This One or That One?

[Iosion]

HP Pavilion 27xw 27-in IPS LED Backlit Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013FDIUFA

OR

BenQ EW2750ZL Revolution Eyes 27"
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0199W9UMS

Thank you!

 

[aylafan]

Neither for me. 1920x1080 resolution is too small for a 27 inch monitor and pixels are a lot more noticeable. I would go for a 2560x1440 resolution on a 27 inch monitor.

If you're sticking with 1920x1080 then the sweet spot is 23-24 inches.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

^ I agree with that. 27" - 32" should be 1440p. Anything larger than 32" and you want 4K. On the other side of that, people buying 24" ( small ) 4K screens make no sense either since it's too small for the higher resolution to be noticeable.

 

[Iosion]

I have a cheapo 27" HD and I use it all day for work and for gaming. It's fine for me, I don't notice a lot of pixelation.

I'd like to move up to a 2K but I do not think my Geforce GTX 960 would be able to push it enough for me to get good framerates for gaming.

Can't afford to get a new vid card.

The 2K I had settled on was:

ASUS MX27AQ 27" WQHD 2560x1440 IPS HDMI Eye Care Frameless Monitor

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VRKVGSC

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Yeah you will be disappointed with a GTX 960 at 1440p. I have one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-WQHD-LED-Monitor-S32D850T/dp/B00L3KNOF4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1479588829&sr=1-1&keywords=s32d850t

The AMVA+ panel looks amazing. I've got a 980 Ti to drive it though.

 

[aylafan]

I'm just curious on what games you are playing and what frame rates you consider good. I'm running an old GTX 570 on an ASUS PB278Q 1440p monitor and I have no problems with CS:GO on high settings with 125FPS. For Overwatch, I had to use low settings to get consistent 70FPS.

That ASUS MX27AQ looks very nice with thin frames and it's decently priced.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Me? I can max every game ( so far ) except Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the GTX 1080 can barely max it at 1440p. The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider...lets see Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood are pretty demanding. Skyrim with about 50 mods including the Realvision ENB. I get close to a solid 60 FPS in all those titles with all graphics settings fully maxed. The Witcher 3 is a little less, maybe 50-55 FPS but that's with Hairworks maxed.

 

[Iosion]

Battlefield 1, Crysis 3, Dishonored 2 (when they patch the PC port so it works)... mostly FPS. I'm good with FPS of 30 with cranked settings but certainly would like more like 60.

I do really like that Asus - but the card. What to do about the card.

 

[aylafan]

Me? I can max every game ( so far ) except Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the GTX 1080 can barely max it at 1440p. The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider...lets see Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood are pretty demanding. Skyrim with about 50 mods including the Realvision ENB. I get close to a solid 60 FPS in all those titles with all graphics settings fully maxed. The Witcher 3 is a little less, maybe 50-55 FPS but that's with Hairworks maxed.

Those are very nice results. I'll upgrade my graphics card when the games I play require more than the GTX 570.

 

[aylafan]

Battlefield 1, Crysis 3, Dishonored 2 (when they patch the PC port so it works)... mostly FPS. I'm good with FPS of 30 with cranked settings but certainly would like more like 60.

I do really like that Asus - but the card. What to do about the card.

The GTX 960 (1440p monitor) should be able to run most of the new games at low-medium settings and older games on high. Here's an old thread about this; this could be useful. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2627249/1080p-1440p-gtx-960-4gb.html