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April 17, 2014 2:23:03 PM

I am looking to buy a 144hz monitor to improve my gaming experience when playing games such as Battlefield 4. I've found a decent 144hz monitor, 1ms response time ETC. but was wondering if my rig only outputs around 80/90 FPS, will it be pointless to buy a 144hz as it wouldn't capitalise the 144hz rate. Is this true or not?

Any information would be great, thanks.

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a b C Monitor
April 18, 2014 4:22:47 PM

Well you would still get 80 FPS which is a tad better.

If it is a G-sync monitor then you can also enable G-sync mode, which will make the change between high and low framerates during a game appear less jerky.
Or, you can enable "strobe mode" which will give you super sharp non-blurry CRT-like motion in everything.

So, yeah, it will give you some benefits; how noticeable it will be with such a low FPS I don't know. However, if you plan on keeping the monitor for many years across several different video cards, well that is something to consider, since you can always get better FPS with a new video card, but you can't make your monitor better once you buy it.
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April 25, 2014 2:15:42 PM

I've recent'y bought a brand new PC, but my knowledge of components such as monitor functionality (Hz, ms ETC.) was crap to say the least so I bought a BenQ GL2450HM 24 with only 74hz. Would I seen a boost in smoothness with a 144 monitor?
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a b C Monitor
April 28, 2014 11:53:59 AM

iiWelshY said:
I've recently been looking at the ASUS VG248QE because it has 144Hz and 1ms GTG. Would this be a suitable choice? Plus it's very cheap for a 144Hz monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Thanks a lot for your time/help as well.


For a 144Hz TN panel, it's a pretty common choice ... as long as you run at full brightness.
However, I have recently found out that it may have PWM (pulse width modulation) which means the backlight strobes on and off in a way that can cause people to get sick after long periods of computer use (It's not the good kind of flicker that gives you CRT-like sharp motion, but the bad kind). I say "may" because a review of another Asus model, the VG248HQ, does have this bad PWM.
At full brightness, the PWM is very low, so may not cause issues; but lower brighness is bad for your eyes because the PWM gets much more aggressive. However, supposedly, the brightness level on that monitor is VERY high, meaning you have to lower the brightness ... which means it will be bad on your eyes.

Here are alternatives:
http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/120hz-monitors/
This is the link I meant to give you the first time, when I mentioned the 12 monitors.

Which ones are in your price range? Also notice BenQ has a few models without PWM.

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April 25, 2014 4:30:42 PM

Yes, a 144Hz monitor will be better.

As for the Benq, the 74Hz may be fake or real; I don't know which. If it is real, then it really displays 74 frames per second. If it is fake, then it takes 74 Hz input, but only really shows 60 frames per second (it drops the other 14 frames and never shows them).

Also, you will want to run the monitor at it's native resolution of 1920x1080 on the BenQ.

This page shows the differences you might notice between 60Hz, 120Hz, and the special monitors with backlight flicker that give you almost CRT-like motion:
http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/60vs120vslb/
1. Notice how 60Hz has blurring during movement.
2. Notice how 120Hz helps reduce blurring, but it's still pretty blurry.
3. Notice how the backlight flicker features gives you much sharper images during movement ... almost like a CRT monitor.

Even if you just got a plain 120Hz without option #3, it also has a second benefit... The screen updates more often and things might be much more fluid.

So, yeah, if you can afford a 120Hz or even a 144Hz model with the special CRT-like motion, then you might like having that.

BTW, this page lists monitors with the special CRT-like motion:
http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/60vs120vslb/
It is the first 12 on that list.
There are two particularly special ones on that list:
Asus VG248Q - this model allows you to add the G-sync chip at some point in the future if you ever want that feature. This is a pretty popular monitor for that reason.
EIZO Foris FG2421 - this model comes with a MVA panel type ... which might have nice black levels + good viewing angles ... although I've never seen either of these two monitors in person, so I can't say that 100% for sure.
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April 28, 2014 6:27:16 PM

I'm looking to spend the least amount as possible. I'm thinking of going with the BenQ XL2720Z due to your input in the previous reply. Thanks again, much appreciated.
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