I spent most of my money on a gtx 980 which I got off of craigslist for 300$. It's a gigabyte and it runs amazing. I get 130fps in battle at max settings on battlefield 4. Best thing k could of done to my machine. My 270x's couldn't run anything before, I have about 140$ now which I know isn't even close to enough for a 144hz monitor. I guess I could ask my parents for a little financial help, maybe they could help me out. I do have a 144hz monitor in mind. It's the benq XL2411Z