1080p 24 inch/27 inch? 1440p 27 inch?

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usa_john

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Hey!

I am in the market of a new monitor. I will mostly be gaming and mostly be playing fps, cs:go, BF1, GTA V, DBD...

Atm, I have a 22 inch 1080p 60hz monitior, and really am interested in 120-144hz! But I dont know if I should stick to 1080p or go with 1440p.

I have a i7 4790k and a gtx 1060, so am worried that it may not pump out 60 fps on a 1440p screen (even at medium/high settings). So then I might have to play 1080p on a 1440p screen. Heard that it gets blury, or playing with blackbars.

My next question is what size to get. Playing 1080p on a 24 inch is better than on a 27 inch right? since the pixel density is greater on a 24 inch.

Is it worth to get a 1440p 27 inch and play some games 1440p and others downscaled?

Or get 1080p 24 inch or 27 inch?

Any help in much appreciated! Thanks!
 
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No black bars.
1080p on 27" 1440p will be a bit blurry but it is not as bad as you think.
The slightly bad blurryness is due to the not round scaling factor from 1080p to 1440p...but again...it is not as bad as you think
I did it several times last year on some heavy games like Witcher 3 (GTX970) before I finally bought the GTX1080.
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Isokolon

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1080 24''
1440 24'' or 27''

60fps on a 1440p screen is possible if you adjust settings.
medium should be alright.

144fps @1440p you'd need at least a 1070.

alternatively, you could go with a 24'' 1440p/144Hz screen, downscaling to 1080p doesn't look too bad (compared to a 27'')

but it's all much reliant on budget.
 
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Ok, thanks!

Is 144 fps necesarry for 144hz?
 
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Isokolon

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"necessarry"

you want 60fps @60Hz because otherwise you're falling below the monitor's refresh rate, meaning you get some frames shown twice which results in lag

the higher the refreshrate is the less of a problem this becomes as the eye can't keep up.
120fps on a 144Hz screen feel a lot better than 50fs on a 60Hz screen.
but technically speaking the same issue applies: you get shown the same frame twice. depending on how perceptive you are this is an issue for you or not.

but there's no advantage in a 144Hz screen if you're running it @60fps steady, as you see just as many frames as you would on a 60Hz screen.
 
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I think that I am going to stay with 1080p as 1440p isn't reliable to get 60 fps on and would rather not have to downscale most games. I am looking at:

Asus 24" VG248QE $330
BenQ ZOWIE 24" XL2430 $420
BenQ ZOWIE 24" XL2411 $330

There are pros and cons with each.
I like the speakers on the asus, and the price, along with it's display port.

Dont think I will be opting for the XL2430 as it is the most expensive and doesnt offer much more than the other.

The XL2411 also has a nice price, but lacks speakers and a display port, but offers VGA (don't think I have VGA on my gpu though)

Any more suggestions? Thanks alot for the help! Would be so lost without it! :)
 
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You do not need 144fps to go for 144hz monitor. However, only with 144fps (or higher), you get the optimal performance of that 144hz monitor.
Monitor refresh rate is only the max fps it can display.
144Hz monitor has no screen tearing problem, only the 60Hz monitor does.
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You can set the game to run on 1080p on 1440p monitor, if you get bad fps
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I would pick 1080p only on 24" and 1440p on 27".
 
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forget about integrated speakers unless you really have to use them.
they only work with HDMI and are mostly junk quality.
with HDMI you can't get to 144Hz (might be wrong about that, not sure)

BenQ ZOWIE 24" XL2411 comes without DP, so you got to use DVI

 
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But if I choose a 1440p monitor and have troubles with getting 60 fps, i will have to downscale right. Either make the picture more blury or blackbars?
 
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No black bars.
1080p on 27" 1440p will be a bit blurry but it is not as bad as you think.
The slightly bad blurryness is due to the not round scaling factor from 1080p to 1440p...but again...it is not as bad as you think
I did it several times last year on some heavy games like Witcher 3 (GTX970) before I finally bought the GTX1080.
 
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