Looking for feedback on adding a 144mhz monitor as secondary monitor

[mibeal]

So in the next week I am going to be picking up a Viewsonic XG2401 for my primary gaming monitor. I want to pick up a 2nd 24" monitor to go alongside it but mainly just for multi tasking purposes, temps, browsing etc. I've never used a high refresh rate monitor before and just wondering if I should spend the extra money to make the 2nd monitor 144hz as well or simply get a nice 60hz for the secondary.

I will be adding a aftermarket 480 gpu but currently im working off a r9 270x 4gb gpu that will support dual link dvi, displayport and hdmi.

Thank you for your time and feedback

 

[Isokolon]

Normally, I'd say save it, go 60Hz as obviously you don't need 144Hz for browsing.
But almost everyone who has been using a 144Hz display for a time states that looking at a 60 Hz display now gives them eye cancer - even when only browsing.

If you have a 60Hz monitor right now, why not use it as secondary for now, if you really can't stand it, go 144Hz later.

 

[mibeal]

For anyone that stumbles across this with the same quandary, I ended up picking up a 29" ultrawide 1080p monitor instead overclocked it to 75mhz. I was at best buy and it was the same price as the 24" asus 144mhz monitor and figured I would take the ultra wide for a test drive. I do like the extra space and am quite satisfied with the purchase. I was pretty under whelmed with 144mhz as a whole, I really did not see a difference in overall use ( I don't really play fps much). Some ppl said just navigating desktop was amazing, I didn't see it personally pairing the xg2401 along with the red devil 480.

Good luck if your google searches bring you here.