What gaming monitor should i buy?

[brandodds98]

Hey guys, im currently building my first gaming PC which has a i5 - 8600k CPU and a GTX 1070.

I have spent quite some time now trying to decide what monitor to buy and its really stressing me out. A lot harder than picking my PC parts.

I want a 144hz monitor bigger than 26" and around £300 - £350

Anything you guys can throw my way? cheers

 

[Hellfire13]

Good unit...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus - VG278Q 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £299.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-10 18:08 BST+0100

 

[geofelt]

What kinds of games do you play?
If you favor fast action shooters, you will have to sacrifice image quality and buy a tn panel monitor.
If you favor more visually oriented games such as sims, mmo and strategy games, then look for a IPS type panel.
In either case, I suggest a higher resolution and wider monitor that will be more immersive.
I think you can do OK with your budget, but consider busting that budget for a great monitor that will be with you for a very long time.

With a GTX1070 card, you will have sync options that do not depend on the monitor having g.sync which costs more. A monitor with freesync is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage.

If you can go to a store and see your candidate monitor in person, that would be best.

I might suggest a wide screen monitor with more than 1080P resolution.

 

[brandodds98]

Thanks for the response guys. The main games im going to be playing are league of legends. Rainbow six siege and borderlands 2. So really a little bit of every type of game

 

[Hellfire13]

An IPS panel while being visually more immersive is usually slow on response time for fast shooters like RSS. The 1070 is not your typical 1440p/144hz card.
Also, 27" is a bit odd for 1080p and you might experience some pixelation. So, getting a 1080p/144hz @24" should be a better purchase.
Something like this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: AOC - G2460PG 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£319.18 @ PC World Business)
Total: £319.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-10 21:07 BST+0100

This unit comes with GSync for smoother gameplay with NVidia cards.