Looking for advice on a gaming monitor

[TheBlackPumpkin]

Currently I'm in the market for a new gaming monitor, I bought a 1920x1080 monitor about a year ago for about $100 on sale, not knowing much about the relationship between refresh rate and gaming performance at the time I bought one with 60hz refresh rate.

I've decided I want to start looking for a monitor with upwards of 120hz refresh, my question to you guys, is what 1920x1080 monitors do you recommend at 120hz+ refresh.

I am also open to moving up to 2560x1440 or a 4k monitor, money is a issue, try to keep your suggestions under $500

Specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8350, 8 core, 4.4ghz
GPU: ASUS GTX 770 2gb
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 16gb
SSD: 256gb
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

 

[-Lone-]

$500? If you had said $800, you could've had the best gaming experience of your life with the Asus Swift But which do you want? More Hz or higher picture quality, right now the Asus swift is the only 1440p with 144Hz of refresh rate that I know of. So which one do you want more, Hz or a bit better picture quality?

Edit: Well, forget what I said, you only have 2GB of VRAM for your GPU, you'll need at least 3GB for 1440p ultra.

 

[-Lone-]

Here is a g sync monitor if you want it, although it doesn't have built in speakers if you want sound. It's 1080p 144Hz With 1 ms of reponse time.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhb0aaa01

 

[TheBlackPumpkin]

I want the higher hz with good picture if possible, I'm dyslexic, and have to wear glasses for Astigmatism, so picture clarity is a big deal for me, especially when it comes to text.

Currently, my monitor has great clarity, at least, as far as I am used to at least. But at 60hz games don't look as smooth as I'd like them to.

EDIT: Ah yes, the ACER is what i've been looking at, wasn't sure if it was worth the price though.

 

[-Lone-]

Hmm, well, if you want the best of both worlds, I'm afraid the Asus swift is the only option that I can find for 1440p with 144Hz and 1 ms response time. But if you want 1080p with 144Hz, here is one of them that's 24 inches, the 27 inch version is $100 more. It has 1 ms response time with built in speakers, comes with both HDMI and displayport.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe