Question Does my current rig deserve a better monitor?

[dovlePC]

Hey everyone,

Here's my current setup:

• Monitor: LG 24GN650-B
• Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z690-P D4
• CPU: 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F
• GPU: ASRock AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB
• RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 3200 32GB (4x8GB) CL16
• Storage: Patriot 1TB 2.5 SATA3 SSD

I bought the LG 24GN650-B monitor (24", 1080p, 144hz, 1ms response time) because I thought I would focus on playing online competitive FPS gaming.

However, I've noticed that my gaming preferences have shifted towards enjoying single-player games with nice visuals like RDR2 and Witcher 3 and others.

With that in mind, is it worth dishing out money to upgrade to 1440p and a bigger, better monitor with a better color gamut, contrast...etc?

Budget: Around $450 but it's completely arbitrary, so if I can get something really good for less, recommend that, or if there's something exceptional that's slightly more expensive I'm open to hearing about it too.

Basically, any recommendations or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

 

[stonecarver]

While your waiting for good advice. Just mess around with your AMD control panels settings. Bring up the AMD control panel on the right click on the gear. Now across the top you will see "Display" click it, now on left click turn on " Virtual Super Resolution "

You should now be able right click on your desktop to set your 1920 x1080 monitor to say 2560x 1440 or up to you. If you go new great but just an FYI in the mean time.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

With that GPU I would say you can easily benefit from a higher resolution. Framerates for most any games don't need to be too much higher than 60fps (like say average 80fps) unless it's a first person shooter and even then you can use things like FSR and just turn down unnecessary graphics settings to get smoother and higher framerates (that's what I do).

If you want a fantastic monitor with Freesync support on a budget, I can easily recommend the ACER Nitro XV272U (it's what I purchased not that long ago to upgrade from a TN panel monitor)

It goes for around $300 and has great colors and blacks. I turn on the "HDR" mode in the OSD which just basically boosts the colors and brightness and I personally think it looks fantastic.

(Please note that while it supports HDR decoding and displaying HDR content, it doesn't do it very well because it's the lowest level of "HDR" companies can get away with using for their marketing and it doesn't have multiple local dimming zones like a proper HDR display. I do not recommend trying to actually run games and content as well as Windows in HDR modes with this monitor. Just enabling the "HDR" mode in OSD to boost the brightness a bit and make the colors pop more)


ACER Nitro XV272U $250

Amazon.com

Here's the RTINGS review of the initially seeded model to give you an idea of the overall quality.

Acer Nitro XV272U KVbmiiprzx Review

The Acer Nitro XV272U KVbmiiprzx is an excellent 1440p gaming monitor. It uses an IPS panel with wide viewing angles, and it has excellent ergonomics, meaning yo...

www.rtings.com

 

[dovlePC]

I'm from Serbia and the prices here are all over the place and almost always a lot higher. I've looked through YouTube videos and compiled a list of "value for money" 1440p monitors with positive reviews and then looked for them locally and here are their prices:

Monitor Dell s2722dgm - $285
MSI Optix G273QF - $367
LENOVO G27qe-20 - $275
Gigabyte M27Q- $417
27" MSI G274QPF-QD - $438
ACER Nitro XV272UKV - $358 (or $328 for a model that's been used as an exhibit in a store but still has a 2 year warranty)

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The Dell you mentioned is priced at $580 in Serbia so that's an automatic no.

The ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ is $364.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

I'm from Serbia and the prices here are all over the place and almost always a lot higher. I've looked through YouTube videos and compiled a list of "value for money" 1440p monitors with positive reviews and then looked for them locally and here are their prices:

Monitor Dell s2722dgm - $285
MSI Optix G273QF - $367
LENOVO G27qe-20 - $275
Gigabyte M27Q- $417
27" MSI G274QPF-QD - $438
ACER Nitro XV272UKV - $358 (or $328 for a model that's been used as an exhibit in a store but still has a 2 year warranty)

The Dell you mentioned is priced at $580 in Serbia so that's an automatic no.

The ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ is $364.

I would still say the ACER is the best overall for visual quality. The other ones fall short in one place or another. I only recommend the ACER ultimately because I have personal experience with it using it right now to type this message on my PC lol.

Feel free to look up an RTINGS reviews for each of those monitors to get an idea for yourself.
In my personal opinion the ACER is the best option.

 

[dovlePC]

I've been looking at COOLERMASTER GP27Q Tempest. In Serbia, it is overpriced at $690 (It's only $550 on Amazon), however, even with the ridiculous price, it seems justifiable because I can't find anything similar to it.

It has the MiniLED technology which I really like as a compromise between the anxiety-inducing OLEDs with their potential for burn-in and the bland-looking regular IPSs. It's also 27",1440p, and has pretty fast response times.

I'm currently leaning toward that monitor, with the ACER Nitro XV272UKV being a close 2nd.