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Which gaming monitor should I buy?

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April 3, 2014 10:55:04 AM

Hi guys, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could answer this question.
I'm planning in buying a new monitor which is 24-27", 1080p and above 60 Hz witth picture quality my main priority.
My current monitor is a Samsung B2230 1080p 60Hz display which has a TN panel. I want the new monitor to be an ips panel (for best picture quality at 1080p). And would playing at around 90fps on a 120Hz cause screen-tearing, for example?
My system specs- msi r9 280X 3Gb ddr5
Intel i5-2400@3.10Ghz
12Gb DDR3 Ram.

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April 3, 2014 11:07:19 AM

1) Don't get a 27", 1080p monitor, especially when you want a good picture.

2) Do a LOT of research into ips monitors before you do this. Don't just listen to the people who blindly say it's the best. In a lot of cases, such as gaming in low light, it's far worse. And compared to even a normal TN panel, much less a 120Hz TN panel, there are going to be a LOT more issues with input lag, response time, and such. I own a $600, flagship 1440p 27" IPS monitor and a $400, flagship 1080p, 24", 120Hz TN panel, and I use the 120Hz monitor a LOT more. IPS monitors can have issues with backlight bleeding (it WILL happen, it's just a matter of how badly), noticeably slower response time, especially when you're used to a gaming monitor, and WORSE colors when used at minimum brightness.

3) Playing with 90fps on a 120hz screen will mean that you have absolutely zero screen tearing. That's one of the reasons that 120Hz is so appealing. Screen tearing happens when you're above the refresh rate of the monitor and your graphics card sends a frame, and before the monitor finishes displaying it, sends another that it finishes writing with... meaning you have the 'tear' in between the two frame halves.

4) You've given us absolutely no idea of what kind of budget you're looking at...
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April 3, 2014 11:11:37 AM

DarkSable said:
1) Don't get a 27", 1080p monitor, especially when you want a good picture.

2) Do a LOT of research into ips monitors before you do this. Don't just listen to the people who blindly say it's the best. In a lot of cases, such as gaming in low light, it's far worse. And compared to even a normal TN panel, much less a 120Hz TN panel, there are going to be a LOT more issues with input lag, response time, and such. I own a $600, flagship 1440p 27" IPS monitor and a $400, flagship 1080p, 24", 120Hz TN panel, and I use the 120Hz monitor a LOT more. IPS monitors can have issues with backlight bleeding (it WILL happen, it's just a matter of how badly), noticeably slower response time, especially when you're used to a gaming monitor, and WORSE colors when used at minimum brightness.

3) Playing with 90fps on a 120hz screen will mean that you have absolutely zero screen tearing. That's one of the reasons that 120Hz is so appealing. Screen tearing happens when you're above the refresh rate of the monitor and your graphics card sends a frame, and before the monitor finishes displaying it, sends another that it finishes writing with... meaning you have the 'tear' in between the two frame halves.

4) You've given us absolutely no idea of what kind of budget you're looking at...

My budget would be around 300 dollars max. And seeing how ips monitors can have those problems, could you recommend any good gaming monitors which have good colour display and a decent response time (5ms just like my current one). Thanks for answering the question about 90fps on a 120Hz display.

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April 3, 2014 11:15:46 AM

For $270, you can get a 144Hz, 1ms (gray to gray) beastie. I don't like that panel quite as much for color as BenQ's flagship, but it's a fair bit less expensive.

That being said, what's making you want to upgrade, since you already have a 1080p monitor? Is it for gaming, photo work, or what? I ask because if you calibrate the monitor you have, its color will most likely be improved quite a bit.
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April 3, 2014 11:22:42 AM

DarkSable said:
For $270, you can get a 144Hz, 1ms (gray to gray) beastie. I don't like that panel quite as much for color as BenQ's flagship, but it's a fair bit less expensive.

That being said, what's making you want to upgrade, since you already have a 1080p monitor? Is it for gaming, photo work, or what? I ask because if you calibrate the monitor you have, its color will most likely be improved quite a bit.

Its only for gamimg purposes. I want to have higher framerates in most games I play, so a monitor with a higher refresh rate would be nice. And I read in quite a few sites that TN monitors have bad colour displays compared to ips ones and since I'm not upgrading resolution to achieve better picture, I'm going with ips displays (due to Better colour). I still have a fair bit to learn about displays. Thanks so much again.

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