1440p/60hz or 1080p/144hz

[Ethan Carlone]

I will mostly be gaming and my GPU is a GTX 980 Ti. Thanks!

 

[firo40]

If you find 60hz smooth which most do then the higher resoloution will look way nicer vs higher refresh rate and lower resoloution. I would go 1440p/60hz but thats me. Some people are used to 120-144hz and can't go back to 60hz, if youre not one of them the 60hz will feel fine but look was nicer

 

[Gingerbread]

As he said depends on the person. For me the speed of 144hz just rocks the few extra pixels.

 

[firo40]

Its almost double the amount of pixels actually 1080p=2,073,600 1440p=3,686,400 with a differance of 1,612,800, too me thats worth the refresh rate loss

 

[Gingerbread]

Yeah obviously its not just "a few pixels", but I've played too long at 1280x1024 for CS and similar, that pixels and quality are no longer important.

 

[firo40]

With a 980ti hopefully he plans to play newer high graphical games, from csgo you wouldnt need anything higher than a 960 to max it out at 1080p

 

[Elated]

I will mostly be gaming and my GPU is a GTX 980 Ti. Thanks!

Hi Ethan Carlone,

Just like firo40 said, it's a matter of perspective. A 980 TI is not an overkill for 1080p eventhough a lot of people claim that. Some GPU-heavy games, like Witcher 3 and GTA V, benefit a lot from having a 980 TI.

I myself play games at 144hz/1080p. My GPU is a 980 TI, too. From what I can tell from my honest experiences, 144hz does make a huge difference on how smooth the gameplay feels. Playing Witcher 3 with everything maxed out (hairworks off) nets me about 75-82 fps. Outside gaming, ordinary office work also feels more fluid in terms of the mouse cursor with a 144hz panel.

Playing older games with a buttery smooth full 144 fps is a real treat, too.

 

[martinch]

Ultimately, it's personal preference, but going from a 24" 1080p screen to a 25" 1440p screen carries a very noticeable jump in image quality ...

 

[Outlander_04]

What is the computer you are using to run this?

 

[06yfz450ridr]

1440p is worth it, takes a bit more gpu power, plus i can fit a lot on one screen if i need to, even my 1080ps i use a virtual resolution of 1440p

 

[Ethan Carlone]

What is the computer you are using to run this?

Specs are -
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
EVGA 850WATT PSU
MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

 

[Outlander_04]

What is the computer you are using to run this?

Specs are -
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
EVGA 850WATT PSU
MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Using a 980ti on a 1080p monitor is an utter waste .

Buy the 1440p monitor