Looking to buy a new monitor

[llamalover77]

HI looking to buy a new monitor upgrading from my Samsung S24D300HL i was looking to spend around $550 cad preferably from staples.ca

i dont really know what i want i was hoping for 1440p to 4k just to future proof (my pc cant handles 4k) i play games like csgo and rust looking for a ultra wide

some of the monitors i was looking at

http://www.staples.ca/en/AOC-U2879VF-4K-Ultra-HD-28-LED-Monitor-with-FreeSync/product_2075175_2-CA_1_20001

http://www.staples.ca/en/LG-34UM67-34-21-9-UltraWide-Full-HD-Gaming-Monitor-with-FreeSync/product_1561134_2-CA_1_20001

 

[JackNaylorPE]

No pair of cards existing today can handle 4k ... so 1440p remains "where it's at"

The SOTA monitors at this point are 1440p, IPS with very low lag / response times and equipped with ULMB:

Acer XB270HU ($800CAD)
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-xb270hubprz

Acer XB271HU ($950CAD)
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-xb271hubmiprz

Asus PG279Q ($1060 CAD)
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pg279q

Unfortunately all of which are out of your price range especially with the "north of the border" price penalty. The Asus TN model (PG278Q) comes in at about $650 south of the border but $860 up above... same with the Dell S2716DG

The BenQ 2730Z, Asus MG279Q and Acer Predator XG270HU comes closest at $560 - 650 CAD if you have AMD GFX cards and, although there's no ULMB with Freesync, the manufacturers do provide a rudimentary blur reduction mode.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-xl2730z
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhg0aa001
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mg279q

 

[llamalover77]

what if i got a 4k monitor thought but played at 1080p? would it look weird?