Question Does it matter if I get a high refresh rate monitor?

[Voidseeker_1]

I'm looking to get a new monitor and I'm wondering if I could get a 100hz monitor and be ok? I play Fortnite, Beamng.Drive,My Summer Car,Assetto Corsa Competizione, and other driving games and I'm wondering if a 144hz or higher monitor would matter. In Fortnite I avg 140fps and in other games I get 70-100
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[NightHawkRMX]

A higher refresh rate monitor will feel smoother when playing faster paced games like Fortnite. Some competitive game players will find a higher refresh rate monitor advantageous to their performance as the image you see on screen will update more frequently.

Its a personal preference thing. While you can have a great experience with a 60hz monitor. many will say once you get used to a high refresh rate monitor, you will never want to go back to the smoothness of a traditional 60hz monitor.

If you can afford it, I would buy a 144hz or 165hz monitor.

 

[Math Geek]

considering how cheap they can be, no reason not to get the 144hz or higher screen. i could tell the difference when i went from a 60 hz to a 120 hz screen. but i've not seen the difference when going higher. my current screen is 144 hz only cause it was a great price

when you can get a 27" 180hz screen for $140, then why the heck not.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBLC9XBJ

 

[Voidseeker_1]

A higher refresh rate monitor will feel smoother when playing faster paced games like Fortnite. Some competitive game players will find a higher refresh rate monitor advantageous to their performance as the image you see on screen will update more frequently.

Its a personal preference thing. While you can have a great experience with a 60hz monitor. many will say once you get used to a high refresh rate monitor, you will never want to go back to the smoothness of a traditional 60hz monitor.

If you can afford it, I would buy a 144hz or 165hz monitor.

Someone I know who knows a thing or 2 about monitors told me I should honestly be fine with 100hz and I currently have a 24" 144hz and I moved Fortnite to my 2nd monitor which is a 60hz display and outside of a 4ms response time it to me didn't look that much different.

considering how cheap they can be, no reason not to get the 144hz or higher screen. i could tell the difference when i went from a 60 hz to a 120 hz screen. but i've not seen the difference when going higher. my current screen is 144 hz only cause it was a great price

when you can get a 27" 180hz screen for $140, then why the heck not.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBLC9XBJ

I have been looking at an Acer Nitro I found on Amazon that's 27" 180hz so I'm thinking about doing that.

 

[Math Geek]

if you're eyes can't tell the difference between 144 hz and 60 hz, then obviously anything faster is a waste of money.

in general 100 hz is about the most the average eye can use. faster than that and your eyes don't even register it all. of course some will argue they can tell 299 vs 300 hz, but that's only when they got a nice fps counter running on screen

if what you got now works for you, then don't waste the money. start sitting on it and save for that next system upgrade down the line. i know the money can burn a hole in your pocket and with some nice juicy sales coming in, it can be hard to resist. but other than the feel good factor of the shiny new thing on your desk, it's not going to change you overall experience.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

considering how cheap they can be, no reason not to get the 144hz or higher screen. i could tell the difference when i went from a 60 hz to a 120 hz screen. but i've not seen the difference when going higher. my current screen is 144 hz only cause it was a great price

when you can get a 27" 180hz screen for $140, then why the heck not.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBLC9XBJ

Would not recommend that monitor. High refresh rate VA monitors have major issues with smearing/ghosting related to poor response times. Theyre often lower rate panels just overclocked to high hz and have bad image quality as a result.

 

[Math Geek]

i'll def take your word for it. a monitor guru i am most certainly not

but it illustrates the overall point of how nice and cheap some "gaming" monitors have become.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

i'll def take your word for it. a monitor guru i am most certainly not

but it illustrates the overall point of how nice and cheap some "gaming" monitors have become.

Absolutely. IPS high refresh monitors are also cheap. Rtings and hardware unboxed on youtube do decent monitor reviews.

 

[Voidseeker_1]

Absolutely. IPS high refresh monitors are also cheap. Rtings and hardware unboxed on youtube do decent monitor reviews.

You're right

 

[Voidseeker_1]

if you're eyes can't tell the difference between 144 hz and 60 hz, then obviously anything faster is a waste of money.

in general 100 hz is about the most the average eye can use. faster than that and your eyes don't even register it all. of course some will argue they can tell 299 vs 300 hz, but that's only when they got a nice fps counter running on screen

if what you got now works for you, then don't waste the money. start sitting on it and save for that next system upgrade down the line. i know the money can burn a hole in your pocket and with some nice juicy sales coming in, it can be hard to resist. but other than the feel good factor of the shiny new thing on your desk, it's not going to change you overall experience.

This is a good idea. CPU, mobo, ram, and PSU are on the top of my upgrade list.

 

[geofelt]

When crt monitors were the norm, the screen was refreshed constantly. It took about 85Hz to see a image that did not hurt your eyes.
I might today, use 85hz as a minimum.
A monitor is a long term purchase, Bust your budget if need be to buy a faster/higher resolution larger unit with a good image