Which monitor for 1440p gaming

[Duffster624]

Hello! I'm about to be building my first pc, but I need to choose which monitor to use. Im stuck between two monitors, which both got very good reviews.

The first one is $50 cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GW2765HT-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00KYCSRSG

The 2nd one is a little more expensive but if it is a lot better i'd be willing to pay. Im mostly going to be using this for 1440p gaming with games like fallout, gta, battlefront etc..

http://www.amazon.com/PB278Q-2560x1440-DisplayPort-Ergonomic-Back-lit/dp/B009C3M7H0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450890048&sr=1-1&keywords=Asus+PB278Q+2560x1440

Any comments appreciated.

 

[Eximo]

I generally stick to monitors that have been reviewed here:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews.htm

That said, both ASUS and BenQ have good reputations. What are your system specifications?

 

[Duffster624]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($116.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($0.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.49 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($408.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($349.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($579.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1881.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 14:10 EST-0500

You can ignore the multiple monitors, im just keeping them there until i make a choice. Thanks for your help by the way. I'm leaning away from the more expensive Asus one due to the fact its $600, thats why i didnt include it in the original post.

 

[Eximo]

Conveniently they've reviewed both:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/benq_gw2765ht.htm

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pb278q.htm

 

[Eximo]

Well the MG279Q would get you a nice 4ms IPS screen with free-sync. Hard to pass that up.

I have the PG279Q and it is quite nice for gaming, though the screen uniformity leaves much to be desired.