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Hey guys, so my decade old gaming computer finally crapped out a few weeks ago and I decided to upgrade my whole setup and future proof it for another 5-10 years. I am not really a tech guy, I just like to game, but I have been researching quite a bit since then and I am having trouble choosing a monitor. I have checked older threads but I know it is largely dependent on your gaming rig and the type of games you will be playing so I decided to ask people smarter than I am on here. This is the pc I have (mostly) decided on:
CORSAIR ONE i160 Compact Gaming PC — Intel® Core™ i9-9900K, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti, 32GB DDR4-2666, 480GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 2TB HDD
I know I could buy the parts and build it for $500 less, but I would rather just have professionals do it. I mostly play single player games: Witcher 3, Skyrim, Homeworld Remastered, XCOM2, Civ 6, Divinity 2, etc. but I do also like playing Street Fighter 5, FFXIV, Eve Online, and Overwatch occasionally. I play casually, I am not a wannabe pro gamer in the slightest. In the future I would like to be able to play the upcoming Cyperpunk 2077 and Star Citizen (whenever it come out) and have them look as good as possible. The monitor that I have been considering is:
ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ 27" 4K UHD 144Hz DP HDMI G-SYNC HDR Aura Sync Gaming Monitor with Eye Care
But here is where I need help. I am not sure what to prioritize in a monitor for my needs, and I don't know what the most important features are to have included. I will be sitting about 2 feet away at my desk so will the 4k make that big of a difference over 1440p? I do think I would really like to have HDR because the color difference between my new OLED tv and my older one is astounding, I am not sure it will be the same with a monitor, correct me if I am wrong. Last time I bought a rig, as long as your pc could play a game at 60 fps you were good to go, but now I am seeing people playing at 200+ fps on some games, is that something that you can tell a difference with or is anything over 60 just overkill? My main concern is being able to play games on ultra settings on the best monitor possible without having to sacrifice how smoothly they play.
This monitor seems to have it all on paper 4K, HDR, Gsync, 144HZ, but is it too much for my computer to handle? From what I have read the sweet spot for pc gaming right now seems to be 1440p because 4k on modern games even on the most powerful PCs is too much, I know I could change the resolution if the game can't handle it, but I read doing so makes the game look grainy. So is it worth it to have a 4k monitor that will handle older games in 4k no problem and just tone down the resolution for newer titles, or does it cause them to lose too much graphical fidelity? Also from my understanding your computer will have an easier time running a 4k monitor with a 60Hz refresh rate than a 1440p monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate, so is that 4K 144Hz going to kill my FPS?
Thanks for taking the time to read everyone, I am open to suggestions for other monitors or anything else.
CORSAIR ONE i160 Compact Gaming PC — Intel® Core™ i9-9900K, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti, 32GB DDR4-2666, 480GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 2TB HDD
I know I could buy the parts and build it for $500 less, but I would rather just have professionals do it. I mostly play single player games: Witcher 3, Skyrim, Homeworld Remastered, XCOM2, Civ 6, Divinity 2, etc. but I do also like playing Street Fighter 5, FFXIV, Eve Online, and Overwatch occasionally. I play casually, I am not a wannabe pro gamer in the slightest. In the future I would like to be able to play the upcoming Cyperpunk 2077 and Star Citizen (whenever it come out) and have them look as good as possible. The monitor that I have been considering is:
ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ 27" 4K UHD 144Hz DP HDMI G-SYNC HDR Aura Sync Gaming Monitor with Eye Care
But here is where I need help. I am not sure what to prioritize in a monitor for my needs, and I don't know what the most important features are to have included. I will be sitting about 2 feet away at my desk so will the 4k make that big of a difference over 1440p? I do think I would really like to have HDR because the color difference between my new OLED tv and my older one is astounding, I am not sure it will be the same with a monitor, correct me if I am wrong. Last time I bought a rig, as long as your pc could play a game at 60 fps you were good to go, but now I am seeing people playing at 200+ fps on some games, is that something that you can tell a difference with or is anything over 60 just overkill? My main concern is being able to play games on ultra settings on the best monitor possible without having to sacrifice how smoothly they play.
This monitor seems to have it all on paper 4K, HDR, Gsync, 144HZ, but is it too much for my computer to handle? From what I have read the sweet spot for pc gaming right now seems to be 1440p because 4k on modern games even on the most powerful PCs is too much, I know I could change the resolution if the game can't handle it, but I read doing so makes the game look grainy. So is it worth it to have a 4k monitor that will handle older games in 4k no problem and just tone down the resolution for newer titles, or does it cause them to lose too much graphical fidelity? Also from my understanding your computer will have an easier time running a 4k monitor with a 60Hz refresh rate than a 1440p monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate, so is that 4K 144Hz going to kill my FPS?
Thanks for taking the time to read everyone, I am open to suggestions for other monitors or anything else.
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