Should I get 120hz monitor or stay with 60hz?

[snokid78]

I am finally building a new computer to replace my old one because I would like to do some gaming. I am using my old monitor which I thought wasnt that bad but now that I have been researching more about them I am starting to wonder if I should get a new one. Its the HP 2010i and its 60hz but I dont know if its good for gaming according to what I have been reading on the internet. I am going to have to stick with the monitor for now as I am broke from building my new computer but I was wondering if I should get a 120hz or 144hz monitor in the future. I have been reading that even though you get a 120hz or 144hz monitor it wont make a difference unless your graphics card is powerful enough to achieve that kind of FPS. Would the r9 280 be able to do 1080p gaming on a 120hz monitor and make a difference from the 60hz monitor or would I have to get another r9 280? I dont want to end up blowing my money on a 120 or 144hz monitor to find out that it doesnt make a difference or I have to blow even more money to make my computer more powerful. Sorry I am such a noob.

 

[Hazinator]

Hi there,
I personally don't have a 120hz monitor, just because my graphics card cant get good frame rates on ultra settings. If there is under £50/$80 difference between them, go for the 120hz monitor. Hz is refresh rate and human beings can see in 60 frames so you wont notice a huge difference between a 60hz monitor and a 120hz monitor. For me to tell you some more information, could you tell me the price of the monitors if that's possible?

 

[Anthony Shabazz]

I have dual monitors one is 120hz and the other is 60hz and you can tell the difference. I would say invest.

 

[Hazinator]

I'm going to agree with Anthony now for other reasons now. I would upgrade as your monitor is only 20" and its 1600x900. You need to upgrade it to a full HD monitor for best resolution. A 120hz monitor would be good for gaming as it would be smoother. I would upgrade to a monitor about 24-32" 1920x1080 full HD monitor 120hz. Tell me if you want me to find a good monitor for you to a price provided. I hope this helped...

 

[biggz54]

Personally I would stay with 60hz being that 120hz is much more expensive and would only yield a small difference, but also try looking at response rating (ms) if you want to have the least amount of input lag as possible try going for a monitor with at most 5ms. As for the performance of your amd graphics card i have no idea, i am a strict nividia user.

 

[snokid78]

I'm going to agree with Anthony now for other reasons now. I would upgrade as your monitor is only 20" and its 1600x900. You need to upgrade it to a full HD monitor for best resolution. A 120hz monitor would be good for gaming as it would be smoother. I would upgrade to a monitor about 24-32" 1920x1080 full HD monitor 120hz. Tell me if you want me to find a good monitor for you to a price provided. I hope this helped...

As I said above I am currently out of money so I will have to stay with the monitor I have now but it would be awesome if you could find one somewhere between 175$ and 275$ if thats possible because I would like to get more into PC gaming. Would my graphics card be able to handle a size monitor like that at 1920x1080 at 120hz?

 

[Hazinator]

Yes your graphics card would be able to handle a 120 or 144hz monitor. I have found a perfect match to your description. its 24 inch, 1920x1080 full HD and 144hz have a look at this and its also $272
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B2HH7G0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419818240&sr=8-1&dpPl=1&dpID=41lkIdf1gCL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

 

[Hazinator]

It has also got a response time of 1ms which is awesome. It may just look like an average monitor, but its really good for its money...

 

[snokid78]

Yes your graphics card would be able to handle a 120 or 144hz monitor. I have found a perfect match to your description. its 24 inch, 1920x1080 full HD and 144hz have a look at this and its also $272
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B2HH7G0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419818240&sr=8-1&dpPl=1&dpID=41lkIdf1gCL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Whats the best connection to connect it to my GPU, HDMI, dual DVI-D, or Displayport? Any preference?

 

[Hazinator]

It really doesn't matter unless your thinking of getting a higher resolution monitor. I use HDMI and it works fine as well as the dvi. HDMI is the most commonly used and it is easiest to connect so I would probably go with that. But it doesn't really make any difference what port it goes into.