PQ279Q or PQ27AQ

[zackfr]

Hello,

I would like to be guided be you guys regarding a choice to be made bewteen PQ279Q or PQ27AQ.

Thank you in advance.

My pc specs:
Intel Core i7-5820K
MSI X99S GAMING 7
Asus STRIX-GTX980 in SLI
16GB Ram

 

[guanyu210379]

1.
For 27", pick only 1440p.
4k is more for 32" and above.
2.
For GTX980s SLI, 4k is still quite heavy. I would prefer 1440p.

All in all for gaming, I would pick PG279Q rather than PQ27AQ.

 

[zackfr]

1.
For 27", pick only 1440p.
4k is more for 32" and above.
2.
For GTX980s SLI, 4k is still quite heavy. I would prefer 1440p.

All in all for gaming, I would pick PG279Q rather than PQ27AQ.

But why? is there any problem with 4k on 27 inch?
and i checked the benchmarks with 980 sli @ 4k playing doom 2016...it looked good

 

[guanyu210379]

4k on 27"?
1. Windows icons will be way too small.
2. If you are sitting around e.g. 3-5 feet away from the monitor, the benefit of having higher resolution on games is not really visible. You are wasting the benefits of having 4k, if the screen is too small. There are connections between screen size, screen resolution, pixel density and if you can tell the difference. 27" is just far from optimal for 4k.

More to PG279Q and PQ27AQ, PG279Q is a lot faster. It is a 144Hz monitor, which means you can go up to 144 fps on that monitor. PQ27AQ can only go 60Hz, which means 60 fps max.
You will really appreciate monitor with higher refresh rate, trust me! Especially for fast paced shooters like DOOM.