To Catleap or not to Catleap?

[paranoidandroid1309]

I just ordered an MSI GTX 670 OC to upgrade from my HD 6850 and am now looking for a monitor upgrade. I currently have a ViewSonic 1920x1080.

I've read a lot into the Korean 2560x1440 Catleap monitors and some people love them but I still remain skeptical.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Yamakasi-Catleap-Q270-27-LED-2560x1440-WQHD-S-IPS-Widescreen-Monitor-/150788045871?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item231baafc2f

I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with these and if they're worth the risk? Gaming at that resolution sounds awesome but I have some questions:

1. Would my 670 be able to handle high FPS at this resolution?
2. Is there a NOTICEABLE difference gaming at this resolution?
3. Is the Catleap worth the risk?
4. If the Catleap and/or this resolution isn't worth it or not noticeable, should I just go with a high end 1920x1080?

My primary use will be for gaming and I'm looking for something with really vibrant colors and a crisp display.

I've seen this Asus suggested before and it seems pretty nice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236302

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I'm at somewhat of an impass at what to do.
Thanks to anyone in the community who can help!

 

[paranoidandroid1309]

I've been continuing to look and I found a couple other monitors that seem to get fairly good reviews:

Samsung S27B350H - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-001-551&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=3#scrollFullInfo

Samsung S27B550V - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001553

Asus VK278Q - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236101

If anyone could please point me in the right direction that'd be awesome!

 

[babernet_1]

I've done some research on the big monitors. If you go with a Katniss monitor, be sure it is a "perfect pixel" one where it is guaranteed not to have any stuck or dark pixels.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=%22perfect+pixel%22+2560+x+1440&_sop=15

Here is a link to a review showing the 670 and 670 in sli for various monitors. You can take the value they get for the 2560X1600 display and mulitply the FPS by 1.1

 

[paranoidandroid1309]

I think I'm going to go with the Auria. It's just like the Catleap but local so I feel much more secure about buying it.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor#

 

[babernet_1]

Looks great!

 

[jamkor]

looking at getting the auria at MC - now that you've had it for almost a month, care to give us some impressions? Thanks!