1080p 120hz vs 1440p 60hz

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DazleFrazle
I was in the same dilemma as you. I went for the 1440p route. And it isn't true you need a 300$ GPU to support it.

I have a R9 270X that I got for 200$. I play all sorts of games, mostly league and CS:GO. But I have ran Alien Isolation and Shadow of Mordor with generally high settings. I had to take off or turn down Anti-Aliasing. But generally I just lost a few FPS. Nothing major. All games are still playable.

I think that high-medium settings at 1440p look MUCH nicer than ultra settings at 1080p. Though that is my own opinion. It's a much more inclusive experience.

Now I think I would have went the 120hz or even 144hz route if I were a hardcore FPS player. I do play CS:GO competitively (not super high rank) but works just fine...
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Depends on what your purpose is. If you want 1440p gaming then you'd need at least a $300 GPU like the 970. If you want a $200 GPU then you can get a 1080p. 1080p is pretty standard.

Second, you gotta look at budget. You can get many good 1080p monitor for $120-140. Whereas a 1440p starts at $300.
 
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I was in the same dilemma as you. I went for the 1440p route. And it isn't true you need a 300$ GPU to support it.

I have a R9 270X that I got for 200$. I play all sorts of games, mostly league and CS:GO. But I have ran Alien Isolation and Shadow of Mordor with generally high settings. I had to take off or turn down Anti-Aliasing. But generally I just lost a few FPS. Nothing major. All games are still playable.

I think that high-medium settings at 1440p look MUCH nicer than ultra settings at 1080p. Though that is my own opinion. It's a much more inclusive experience.

Now I think I would have went the 120hz or even 144hz route if I were a hardcore FPS player. I do play CS:GO competitively (not super high rank) but works just fine. Though, if u only play FPS and you are very competitive then maybe i'd go for the 144hz route.

Otherwise, I find watching movies, working on documents/photoshop and browsing the web 200 times better at 1440p. Its amazing. I also think its more future proof given that you prob will keep a the monitor thru at least another gpu
. So For that I would go for 1440p hands down.
 
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