What monitor should I buy?

[joe530]

I was interested in buying a new monitor. I want this to be an upgrade over my old monitor so I have a couple conditions.
I need the monitor to:
-Have a ips display since I have a TN (i want better viewing angles and better color accuracy)
-Be at least 120hz
-I want to game on it so i want a response time of 4ms or below
-Need display port
It doesn't need to be an ultrawide but that would be nice. My budget is $700 but a can go a little higher like $750.

 

[WildCard999]

Freesync.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: LG - 34UC79G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 144Hz Monitor ($463.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $463.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-04 18:50 EDT-0400

Gsync
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: LG - 34UC89G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 166Hz Monitor ($732.44 @ B&H)
Total: $732.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-04 18:51 EDT-0400

The Gsync version does have a higher refresh rate but does come at a premium (including Gsync).

The only downside (if you could even consider it a downside) is that the response time is 5ms. I've played on 144hz/1ms monitors and my current one is a 2560x1080P/75hz 5ms and while I see the refresh rate difference I can't tell the difference between my current 5ms and my previous 1ms but maybe it's just me.

 

[drivinfast247]

What are your PC specs? Need to know what resolution you'll be able to handle. I personally wouldn't run a 34" 1080p monitor.

 

[WildCard999]

I personally wouldn't run a 34" 1080p monitor.

If it was a 16:9 monitor I would agree but at 21:9 the monitor is much wider and doesn't have that pixel-y effect. The 29" versions (21:9) are actually about a half a inch shorter vertically then a 24" 16:9 monitor so it really isn't much bigger then your standard 1080P 16:9. Plus it isn't technically 1080P (1980x1080), its 2560x1080P so more pixels.

 

[drivinfast247]

Jeez.. I didn't even notice that. I'm loosing it.

 

[WildCard999]

It’s all good!

 

[joe530]

My PC specs are:
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151
CPU: i5 7600k
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Power Supply: Corsair AX860

 

[WildCard999]

The system will handle most games at...

-1080P/144
-1440P/144
-2560x1080/144
-3440x1440P/100

 

[joe530]

other any one bigger than 2560x1080