FreezeRay :
It seems pointless to buy a monitor with speakers if I'm not going to use them, in my opinion. Hence why I asked what the best option without them would be.
144Hz Monitors that
don't have speakers usually cost the same as those that
do.
Most good value 144Hz Monitors that are suggested to people
will have speakers in them.
I suggest ignoring the existence of the speakers, just don't use them. They're technically a free addition and have no value by themselves.
Having no speakers in a monitor you want filters out the good value panels that are out there.
As pugoven says, don't let the speakers be the deciding factor.