Help me choose which monitor to get

d4v0

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Hi All,

I am trying to decided which monitor to get either this http://www.amazon.com/AOC-G2770PQU-Ultimate-Performance-Professional/dp/B00L8LTB3W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427260401&sr=8-1&keywords=aoc+g2770pqu

or this http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-XL2720Z-27-inch-Performance-Monitor/dp/B00GWFNMJS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427260436&sr=8-2&keywords=benq+xl2730z

Which one would you guys recommend? It is going to be mainly used for gaming or are there other monitors that are better than these ones? I want 27" or 28" that does not exceed $450 mark.

And would I be able to use the 144hz with the gtx 780 without any problems?
Thanks!
 
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Actually I would much rather go with this: http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GW2760HS-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00ITORMDC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1427317562&sr=8-3&keywords=benq+monitor
Granted, its a 4ms response time, but if you're not at some godly competitive level of gaming, you won't notice a huge difference. I would only suggest a gaming monitor if you're in the pro scene to be completely honest. Kind of just a marketing scheme by reducing the refresh rate by that little. As for 1440p monitors, no idea

Edit: the contrast ratio on this is 20M:1 compared to the previous...

Hazaa

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Solely based of brands, I would go with BenQ, my monitor is also a 22". Also, working in IT, I've known that AOC produces cheap products that kinda just barely get the job done.

When you look at the specs though, the AOC monitor has a much more complex contrast ratio of 50M:1 where as the BenQ is just 12M:1. Both monitors have 1ms response time & 144Hz refresh rate.

When it comes down to it though, you'd shell out $130 more for the BenQ one which seems stupid to me. As much as I hate AOC, I would buy it after doing that research.
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Actually I would much rather go with this: http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GW2760HS-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00ITORMDC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1427317562&sr=8-3&keywords=benq+monitor
Granted, its a 4ms response time, but if you're not at some godly competitive level of gaming, you won't notice a huge difference. I would only suggest a gaming monitor if you're in the pro scene to be completely honest. Kind of just a marketing scheme by reducing the refresh rate by that little. As for 1440p monitors, no idea

Edit: the contrast ratio on this is 20M:1 compared to the previous 12M;1 you wanted. You can decide for yourself, do you want a barely noticeable refresh rate or more vivid colours
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d4v0

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Ok got one last question? Would you recommend this monitor http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IEZGWI2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1427321097&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+28+4k&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=41lK46eWlpL&ref=plSrch
over the ones i showed? But i read that 4ks only do 30hz but if i lets say run a game on a lower resolution on that 4k monitor will i get 60hz at least?