3D Gaming Monitor

[metallfan]

Hi all,

I've come here as part of doing some research before buying my new monitor. For the last 4(ish) years I have been using HP2310i and I am still really happy with it in terms of colours, contrast and viewing angles. I have recently up-grated my rig to be 3D capable and I am looking around for a decent monitor tat will be of the quality I expect and will last me for a few more years.
Also, on a related note, what sort of performance drop can I expect when I run my games in 3D? My PC consists of a single 2GB GTX 770 - should I be worried that I will have to be choosing between running my games at high quality vs running them in 3D?

Thanks for all the help.

 

[Blubberykollis]

Hello Metallfan.

The performance loss with using 3D vision is twice as big. Due to it have to render from 2 angles. Your GTX 770 will handle most of the games, but in heavier games you might have to turn down the quality a bit to achieve 60 Frames Per Second.

Personally, I think it's cool to play with 3D vision, but it can be strenuous for your eyes.

The monitor I am currently using: Asus 27" VG278HR.
It includes 3D glasses too.

 

[metallfan]

That's actually a very good feedback, thank you. Now I will seriously re-consider if I really want a 3d monitor if the performance impact will be so serious. My rig turns out not to be as futureproof as I thought with Games like The Witcher 2 only running at 25-35 fps for me (with ubersampling on) they would not be playable in 3d.
I may just look at better quality and slightly larger monitor without 3d option?

 

[Blubberykollis]

That's actually a very good feedback, thank you. Now I will seriously re-consider if I really want a 3d monitor if the performance impact will be so serious. My rig turns out not to be as futureproof as I thought with Games like The Witcher 2 only running at 25-35 fps for me (with ubersampling on) they would not be playable in 3d.
I may just look at better quality and slightly larger monitor without 3d option?

That would be a great idea.
Getting a monitor with higher resolution(Higher than 1920x1080) will also have a impact on the performance. But not as big as the 3D vision though. Your card should be able to handle 2560x1440 due to the 2GB of V-ram. If the FPS get way to low, you can always turn off Übersampling to get some FPS back.