[SOLVED] The right monitor for my new PC?

Buddhageek

Honorable
Nov 12, 2013
7
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10,510
Looking for advice on a good monitor to pair with my new PC. It has an I7 9700 CPU, 16GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2666MHz, RTX 2060 Super 8GB, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage).

I mostly game but want to get into some video editing. I bought this PC hoping it would keep me current for a while before needing upgrades. I don't really want to spend more than $200ish, unless folks feel it is really worth it.
I currently play Far Cry 5, Warframe, and Holdfast:Nations at War. I look forward to getting Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk 2077.
 
Solution
The system would pair well with a 1440P monitor and for the price this is a solid choice. It's a fairly large IPS panel which would be good for the editing due to the good colors of IPS. The refresh rate is decent and imo 75hz is smooth and would play well with those games. Since the monitor supports Freesync and DisplayPort you should be able to utilize adaptive sync (link below).

PCPartPicker Part List
Monitor: Acer V277U 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-14 16:32 EDT-0400


https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html

WildCard999

Titan
Moderator
The system would pair well with a 1440P monitor and for the price this is a solid choice. It's a fairly large IPS panel which would be good for the editing due to the good colors of IPS. The refresh rate is decent and imo 75hz is smooth and would play well with those games. Since the monitor supports Freesync and DisplayPort you should be able to utilize adaptive sync (link below).

PCPartPicker Part List
Monitor: Acer V277U 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-14 16:32 EDT-0400


https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html
 
Solution

Buddhageek

Honorable
Nov 12, 2013
7
0
10,510
Looking for advice on a good monitor to pair with my new PC. It has an I7 9700 CPU, 16GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2666MHz, RTX 2060 Super 8GB, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage).

I mostly game but want to get into some video editing. I bought this PC hoping it would keep me current for a while before needing upgrades. I don't really want to spend more than $200ish, unless folks feel it is really worth it.
I currently play Far Cry 5, Warframe, and Holdfast:Nations at War. I look forward to getting Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk 2077.
Forgot to mention size: 27inch or maybe slightly more