4K or 1440p?

[stickman274]

So recently I wanted to upgrade my 1080p monitor and I was wondering if it is worth going for the full 4K with 60hz or go for a 1440p monitor with 100+hz? My GPU is currently a gtx 970 but I am soon going to SLI, any thoughts?
The games I play are currently Battlefield, Dota, Black ops and CS:go

 

[stickman274]

The 970, even in SLI, is not a 4K card. 1440 is the max for that card.

Thanks man, you go any suggestions of monitor?

 

[SkittishGaming]

benq 2450hm is best monitor for the money (1080p)

 

[stickman274]

The 970, even in SLI, is not a 4K card. 1440 is the max for that card.

Thanks man, you go any suggestions of monitor?

It depends on what you want. Gsync? High refresh rate? Good color accuracy? Deep blacks?

I don't really have the money to splash out on Gsync and I'm not too bothered about the color aspects and the higher the refresh rate the better really

 

[stickman274]

I don't really have the money to splash out on Gsync and I'm not too bothered about the color aspects and the higher the refresh rate the better really

What is your budget?

Preferably not over £400 ($570) but the cheaper the better really

 

[guanyu210379]

For £400, if you want 1440p, you can get only those 60Hz IPS monitors like ASUS PB278QR, Dell U2715H, etc.

Just for reference:
PB278QR is now my secondary monitor (not for games, replacing my old U2412M), while my main monitor is the Acer XB270HU.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

I bought an AOC Q2577PWQ recently and highly recommend it.

 

[virtualdanger]

I would honestly wait on a monitor unless you are desperate. I would wait on adding a 2nd card too. By the end of the year, 4k monitors will be cheaper and new graphics card will be out from both AMD and Nvidia.

Are you saying that 4k monitors in general are expected to drop in price, as a result of more acceptance/usage, larger production volumes, and thus economies of scale, or do you have any other basis?

Reason being, I want to upgrade my older TN based 1080p 23" screen, but even a QHD monitor is considerably more expensive. If you have some insight, it would greatly help with my upgrade plans. Thanks.

 

[stickman274]

I would honestly wait on a monitor unless you are desperate. I would wait on adding a 2nd card too. By the end of the year, 4k monitors will be cheaper and new graphics card will be out from both AMD and Nvidia.

I'm not desperate, I don't suppose you will know if the drop in price be significant or just subtle?

 

[stickman274]

I found this monitor
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer-predator-xg270huomidpx-27-2560x1440-tn-freesync-144hz-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-black-re-mo-078-ac.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwz-i3BRDtn53Z5Z7t4PUBEiQA23q2AJIWgtsm9WQF7dUbNR4DdccA9oShQCOW9uzSWjLT3BkaAhhw8P8HAQ
What do you guys think? Should I still wait?

 

[guanyu210379]

Acer XG270HU is a 144Hz 2560x1440 TN panel with FreeSync.
It is not a bad monitor for the price..however...
nVidia GPU such as yours does not support FreeSync.
You can use the monitor but will never be able to make use of the FreeSync.

If you wanna upgrade your monitor, you can make bigger jump by choosing monitors such as XB271HU, PG279Q, etc. but those are extremely expensive and have relative massive QC issues.
Those monitor have far better image quality than your current TN and still are very fast (144Hz/165Hz).
Actually, if you do not really wanna spend that much, I am also vote rather for waiting.