What is the most monitor I can use with my laptop...?

[AaronVoreck]

I really want to play Star Citizen & Eve on a 35" monitor. My laptop is a Lenovo Y70-70, i7 4710HQ, 16GB Ram & 512 SSD, has Nvidia GTX-860m 2gb. Should I get a $699 Acer Predator with 2180x1080, 144hz, G-Sync, HDMI 1.4 or would I be just as well served by a VIOTEK 35" 1080, 144hz, Freesync and HDMI 1.4, but for only $499. Basically, is the G-Sync going to help on my laptop external monitor display,... I've realized I can't use an external GPU on this laptop?

My old external monitor was a Dell P2815Q that displayed 4K at 30Hz just fine but maxed out at 60Hz, so I guess I don't know if these new monitors will get the full 120Hz that is possible with HDMI 1.4.

 

[richiestang_78]

Your laptop wont be hitting 144 frames (at high resolutions or high settings) so why spend the money on a 144hz monitor, I would get a 75-100hz monitor.

And to answer your question about an External GPU if you can get access to a mini pcie slot that most wifi cards plug into on laptops you can buy adapters to take advantage of that. You will have to research that future yourself.

 

[Glenwing]

G-Sync monitors only support up to 60 Hz over HDMI, and the G-Sync feature itself only works over DisplayPort.

If you want a 144 Hz monitor with a laptop, get one that supports 144 Hz over HDMI like the ViewSonic XG2401. Most other 144 Hz monitors are limited to 60 Hz over HDMI.