1440p monitor suggestion?

[Badger_Knight]

I want to get a 1440p monitor; I think 144Hz is unnecessary but 60Hz may not be quite enough, so what is a good middleground? I don't play competitive games so I don't need a high refresh rate. Is 27'' the best size? I would also like freesync. I live in the UK also.
Thanks.

 

[Chugalug_]

What are your current specs?
I would say 27" is the best size, yes.

 

[Badger_Knight]

I currently have an r9 270 but i'm going to upgrade.
Is this monitor a good one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Monitors/AOC-inch-Response-Time-Monitor-Display-Q2778VQE/B00U2ZZX5A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497945739&sr=8-2
It doesn't have fressync but it's cheap. Is there anything else it's missing that could be important?

 

[Chugalug_]

What would your budget be for an upgrade of both monitor and GPU combined?
I'll sort it all out for you, the monitor can be improved too.
AMD cards are sold out for Crypto Currency mining atm.

 

[Badger_Knight]

I don't really have a particular budget, just whatever's good enough.
Does G/FreeSync make a big difference? I don't really want to spend a lot more for a gsync monitor which is why I'm hesitant to go Nvidia.
I could also wait for the Vega GPUs, would that be a good idea?

 

[Chugalug_]

No they don't.
You don't need G-Sync just because you have an Nvidia card, it's overpriced for what it offers most of the time.
AMD are sold out everywhere purely for ethereum mining.
Don't wait for Vega, shipping to retailers at the end of next month at the earliest. Gonna be about two months before they're in stock.
I need a number to work with here, even if it's rough.

 

[Badger_Knight]

Maybe £1000, though I could spend more. My CPU is an FX6300 so I'll need to upgrade that as well. And the motherboard, probably. And maybe some new fans and a cpu cooler, and RAM as well.
So I should just go Nvidia and forget G/Freesync?

 

[Chugalug_]

Okay sure, no worries.
Yeah, that's the best plan.
A 1080p 144hz monitor would be the best fit tbh, even if you don't play competitive games it's really a whole new world of smoothness and fluidity.
What's your current PSU?

 

[Chugalug_]

Buy this, get the monitor later.
This is assuming you have a good PSU, but i'll wait till you've told me till I confirm.
I've made another list too.
You should have at least a good quality 450w with a 1080.
The S12II 430w also works by a fingernail.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£194.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£121.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB JetStream Video Card (£448.36 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£209.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1054.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 13:43 BST+0100

 

[Chugalug_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£194.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£121.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card (£355.78 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.80 @ Alza)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£209.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1026.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 13:44 BST+0100

 

[Badger_Knight]

I currently have a 550W power supply, so I can just keep that? It's this one: XFX P1-550S-XXB9.
I'm really set on going 1440p, for web browsing/other things, and also because I want to play older games as well at 1440p, which will be easier to run at that res.
My current cpu is 3.5GHz, how much faster is the Ryzen?
Should I get a separate cpu cooler and better fans if I want to OC?

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeah that's perfectly fine.
The 1600 boosts to about the same, however IPC is much better, the FX 6300 is weak as all hell.
The included stock cooler is very beefy.
Get the 1440p monitor listed later.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£194.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£121.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB JetStream Video Card (£448.36 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Acer - CB270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor (£299.85 @ BT Shop)
Total: £1144.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 14:16 BST+0100

 

[Badger_Knight]

So I could OC okay with the stock cooler and the fans that came with my case? (Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case)
I've been thinking I may want new fans. And would 550W be fine if I OCed?

 

[Chugalug_]

Yes you can, and yes the 550w is fine.
Stick with the stock fans, not worth spending on case fans unless they're busted, or real jet engines, like cheap chinese case quality. The Z9 Plus ones are fine.
Standard ones are fine.

 

[Badger_Knight]

Okay, thank you.
That monitor is 6ms and 60Hz, might that be a too high ms?
If you OCed a 1070 how would it perform in 1440p?

 

[Badger_Knight]

For the same price might this monitor be better: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M913DVG/ref=s9_acsd_bw_wf_s_GAME_cdl_58?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_r=SXQXG48AQARWRW1ZM79D&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1885017c-3f00-461a-9a9f-a8d4f99d084f&pf_rd_i=9320946031&th=1

 

[madmatt30]

4k screen for £220.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-eiq-284kmb-4k-ultra-hd-1ms-monitor-eiq-284kmb/version.asp


& it is a very decent number too.

 

[Badger_Knight]

4k screen for £220.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-eiq-284kmb-4k-ultra-hd-1ms-monitor-eiq-284kmb/version.asp


& it is a very decent number too.

Why is that so cheap? Anyway, it would be too expensive to game at 4k.

 

[Chugalug_]

Cheap because its a shite brand with an offcut panel and likely awful image. Resolution does not = quality!!

 

[madmatt30]

Same panel as the old Asus PB287Q from 2015.
They're a UK brand who buy old stock of panels from lg & Samsung.
So yeah not the absolute best quality but certainly not crap IMO.

As said though , unless you're actually buying a 1080ti probably not the best idea for a gaming screen.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto. I don't trust B grade panels personally though, too many dead pixels.

 

[Badger_Knight]

What do you think of that monitor I linked?

 

[Chugalug_]

Not good, its a photography monitor which for a complex reason I can't be bothered explaining heavily, causes ghosting, lag and stutter with high frame rate playback in gaming.

 

[Badger_Knight]

Does this monitor look okay?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Monitors/AOC-inch-Response-Time-Monitor-Display-Q2778VQE/B00U2ZZX5A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497945739&sr=8-2

 

[madmatt30]

Does this monitor look okay?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Monitors/AOC-inch-Response-Time-Monitor-Display-Q2778VQE/B00U2ZZX5A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497945739&sr=8-2

for 200 quid its a good buy.

You can get better but youll be touching the 350 quid mark.