Picking a new external monitor

Kevin Ronald

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Apr 6, 2017
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I'm currently looking to buy a new monitor to plug into my asus fx502vm (the Skylake variation). This is also my first time upgrading from 60hz to something higher and i'm mostly gonna game on these monitor and laptop. I currently have in mind either the Viewsonic XG2401 or the Benq XL2411z and can't barely make a choice so i would appreciate it very much if someone help me to pick out a suitable monitor, other options are welcomed too, thank you.




1. What Is Your Country Of Origin?
Viet Nam, i'm borrowing my friend's account to get help on this forum right now.
2. What do you plan to do with this monitor? (ex. Games, Movie Watching, Photo Editing, etc.)
Mostly gaming and watching movies.
3. What resolution and screen size do you want?
Full HD and about 24inches, bigger is fine tho.
4. What refresh rate do you want? (ex. 60 hz , 70
Above 60 ofc, i'm quite fond of 120hz or 144hz atm.
5. How much are you looking to spend?
No more than $300.
6. Brands Preferred (ex. Samsung, Acer, Asus, AOC, HP, Viewsonic, etc. )
Viewsonic, Benq, Asus, LG,... any would do actually.
7. Brands Not Preferred (state reason why)
None, cpbecause i don't really have any information in monitors.
8. Are You Buying More Than One Monitor?
No.
9. How Many Displays Can Your GPU Support Maximum? And what GPU and driver version are you using if applicable?
It's going to be a gtx 1060 3GB, not sure how many this can support.
10. What Port Do You Want To Connect To (ex. DVI-D, HDMI, etc).
Any would do as long as it support more than 60hz and compatible with my laptop
11. Is This Monitor A Primary Display Or A Secondary Display?
Since i'm using this on a laptop then it should be my primary.
12. Is This A Secondary Display For A Laptop?
Yes it is.