Can anyone recommend a suitable monitor for this setup?

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Hey everyone. I am about to order this setup (I posted a setup last night and tweaked it per your recommendations; psu and ssd).. I am going to game mostly, but will be taking on other tasks as well. I might play around with editing my GoPro videos and such. Some of you have told me I'm overkilling it with the i7, and that is fine. I don't plan to upgrade any time soon and the i7 should be good to me for a few years. Based on my setup, does anyone have any recommendations? I want to keep the monitor in the $150 dollar range, but please don't let that stop you from making your recommendation.

Some things that might help you..
-My GoPro is capable of recording in VERY high resolution.. right now my computer won't play back some of the higher stuff in a friendly matter (1440k)
-I will be playing games like Starcraft 2, Warcraft series, looking forward to Watchdogs, might buy Skyrim for PC... not limited to just these though)
-I don't want to buy something that I dont need, or won't be practical for gaming in general. Gaming is what I MOST want to do.

Overall I just want your opinions as I have little to no knowledge of all these high tech monitors, refresh rates, resolutions, etc. Thanks guys.
 
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A 1440p resolution monitor would likely cost you at least 2x that. This is partly because I don't believe there are any 1440p monitors below 27 inches. Also, just fyi if you did decide to go the 1440p route, people generally buy the 4GB version of the GTX 770 as opposed to the 2GB as 2GB may not be enough VRAM for the increased number of pixels (over 50% more) that comes with 1440p as compared to 1080p.

Based on the games you've mentioned, you'd be happier with an IPS (or PLS, but those tend to run a bit more expensive, maybe outside your monitor budget) as opposed to TN monitors. TN monitors have slightly worse colors, much worse viewing angles, but quicker response times. If you're not playing an FPS (and even then you have to have...
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A 1440p resolution monitor would likely cost you at least 2x that. This is partly because I don't believe there are any 1440p monitors below 27 inches. Also, just fyi if you did decide to go the 1440p route, people generally buy the 4GB version of the GTX 770 as opposed to the 2GB as 2GB may not be enough VRAM for the increased number of pixels (over 50% more) that comes with 1440p as compared to 1080p.

Based on the games you've mentioned, you'd be happier with an IPS (or PLS, but those tend to run a bit more expensive, maybe outside your monitor budget) as opposed to TN monitors. TN monitors have slightly worse colors, much worse viewing angles, but quicker response times. If you're not playing an FPS (and even then you have to have pretty good reflexes), the response time is not relevant, and you should go with IPS (note that IPS is more expensive than TN).

Dell and Asus are examples of two brands that are well regarded. The Dell 21.5 inch P2214H is what I have and I am happy with it. This is the 21.5 inch Asus VS229H-P that is popular, and the VS239H-P is the 23 inch version, and the 23.8 inch VN248H-P.
 
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Thanks for the reply. Now I have another question.. Will my 2GB GTX 770 be fine if I get a 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 monitor? Also, if I decide to someday get a 1440p, will getting a second GTX 770 2GB in SLi compare to 1 4GB?
 
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For 1080p yes, and also probably for 1200p as the difference isn't huge - in any case it's game dependent as opposed to being constant for all 1080p games, all 1200p games, etc.

Also note that 1200p monitors are 16:10 aspect ratio as opposed to 16:9. This means that if you have two monitors, one 16:9 and the other 16:10, and they are both the same size, the 16:10 will be slightly narrower but slightly taller than the 16:9. A lot of people prefer 16:10 because you see more vertically, whether in a game or reading a webpage, but note that 16:9 is the standard now because of HD movies and TVs are in this format. If you watched an HD movie on a 16:10 monitor you'd get a set of narrow black bars on top and bottom of the screen because the screen's proportion is too narrow/tall to fit 1080p (and also 720p) content perfectly. Note that most games work fine in 16:10, but some might also have black bars.

Going SLI with two 2GB cards will not get you the equivalent of 4GB. The cards mirror each other so you still get 2GB of effective VRAM.
 
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Two GTX 770s in SLI will give you much better performance than a single card, but not because of the VRAM amount. Greater VRAM capacity doesn't make the card faster, it can only slow you down if you start running out. So if you are playing a game that could make use of 3GB of VRAM, you will not see a difference between a card that has 4GB vs one that has 40GB, all else being equal.
 
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You're the man (or woman).. thanks for your help buddy. I will think about SLi if I upgrade monitors to a higher resolution, but for now I am going to go with the ASUS VS239H-P you suggested. Seems solid and a nice price point,
 
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