Upgrading for a gaming monitor

[Jelleyboy]

Hi guys i'm looking to upgrade my pc monitor and im stuck between two options. I am sending back a philips 40" VA 4K Curve screen as my system wasn't happy running this.

the two monitors i'm looking at are these:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/315-acer-predator-z321q-curved-144hz-g-sync-1920x1080-4ms-hdmi-dp-4x-usb-30-red-black

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-asus-pg278qr-rog-swift-wqhd-165hz-g-sync-gaming-monitor-tn-2560x1440-1ms-10001-adjustable-vesa-dp

I prefer bigger screens - currently using a 37" samsung TV.

My system specs are:

Processor:AMD Black Edition FX -8350 4 GHz 8-Core

Graphics: Palit Gamerock GTX1080 8GB NVIDIA

Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Extreme9

Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 960 GB, SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB, Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300

Power Supply: Thermaltake 750W Toughpower Grand RGB 80 Plus Gold ATX Power supply/PSU

Capture Card: Elgato HD 60S

Memory: Corsair DDR3 Vengence Pro 32gb,
I use twitch to steam gameplay. Could you advise what I should go for as i've been led to believe VA Panels aren't too great for gaming?

 

[guanyu210379]

Your FX8350 is a bottleneck on some games to reach over 100 fps. But I think you can still keep that processor for a while.

For GTX1080, I would recommend better to go with 2560x1440, not those 1080p anymore. And for monitor, I would not pick TN monitors anymore, PG278QR is a TN monitor. I am recommending Acer XB271HU or ASUS PG279QR, instead of those 2 you mentioned. I have the older Acer XB270HU, if you are interested to know.

 

[sosofm]

ASUS 27" is 2k resolution and your GPU should run fine. Acer is 31.5 with 1080p resolution for a monitor is to big with that resolution. Try to upgrade your CPU and motherboard , you will gain some FPS.

 

[Jelleyboy]

So should I buy a screen now and upgrade my system to intel in a year? or upgrade to intel? if so what would be a solid build to go for? I have no idea about intel only ever used amd - would kabylake be the way forward? with X299?

 

[Jelleyboy]

Your FX8350 is a bottleneck on some games to reach over 100 fps. But I think you can still keep that processor for a while.

For GTX1080, I would recommend better to go with 2560x1440, not those 1080p anymore. And for monitor, I would not pick TN monitors anymore, PG278QR is a TN monitor. I am recommending Acer XB271HU or ASUS PG279QR, instead of those 2 you mentioned. I have the older Acer XB270HU, if you are interested to know.

Ok I have requested they change the monitor im sending back to the Acer XB271HU - thank you - taking into account what has been written by sosofm , I decided to upgrade to these to make full use of the monitor:

Intel Core i7 8700, S 1151, Coffee Lake, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.2GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo, 12MB Cache, 1200MHz GPU, 65W, CPU, Box


ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING, Intel Z370, S 1151, DDR4, SATA3, Dual M.2, 2-Way SLi/3-Way CrossFire, GbE/WiFi, USB3.1,ATX


16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX White, PC4-21300 (2666), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 16-18-18-35, XMP 2.0, 1.2V

 

[sosofm]

Great , have a great gaming sessions.

 

[Jelleyboy]

Great , have a great gaming sessions.

Thanks for the advice!