Need help with a monitor

[Ne1_dan]

I am currently looking at these monitors:

BenQ EW2740L
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-094-BQ
Asus VX279Q
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-062-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120
Asus VN279Q
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-073-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120
Any suggestions are welcomed, as long as its in the price bracket of:
£185-£265
$295-$425
€240-€340
Preferably a good brand (eg;asus,acer and Benq)
27" is the smallest I am willing to go, Thin bezel doesn't matter to much to me but it would be a plus. I would rather get one good 1080p or a mid range 1440p monitor than three cheap 1080p monitors. Thank you in advance!

 

[Mouldread]

Hey,

if you are getting a 27" monitor I would strongly advise you to make sure it's at least 1440 p.

1080 p on a 27" looks... ugly (at least to me), not to mention that by buying a physically bigger monitor (27" for example) with the same resolution as a smaller one (22" for example) you are not getting any more real estate.

On the other hand a higher resolution is more taxing on your system and you would see lower frame rate on it. I hope I'm not making your choice even harder.

 

[Ne1_dan]

Do you think That my system would be able to play newer games on high or Vhigh on 1440p
Asus Geforce GTX 970 Strix 4GB, I7 4790K "Devils Canyon", Msi Z97
Gaming 5, Corsair Hydro H110, Corsair Rm 650w Gold+, NZXT H440, Kingston HyperX
2 x 4GB 2400mhz.

 

[Mouldread]

Hey,

you've got a very solid system there. I you haven't already you can also overclock your CPU in case you need some more juice.

Look at the performance of your card at 1440 p below.

And here you can see a 1440 p benchmark results of Shadow of Mordor with mixed High+Ultra settings with a worse CPU and slower GPU. They get an average of 55 FPS so I can imagine you can easily get 60+

Edit: forgot the link - http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/shadow-of-mordor-pc-testing-1080p-1440p-4k/2/

 

[Ne1_dan]

thank you if i was going to get a korean panel X-star Qnix or yamakasi?

 

[Mouldread]

Hello again,

Some time ago a guy called "Dave FromKent" bought a QX2710 LED Evolution II DPmulti TRUE10 and was kind to provide more details after using the monitor for a few weeks.

You can read his detailed personal experience here http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2090512/monitor-choice-korea.html#13211887 and some more added info here http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2090512/monitor-choice-korea.html#13436295

 

[Ne1_dan]

Dave risk seems to pay off but just watched a few videos and the dead pixel risk and for how fast everyone is saying it colour bleeds it doesn't seem worth it, think i will just spend the money that shipping would have covered and get a http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-070-AC&groupid=17&catid=1120

 

[Mouldread]

Yeah, I'm not the type that would take that kind of risk either but sometimes it does pay off.

The Acer you linked looks amazing.

 

[Ne1_dan]

looks like it sorted then

 

[Mouldread]

Problem with PC gaming is the never ending upgrades.

I for one would love to get the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-070-AS as I am so used to higher than 60 Hz and just don't want to go back.

But getting this monitor would be pointless if my GPU can't drive it at at least 100 FPS which would mean I'll have to get a 2x GTX 970 and SLI them or find a similar solution. And all this piles up to a huge amount of money I just can't afford to spend.

 

[Mouldread]

So I guess we have to do exceptions and adjust to our financial abilities while finding a good price/performance ratio.

Have fun with the new monitor (if you decide to buy it)

 

[Ne1_dan]

Thanks, and i understand your pain with the money ahah