Asus VG248QE or what?

[custos7]

Most days I spend 8-15 hours a day in front of the monitor. 50~% of this are games, 25~% movie and tv shows. I play a lot including games like CS, DotA2, but I'm not hardcore competitive, I like to enjoy some casual games with my girlfriend and drool at the scenery in Skyrim as well.

I have a 300$ budget for a new monitor, this can go up to 450$ for a very efficient decision.

Currently I have an LG Flatron W2243S
(!)Flickers at 60hz, and I have to use a DVI->VGA adapter for it, so most of what I can get is probably a substantial upgrade.

(?!)Most importantly my girlfriend gets nausea when watching the screen if I play a very dynamic game. She thinks this didn't happen on the previous monitor(which was also 60hz). I was wondering if a monitor with higher refresh rate would help with it.

(?)I was wondering how much a high refresh rate like 120-144 would help when I usually play around 50-60 fps. From what I understand it will still help with the blur and artifacts, but is it worth it?

I've read VG248QE is best for gaming for it's price, but what I get from some topics in forum say IPS makes a huge difference for the eye-candy so I'm open for all suggestions as long as it's efficient for my circumstances.

Please advise.

Asus P8Z68 v pro
Intel i7 2600k
GTX 560 Twin Frozr
LG Flatron W2243S

 

[bystander]

For your girlfriend, she may like the 120hz option, with lowered settings to allow for 80+ FPS. I personally have a nausea issue as well, and with a 120hz screen and 80+ FPS, I no longer get nauseated from 1st person games. They feel much more responsive now, and that removes the nausea for me.

For yourself, you may find a higher resolution more tempting, though the future possibility of G-sync on that monitor in a few months would even make 50-60 FPS much better in responsiveness or lack of tearing/stuttering, though that would also require the upgrade kit and a Kepler based card or newer.

 

[custos7]

I need more info and advice, how about monitor names? Is there a sort of middle ground between IPS and TN? An IPS monitor with less input lag and response time, or a TN with good image?
Can't wait for G-Sync by the way, I mean literally 😛 The flickering is a bit too much to go with for months.