monitors for a gaming rig

mas7873

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So as it stands right now I have 2 24" LED Samsung monitors which have a 2ms response time. Both are 1920x1080 and have a refresh rate of 60hz. I usually use one to game and one to surf the web, watch videos at .

So I've been contemplating selling one of these and picking up an Asus 24" 144hz 1ms response time monitor which is on sale near me. Is this a good idea for a gaming rig? As I wwould ideally like to see as many FPS as I can.

If you need my specs they are in my signature?

Also could someone briefly describe what differences in refresh rate mean, as I seem to have found tons of various opinions on it but am not 100% sure.

Thanks
 
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I would personally go with a 144hz monitor. i have one and it is like night and day compared to 60hz. Also, being able too see the extra frames is nice. In the future as well you can justify getting stronger componets to meet the 144hz refresh rate. No guilt with having a overkill card to push 60hz. 144hz is astonishingly smooth as well. Screen tearing is also almost completely eliminated at high framerates 65-130.
I would personally go with a 144hz monitor. i have one and it is like night and day compared to 60hz. Also, being able too see the extra frames is nice. In the future as well you can justify getting stronger componets to meet the 144hz refresh rate. No guilt with having a overkill card to push 60hz. 144hz is astonishingly smooth as well. Screen tearing is also almost completely eliminated at high framerates 65-130.
 
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Perfect, well since I just sold my old parts and one of my two monitors I think I'll pick up that 144hz monitor. I still plan on keeping one of the 60hz ones for my tasks that aren't gaming! :) thanks for the quick reply
 
Your welcome. Once you go 144hz you can never go back.

 


Hopefully this explains why when I play league it only displays me getting 60FPS when realistically with a 4690k and R9 290X I should be getting much higher FPS.
 

Yes, also you probaly have vsync on as well. When you get the monitor turn it off. So it is still not locked to 60.