good monitor for games?

[Shaun Boyce]

Looking to update my samsung S24C350hl monitor to something a bit bigger (atleast 27 inch)
would prefer a bigger res monitor (as teaming it with dual 970s in my pc) and would sort of prefer a curved monitor

now also, i want to give it a floating look (no wall mounting, as wall mounting a tv already and want my cables super clean) i want the stand to give off a look that it sort of isnt there, but is.

 

[-Lone-]

What's your max budget? I'd say go for a 1440p monitor if you have 970 SLI, you'll be able to play 1440p ultra with them. I'm not sure if there is a curved 1440p, but there is a Samsung curved 1080p monitor, I bought it and it is pretty good, but not as "curved" as I imagined it to be.

I bought it for $330 when it was on sale: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4OBHNI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[gamer1357]

I would try this. It's not curved but it's a great 1440p monitor that would go well with your 970s.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2765ht

 

[Shaun Boyce]

-lone- ive seen the curved samsung, would you recommend it??

if there is a 1440p monitor out there that is curved id love that,

gamer1357 I've had my fair share of benq monitors, and loved them, but the most recent one dad had doesnt look as good as my samsung i currently have, which is why i want a new monitor, so he can have mine

 

[Shaun Boyce]

and my max budget would probably be about 500. cause A im australian, and B i cant afford heaps with going to university soon

 

[-Lone-]

-lone- ive seen the curved samsung, would you recommend it??

if there is a 1440p monitor out there that is curved id love that,

gamer1357 I've had my fair share of benq monitors, and loved them, but the most recent one dad had doesnt look as good as my samsung i currently have, which is why i want a new monitor, so he can have mine

Well then, this is interesting, I just found this by Goggling, but you'll probably have to wait for a bit until it is released.

http://fudzilla.com/36325-samsung%E2%80%99s-curved-34-inch-1440p-monitor-up-for-pre-order

But if you want the 1080p curved, yes, I'd recommend it, it worked right out of the box with no problems. I bought it for my brother for Christmas and it looks pretty good even at different angles, I thought it'd look weird at a different angle than just in front of it since it is curved.

 

[-Lone-]

Aus? Well, that'll complicate things with $ a bit since it seems like they rip you off, lol.

 

[Shaun Boyce]

yeah, ill probably be using it only infront of me as I'll have my TV wall mounted for when im in bed (to play my xbox on)

Damn, 34"?!?!? my tv is 36" but yeah, 34 inch monitor would be huge.
1080p might be the way for me for now, until i finish uni and can afford a new 4k tv and new 4k monitor.

 

[Shaun Boyce]

Aus? Well, that'll complicate things with $ a bit since it seems like they rip you off, lol.

yeah, they really do. Both of my 970's are going to atleast be 480-500 bucks, nearly considering just getting a bigger power supply, a 980, more ram and a bigger hdd for now, and waiting till i can afford another 980

 

[Shaun Boyce]

Aus? Well, that'll complicate things with $ a bit since it seems like they rip you off, lol.

yeah, they really do. Both of my 970's are going to atleast be 480-500 bucks, nearly considering just getting a bigger power supply, a 980, more ram and a bigger hdd for now, and waiting till i can afford another 980

 

[-Lone-]

yeah, ill probably be using it only infront of me as I'll have my TV wall mounted for when im in bed (to play my xbox on)

Damn, 34"?!?!? my tv is 36" but yeah, 34 inch monitor would be huge.
1080p might be the way for me for now, until i finish uni and can afford a new 4k tv and new 4k monitor.

Okay, well, that is the only curved monitor I've ever had or seen, but it looked very nice to me. It has HDMI and display port, so you can use your xbox and PC on it if you wish to.

 

[Shaun Boyce]

Ok ill have a look around for it, as it seems to be a pretty good monitor from some reviews