1440p or 1080p?

[bheemarocks]

Hi, I will be having a GTX 980ti in my build and I was wondering if I should get a 1080p 144 hertz monitor or a 1440p 60 hertz monitor. The two monitors I am looking at are the BenQ XL2411Z and the Acer G257HU. I know the 980ti has the power for 1440p gaming and that would be awesome if I could game at that resolution. But, 144 hertz at 1080p would also be awesome for the smoothness of 144 hertz.

All feedback is appreciated

 

[Iamsoda]

Hi, I will be having a GTX 980ti in my build and I was wondering if I should get a 1080p 144 hertz monitor or a 1440p 60 hertz monitor. The two monitors I am looking at are the BenQ XL2411Z and the Acer G257HU. I know the 980ti has the power for 1440p gaming and that would be awesome if I could game at that resolution. But, 144 hertz at 1080p would also be awesome for the smoothness of 144 hertz.

All feedback is appreciated

I would get with 1080p 144hz. A lot cheaper and the fps is amazing. Once the price drops for 1440p and a second gtx 980ti, get a 1440p 144hz.

 

[spdragoo]

Personal preference. It's going to depend on the games you're going to play, & how much of the "eye candy" you want displayed.

For example, CS:GO is apparenlty a popular game but doesn't stress machines too much, & for most people they'll have no trouble hitting 100+ FPS on benchmarks even with the settings on "high" or "ultra' equivalent. On a 60Hz monitor, the extra 40+ FPS is wasted, because the monitor can't truly display the extra FPS...but a 144Hz monitor would be able to display it. OTOH, if you're looking at more recent games, where even a 980Ti might struggle to make it to 70 or 80 FPS on "medium/high", then a 144Hz monitor is going to be wasted unless you turn the setting waaaay down...but a 60Hz monitor will more easily allow for tuning your quality settings to a higher level while still actually noticing the difference.

 

[Iamsoda]

Personal preference. It's going to depend on the games you're going to play, & how much of the "eye candy" you want displayed.

For example, CS:GO is apparenlty a popular game but doesn't stress machines too much, & for most people they'll have no trouble hitting 100+ FPS on benchmarks even with the settings on "high" or "ultra' equivalent. On a 60Hz monitor, the extra 40+ FPS is wasted, because the monitor can't truly display the extra FPS...but a 144Hz monitor would be able to display it. OTOH, if you're looking at more recent games, where even a 980Ti might struggle to make it to 70 or 80 FPS on "medium/high", then a 144Hz monitor is going to be wasted unless you turn the setting waaaay down...but a 60Hz monitor will more easily allow for tuning your quality settings to a higher level while still actually noticing the difference.

Unless you are playing super heavy games and MSAA/AA turned up, you can get 100fps+ on almost everything. Refer to games (skip witcher 3, metro, and crysis, I know already) that have trouble with this?

 

[XMorsX]

If you are going to give 700 euro/ dollars for a gpu, why not buy the best monitor available too? I am talking about Acer XB270HU, which is 144hz matte AHVA with G-Sync.
http://prohardver.hu/teszt/acer_xb270hu_monitor_144_hz_ips_g-sync_minden_game/kulso_megjelenes.html
Otherwise, pairing the 980ti with a relatively cheap monitor seems kind of a waste.

If budget is a concearn though, it is up to you if you would rather have 144Hz or a higher resolution. My suggestions:

144Hz 1080p: LG 24GM77 (cheaper and better color presets and contrast than the BenQ)
1440p: Asus PB278QR or PB278Q (for the latter make sure it does not use a PLS panel but an AHVA, otherwise it suffers from PWM dimming). It is more expensive, but then again Acers tend to have overshoot ghosting and 25' are kind of small for 1440p. However, at 25' 1440p consider Dell U2515H.

 

[bheemarocks]

Hi, I will be having a GTX 980ti in my build and I was wondering if I should get a 1080p 144 hertz monitor or a 1440p 60 hertz monitor. The two monitors I am looking at are the BenQ XL2411Z and the Acer G257HU. I know the 980ti has the power for 1440p gaming and that would be awesome if I could game at that resolution. But, 144 hertz at 1080p would also be awesome for the smoothness of 144 hertz.

All feedback is appreciated

I would get with 1080p 144hz. A lot cheaper and the fps is amazing. Once the price drops for 1440p and a second gtx 980ti, get a 1440p 144hz.

Ok, thanks!