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May 21, 2014 2:35:25 PM

Hello Tom's Community :)  i have a question on what i should purchase and what's best for the money! i have an ASUS VW227 monitor it's 60Hz refresh rate, 1080p for around 2-3 years! And i've decided i want to get a new one! i am from europe, thus for i use Euros but the aiming price is $250/180€/£150, it might be cheaper here if you're searching on American and or UK websites so just around that price, it can be 20 more or 20 less! i want to get an Gaming monitor that is 120Hz (refresh rate) since i have a good Case to support over 120 frames in games! the game i do play are (dota 2 , Battlefield 4, Watch dogs next week, etc..) so my questions are what monitor should i buy with that budget? any good ones? or should i stick with my 60hz monitor? (i do believe i can see the difference between 60 and 120) You can choose any manufacturer from Asus to samsung to benq and dell! i just want high quality gaming monitor for that budget that is actually good not just having good false reviews! thank you!
*update 1ms response time is also good if it has that feature!

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May 21, 2014 2:45:51 PM

Yeah... I don't want to feed into this 120 fps stuff. Even 30 fps is good if you take the time to tweak your driver settings for it. Imo, 45-60 fps is the highest where there's even a real benefit, not just a placebo effect or correcting for incompatible settings that nobody bothers to fix.

To put it another way, in drivers you can adjust max pre-rendered frames, vsync methods, and framerate limits. Most people just put vsync at their monitor refresh and call it done. In that case, there really is a benefit to 120 fps, because vsync with no tweaking is terribly inefficient for input lag and microstutter. The framerate limit and max pre-rendered frames need to be determined on a game by game basis to minimize microstutter and input lag. If you're not going to do that, then yeah, I suppose 120 fps will help, while wasting 200% of your performance.

As usual in gaming, it comes down to whether people want to spend time or money; time tweaking their games, or money buying stronger hardware to power through the inefficiencies.

That said, the ASUS VG248QE is probably the best 120hz+ monitor at the high end of your price point. Though it's 144hz, not 120hz. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I would never spend that much on a TN panel, but suit yourself.
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May 21, 2014 2:53:57 PM

Rationale said:
Responding to Rationale.

I don't really understand much with monitors but lets say keep my monitor on your prespective (the Asus vw227)
What are the pros and cons on getting that monitor wich you suggested? also i have an GTX 770 Lightning that i guess uses DVI-I whatever these things are (sorry for my poor knowlage still learning :)  ) i always wanted to have a smooth gameplay higher than 60 frames, since now i can support almost anygame at 120-144 fps or at least the ones i play the most, like i said what i loose and gain comparing to the vw227 ?
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May 22, 2014 4:35:15 AM

Still looking for a clear, more poor knowlage friendly answer :'( 
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May 22, 2014 4:54:27 AM

gaming you want the higher refresh rates, I have use 120Hz monitors and I can say the difference from 60Hz to 120Hz is noticeable (in a good way). Asus tend to make the best 120/144Mhz monitors which have the best screens and tend to have reasonable prices, though any 120Hz monitor is not "cheap".

For 60Hz Samsung are clearly in the lead offering the best panels.

For gaming, look out for the Asus 120/144Hz screens, they will suite you best, no matter the type, they are all good!
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