Is 1920x1080 bad for pc gaming?

[xJoshua]

Getting a monitor for ps4 but getting a gaming pc soon, is a 27" 1920x1080 60Hz monitor going to be good for gaming??

 

[yobdab]

24" - 27" Is almost kind of standard this days. What will you be playing? You might want to get 144hz for smooth fps and maybe think of 2.7k or 4k monitors since they are getting cheaper.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Getting a monitor for ps4 but getting a gaming pc soon, is a 27" 1920x1080 60Hz monitor going to be good for gaming??

It all depends on the PC you will be able to afford. While 1080p 27" is ok for gaming, you may find the pixel density lacking in Windows. Ask teh question in context, when you have a budget for a PC.
That being said, personally, I wouldn;t go over 24" for 1080p as that's teh sweetspot. And i woudl aim for 1440p for 27" and up.

 

[bootcher]

Yes, 1080p/60hz is the current standard for gaming. It is slowly moving up to 1440p, but 1080p will still be here for a long while.

 

[xJoshua]

I will mostly be playing battlefield, call of duty, however my budget for a monitor is around £200 and for my pc around £700

 

[Hlsgsz]

Get this monitor if you want 27": http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LjZ2FT/viewsonic-monitor-vx2757mhd
Or this one if you settle for 24(better IMO, especially since it's also 144hz): http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZBZ2FT/aoc-monitor-g2460pf

This for both 27 and 144HZ: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Mf98TW/aoc-monitor-g2770pf

Both do FreeSync, so, if you get an AMD GPU when you get your rig, you will have a very nice time.

EDIT: links updated for UK

 

[Hlsgsz]

And this is teh sort of build you should be looking at: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£182.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: *ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£60.52 @ BT Shop)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£32.87 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.51 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £904.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-16 15:57 BST+0100

 

[James Mason]

And this is teh sort of build you should be looking at: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£182.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: *ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£60.52 @ BT Shop)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£32.87 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.51 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £904.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-16 15:57 BST+0100

This looks good.

And echoing what others have said 1080p looks "bad" when you stretch it beyond 24".

If you have say a large 40"+ TV and hook up your PC to it, Windows looks like garbage in it.

 

[240sx----]

on a 27 inch it will look pixelated

 

[yobdab]

And this is teh sort of build you should be looking at: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£182.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: *ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£60.52 @ BT Shop)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£32.87 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.51 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £904.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-16 15:57 BST+0100

This looks good.

And echoing what others have said 1080p looks "bad" when you stretch it beyond 24".

If you have say a large 40"+ TV and hook up your PC to it, Windows looks like garbage in it.

DONT I REPEAT, DONT BUY AOC 144HZ 2460 MONITORS.. I HAVE ONE AND GOOGLE IT UP, ITS NOT 144hz. ALL AOC MONITORS ARE BAD. BE AWARE. THEY DONT GO ABOVE 60hz

 

[cats_Paw]

In terms of resolution, you are golden (full HD is plenty for 27 inch, I have a 17 inch laptop with 1080p, a 27 inch 1080p ips monitor and a 50 inch plasma 1080p TV. All of them look great in 1080p, the plasma the best due to color accuracy and black levels).

Pixel density is not something objective, its subjective, so no one can tell you what you should be aiming at (there are people with smartphones who want 4k resolutions, go figure).

In terms of monitors, I know not much, but what I do know is that prices go to the roof if you want all the bells and whistles (size, high resolution, ips panel, 144hz, G-sync/freesync... it all adds to the price).

I went for a 27MP65HQ-P from LG (IPS, 1080p, 60hz, no g-sync/freesync) because unless I get OLED monitors, the are all looking a bit bad in terms of video quality compared to the plasma so no point in overspending (at least for me).

I would also recommend checking tftcentral (http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/flicker_free_database.htm) especially to make sure I pick a flicker free monitor.