1080p Monitor 60Hz vs 144Hz

[JonTheDriver95]

Hi all,

I've decided to go with a Sapphire R9 390 graphics card. However, my budget only allows me to purchase a 1080p monitor. Should I get a monitor with 60Hz or 144Hz rate? And if i go with a 1080p at 60Hz, is the R9 390 a little overkill? Or can I do with something like a GTX 960?

 

[Mr Kagouris]

A 1080p 144Hz monitor would be better, but it would probably cost about as much as a 1440p 60Hz one.

 

[Ripthruster]

Go for the 144hz if you can. Overkill with your card isn't a bad thing to have. Since you want an AMD card, you can look for a monitor with 144hz and free-sync. As for going AMD vs Nvidia, that is your call. Lots of polarizing point of views. I'd say decide that first, then figure what monitor. Monitors now can be chosen with adaptive sync which is, in a simple way, v-sync without the negative effects. Freesync monitors work with AMD and Gsync with Nvidia.
The difference between 60 hz and 120 or 144 is substantial. I recently went with a 144+hz panel with G-sync and couldn't be happier.

 

[RCFProd]

R9 390/GTX 970 is the sweet spot for 1080p@60Hz. Wouldn't downgrade.

 

[JonTheDriver95]

A 1080p 144Hz monitor would be better, but it would probably cost about as much as a 1440p 60Hz one.

Go for the 144hz if you can. Overkill with your card isn't a bad thing to have. Since you want an AMD card, you can look for a monitor with 144hz and free-sync. As for going AMD vs Nvidia, that is your call. Lots of polarizing point of views. I'd say decide that first, then figure what monitor. Monitors now can be chosen with adaptive sync which is, in a simple way, v-sync without the negative effects. Freesync monitors work with AMD and Gsync with Nvidia.
The difference between 60 hz and 120 or 144 is substantial. I recently went with a 144+hz panel with G-sync and couldn't be happier.

R9 390/GTX 970 is the sweet spot for 1080p@60Hz. Wouldn't downgrade.

After some research in my local area I think I can only afford a 1080p 60Hz monitor. So i guess the main question would be should I still stick to my R9 390 card or chose a cheaper option such as a 380x or 960, since computer components are pretty expensive in my country. I've heard that the R9 390 is able to run most games at max settings (1080p). Think I'll have to decide if the price difference is worth it between the cards.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

It is very much worth it if you want to run triple-A games at 60+ FPS without lowering the settings a lot.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Hi all,

I've decided to go with a Sapphire R9 390 graphics card. However, my budget only allows me to purchase a 1080p monitor. Should I get a monitor with 60Hz or 144Hz rate? And if i go with a 1080p at 60Hz, is the R9 390 a little overkill? Or can I do with something like a GTX 960?

Your choice is between ips and color accuracy and tn and speed. The card is good either way. Regardless of witch you prefer, you really SHOULD get a monitor with FreeSync. I would also advise you to check out 21:9 screen as i find them amazing. LG 29um67 for example. It's only 75Hz, but its IPS and at 29" is the right size for 1080p.

As for teh card.. it's THE card to get if you have to get one these days. That is, if you don't want to be buying a new one next year and don't want to spend an exagerated amout of money.

 

[RCFProd]

Choose one of the IPS monitors listed here, they are the best selections:
http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/monitor-reviews-discussion/15723-monitor-questions-read-1st-post-post-questions-here-send-me-private-message.html#post1359159

 

[JonTheDriver95]

Thank all of you for your responses and comments. I've already listed down the possible monitors I'll get, and will be going down to the shops soon.

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

If there's lots of bleed, glow, uniformity issues, it's not accurate at those spots, regardless if you calibrate. If the room temperature is changing, it's not accurate. If you don't calibrate it, it's not accurate, unless you buy a professional monitor. And, even if it's pre calibrated, without knowing in what conditions it was calibrated in, and your room temperature doesn't match that, it's not accurate. So, the conclusion, IPS doesn't translate to color accuracy. That's just a myth that's floating around. They do have viewing angles going for them though.

Another myth I see here, is that IPS are slower than TN, also not true. A 60 Hz IPS monitor is identical to a 60 Hz TN monitor. If by "fast", is referred to input lag, then they're also identical. Modern IPS, and the fastest gaming monitors, are both down to 10 ms of input lag. If referring to response time, the only way to reach the response time used in marketing, is to buy a monitor which supports Lightboost, and make sure you're pushing FPS high enough to lower it all the way to 1 ms, so 100+ FPS.

Either way, OP, a monitor upgrade is fantastic. Though before buying, educate yourself on each brands policy when it comes to defects, and dead pixels. If you receive a monitor which has defects, and you're not able to return it, that's something you want to avoid.



All the best!