1440p and 144hz with a GTX 1080?

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jordicasta9

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Recently built my new pc with a gtx 1080 ftw hybrid and an i7 7700k oc'd at 4.7ghz, was looking into buying a 1440p 144hz monitor but not sure if I wold be able to support 120+ fps for AAA games and first person shooters with that resolution and that refresh rate. Any thoughts?
 
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The 1080 is a solid card. I'd expect 90 fps + from most games. If you encounter a particularly demanding game, just make a decision between frame rates and detail settings. Play around a bit and find a sweet spot that's right for you. Some people think that when they can't max out the detail settings it's time to upgrade... that's a super expensive obsession. The 1080 is a great card. It probably won't get 100 fps + on maxed settings @ 1440P on every single game, but who cares? Drop a few settings and have a great time. It's not like you're...
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If you get a G-Sync display then anything over 90fps starts to get very hard to notice. It's a really subjective thing, so it's difficult to say what you'll appreciate more, but for most people 90fps + with GSync is enough.

Remember that most benchmarks are taken at really ultra/very high detail settings too. Sometimes there are a couple of settings that have a big impact on performance without offering huge benefits in image quality. The GSync monitor allows you to dial up the detail settings, but still get smooth gameplay where that's your priority, while also dropping quality a little and getting extremely high frame rates on a different game... where it might be more important. GSync lets you prioritise either frame rate or detail on a game by game basis without having the wrestle with the limitations of VSync or put up with screen tearing.
 
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jordicasta9

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The monitor I was looking at does include gsync along with the 1440p and 144hz, so with my gpu and cpu I should be fine running all games at high/ultra settings with that monitor at 90+ fps?
 
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The 1080 is a solid card. I'd expect 90 fps + from most games. If you encounter a particularly demanding game, just make a decision between frame rates and detail settings. Play around a bit and find a sweet spot that's right for you. Some people think that when they can't max out the detail settings it's time to upgrade... that's a super expensive obsession. The 1080 is a great card. It probably won't get 100 fps + on maxed settings @ 1440P on every single game, but who cares? Drop a few settings and have a great time. It's not like you're going to have to drop to low/medium or anything any time soon.
 
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