gaming monitor for dual screen

[yatys93]

friend of mine is looking at buying a pair of monitors to dual screen with a single R9 270X not sure on the exact model, budget around the £300 for the pair, any suggestions?

 

[Tronyx]

You'd probably have better luck posting this in the Graphics & Displays http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-33.html section of the forum rather than the Storage section.

 

[warezme]

If he wants them for gaming, as in gaming on two monitors he needs to budget for 3 monitors. Otherwise the games center icon will be right in the middle of the bezel of only two monitors.

 

[yatys93]

You'd probably have better luck posting this in the Graphics & Displays http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-33.html section of the forum rather than the Storage section.

i guess thats what i get for using the ask the community option the right of the screen

thanks

 

[yatys93]

If he wants them for gaming, as in gaming on two monitors he needs to budget for 3 monitors. Otherwise the games center icon will be right in the middle of the bezel of only two monitors.

not sure what his plans are for them yet 😛 cheers anyway

 

[VincentP]

If the plan is to try and run games on both monitors (Eyefinity), settings are going to have to be low to get a decent frame rate.
To run games on one and then other applications on the other would be fine.
If it is primarily for games, you could consider a single 27 inch 2560x1440 monitor instead.

For responsive monitors with a high refresh rate, the BenQ gaming monitors are good, e.g. XL2411Z, XL2430T.
If you do more colour critical work, than IPS is better but they are not as responsive, e.g. Dell U2414H.

Jumping up to 27 inches, the Asus ROG PG278Q is the best high refresh rate monitor you can get.
The BenQ BL3200PT is a better option if you want accurate vivid colour and deep blacks.