4K 60hz vs 1440p 165hz monitor

[Adam_136]

Hey guys!
I was wondering what would be a better choice: a 4K 60hz gaming monitor (ASUS ROG SWIFT PG27AQ) or a 1440p 165hz gaming monitor (ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q).

I know screen tearing is one of the issues that sway people away from 60hz monitors, but i dont know if its that much of a deal. is it really visable in real time, or can it really only be observed in slow-motion. From what i can gather hertz are relative to frames per second. A 200 FPS capable pc can be bottlenecked by a 60hz monitor and vice-versa. But since its a 4K monitor, and 4K gaming is very demanding, where you rarely reach 60 FPS, even with a Titan XP, is 60 hz enough? How does g-sync help with the screen tearing? The sort of games i would be looking to play are Forza horizon 3, the witcher 3, battlefield 1, gta V, csgo and rise of the tomb raider.

 

[CottTheWizard]

For gaming i would go for a 165 hz monitor. I got the Benq xl2730z and i would never go back to 60 hz again. If you play alot of FPS games you should get the 1440p 165hz monitor. For racing games i would get a 4k monitor but racing games are a blast on 144hz. I have a GTX 1070 and its the perfect card for 1440p. What GPU do you have? 4k needs a 1080 if you want to play most games at high quality.

 

[Adam_136]

For gaming i would go for a 165 hz monitor. I got the Benq xl2730z and i would never go back to 60 hz again. If you play alot of FPS games you should get the 1440p 165hz monitor. For racing games i would get a 4k monitor but racing games are a blast on 144hz. I have a GTX 1070 and its the perfect card for 1440p. What GPU do you have? 4k needs a 1080 if you want to play most games at high quality.

i dont have any gpu just yet. im planning on buying a whole setup, i just needed to know if 4k was what i wanted or not. thanks for the help!