Thinking about purchasing a new monitor

[Xenowarrior]

I'm looking toward purchasing a new monitor. Mostly I'm interested in a 2k monitor because I feel like it would be closer to my price range.

My current monitor is a E321VL Vizio TV that was bought for console gaming. I'm thinking about upgrading to this monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009849&cm_re=2560_x_1440_tn_panel-_-24-009-849-_-Product however I have also been considering this monitor http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GW2765HT-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00KYCSRSG due to it being an ips panel and the top review citing problems with pixels I've been having second thoughts. I want something close to my current monitor with higher resolution but I'm also open to other suggestions.

 

[Xenowarrior]

Well right now I'm running a 780ti with a bit of an overclock. I'm also thinking about upgrading it and at that point I would be back into buying another monitor either at 2k at 144hz or 4k at 60hz but for now with this gpu I'm gonna stick with the 60 hz because I like the higher resolution better. However if you had a monitor in mind that supported 144hz at 2k at a competitive price I certainly wouldn't turn it down.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

i cant point you towards any particular 144hz monitor, but i think in a year or two you might regret not having one, especially if you upgrade your GPU.

 

[Xenowarrior]

Right now I'm mostly looking for a monitor in the 300-400 dollar range and honestly I'm not 100% sure when the next gpu upgrade is happening. Do you guys think that higher hz is more important than higher res?

 

[Xenowarrior]

So no one actually gave their opinion on either of the monitors that I wanted opinions on...

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

I would go with BenQ, generally Acer build quality isnt always on point, although they seem to have gotten better recently (plastic, cheap stands, etc) . If you were willing to throw abit more at a monitor Acer has a 2k monitor at 144hz for $450, the trade off is that its a TN panel.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-XG270HU-omidpx-FREESYNC-Widescreen/dp/B00VRCLHYS/ref=sr_1_1?tag=amazon0606-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1430272001&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+xg270hu+omidpx

 

[Zerk2012]

The thing about running a 2K monitor with 144 refresh rate is you got to have a video card that can push it.
This is the 2K 60 refresh rate IPS monitor I use with a GTX 980 and I love the monitor and the video card runs it just fine. Great picture quality and colors.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhx2aa001
In fact my review is about the 6th one listed.

 

[Xenowarrior]

I would go with BenQ, generally Acer build quality isnt always on point, although they seem to have gotten better recently (plastic, cheap stands, etc) . If you were willing to throw abit more at a monitor Acer has a 2k monitor at 144hz for $450, the trade off is that its a TN panel.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-XG270HU-omidpx-FREESYNC-Widescreen/dp/B00VRCLHYS/ref=sr_1_1?tag=amazon0606-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1430272001&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+xg270hu+omidpx

Freesync does not work with nvidia cards though correct?

 

[Zerk2012]

The performance of your 780ti is about spot on with my GTX 980, the monitor I listed above should be a good choice.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-980-vs-GeForce-GTX-780-Ti

 

[Xenowarrior]

The thing about running a 2K monitor with 144 refresh rate is you got to have a video card that can push it.
This is the 2K 60 refresh rate IPS monitor I use with a GTX 980 and I love the monitor and the video card runs it just fine. Great picture quality and colors.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhx2aa001
In fact my review is about the 6th one listed.

Have you ever used a monitor/computer with a higher refresh rate? I have not and I was just curious as to whether or not you thought it was a "better" upgrade over a 2k monitor?

Another issue is that I am also looking to upgrade my gpu, definitely seeing a 980ti maybe 2 in the future. Should just save up for a 4k with g-sync? I really would like to do a monitor upgrade soon.

 

[Zerk2012]

Why would you be thing of a FUTURE 980ti upgrade when the new video cards are coming out soon.
G-sync is fading fast.

 

[Xenowarrior]

Why would you be thing of a FUTURE 980ti upgrade when the new video cards are coming out soon.
G-sync is fading fast.

Well I wasn't aware of that!