Should I upgrade to a 1080p 144hz monitor?

[midnightblue]

Last November I built a new system to replace my old FX 6300 PC from 2012. I was able to build a i5 6500, MSI RX 480 8gb plus 16gb of ram on a fairly low budget. Anyways I'm still using my Acer 23" 1080p G236HLBbd that I bought around 2 years ago on sale $99. It works well minus the washed out colors but I'm wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade to a 144hz monitor with or without freesync.

I'm not really a hardcore PC gamer although I do play games like battlefield 1, warthunder plus a bunch of console games ported to PC. Not to mention the occasional RTS or F2P MMO here and there. I was considering the Viewsonic xg2401 as it seems to be well liked for the price. Also was considering a Acer GN246HL on sale for $179 as well. Or maybe a 1440p IPS and keep my current one for games that my card can't handle running 1440p

Do you guys think its worth investing the $200 or more replacing my current monitor? Or is there any other models you guys would recommend. I'd like to keep my budget around $250 or so. I've never used a 144hz display before and always thought it was sort of a gimmick for competitive players to blow money on.

 

[CorsairSSC]

The thing about 144Hz is this: once you use it, you can never go back to any other refresh rate. It IS kind of a gimmick for competitive players because they do need to track motion; however, based on the games you say you play, you don't NEED a 144Hz monitor. Besides, 1080p is on its way to the graveyard now, so I say it would be better to get a 1440p monitor, which the RX 480 was built for. If you really want a higher refresh rate, you can try 75 Hz, 90 Hz, 100 Hz, or 120 Hz monitors.

 

[RCFProd]

The thing about 144Hz is this: once you use it, you can never go back to any other refresh rate. It IS kind of a gimmick for competitive players because they do need to track motion; however, based on the games you say you play, you don't NEED a 144Hz monitor. Besides, 1080p is on its way to the graveyard now, so I say it would be better to get a 1440p monitor, which the RX 480 was built for. If you really want a higher refresh rate, you can try 75 Hz, 90 Hz, 100 Hz, or 120 Hz monitors.

This is so true. Once you get used to 144Hz, you can't go back to 60/75Hz easily. Thing is, you don't really think you ''need'' it until you see what 144Hz is like.