[SOLVED] help with buying a monitor

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looking for a ips monitor more for picture quality dont need high fps 60 fps or slightly better would be fine . 1080p or 1440p would prefer 27 inch since i will be pretty close to it
struggling to understand all the technical specs 😑

any help would be appreciated 😁

in uk stafford btw
 
Solution
This is probably, and most reviews seem to support that, one of the best monitors out there for gaming that is an IPS panel, for under 500 bucks/pounds. The ONLY problem I see with it is that you cannot use HDR and Freesync at the same time, but models that can do that have much slower response times and are priced about 100 to 200 bucks more anyhow. Plus, how often does anybody actually use HDR when gaming?

It also is a freesync display, so the fact that it supports 144hz frequency isn't going to matter. Since Nvidia cards now support Freesync, that isn't going to matter either.

PCPartPicker Part List

Monitor: Acer - XV272U Pbmiiprzx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor (£456.48 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £456.48
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Casual gaming does not call for an IPS panel. That is more for professionals or people who are particularly nit picky about color accuracy and viewing angles. An otherwise similar IPS panel display compared to a TN panel is usually about 200-300 dollars more, and casual users can seldom justify that kind of expense. So if a decent monitor with the kind of specs you are looking for normally runs about 250 dollars, you're probably looking at more like 550 dollars for an IPS model with specs good enough for gaming on.

How much are you actually willing to spend on a monitor?
 
Ok, all good. Do you prefer it to be 1080p or 1440p, as obviously, an investment like this you should get a display with the resolution you prefer, not just one or the other. Obviously, at 1440p, with a lot more pixels to render, you're going to see a significant reduction in performance over a 1080p, but for some people that might not be a deal breaker and that RTX 2070 may offer good enough performance at 1440p that you don't mind that. Really it depends on what YOU prefer and whether the games you play are games that typically NEED to have very high FPS.
 
This is probably, and most reviews seem to support that, one of the best monitors out there for gaming that is an IPS panel, for under 500 bucks/pounds. The ONLY problem I see with it is that you cannot use HDR and Freesync at the same time, but models that can do that have much slower response times and are priced about 100 to 200 bucks more anyhow. Plus, how often does anybody actually use HDR when gaming?

It also is a freesync display, so the fact that it supports 144hz frequency isn't going to matter. Since Nvidia cards now support Freesync, that isn't going to matter either.

PCPartPicker Part List

Monitor: Acer - XV272U Pbmiiprzx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor (£456.48 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £456.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-10 00:12 BST+0100
 
Solution
So, more accurately, Displayport is required for G-sync, and it is required to use Freesync on an Nvidia graphics card. It is NOT required JUST for Freesync, as Freesync works over HDMI for AMD cards. Since you have an Nvidia card you will need to use Displayport in order for Freesync to work BUT if you don't care about the benefits of adaptive sync (Freesync, G-sync) then you can use HDMI as well.
 
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