at medium or lower settings. This is what a competitive gamer would go for. They can also be made into 3D monitors with the 3D Vision 2 kit (or getting the Asus VG278H which has it built in). In either case, you'll get the best results at 100hz or 120hz (not 144hz) with Lightboost on. Read here on how to activate it: http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost/

The difference between on blur is pretty big with and without lightboost as the first images in the link show.

What is best for you is up to you. I personally prefer 120hz, because higher response times causes me to get sick.
 
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At 23" 24" you wanna aim at 1080p and at 27" you wanna go for 1440p for 2 reasons PPI and RESOLUTION. Every thing tends to look bigger/stretched on 27" 1080p monitor and even take a look at the vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vt0CJcUi4w
 
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