Question What monitor should I get and how much FPS can I push smoothly?

[BaronBonghits]

Hi everyone. I’m curious as to what monitor I should buy based on the specs of my pc and how many frames I’ll be able to push smoothly on all epic settings in Fortnite Battle Royale. Thank you for your help!

Specs:


CPU: Intel - Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor 8 thread

CPU COOLER: Cooler Master - V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler with vapor chambers, which I have auto overclocked

MOTHERBOARD: Asus - P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard Quad Channel

RAM: Crucial - Ballistix Sport (4x4gb) (4x2gb) 24gb DDR3 1600. The motherboard runs quad channel so they all work together faster than your normal motherboard

CASE: Red NZXT Phantom case

PSU: Antec - High Current Gamer 900W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

GPU: Rx 570 rog strix which has egg

SSD: Corsair force 3 120gb to run windows

SSHD (Hybrid): Sea gate firecuda SSHD 1tb to run games

Hard drive (WD): wd blue 160gb for documents and stuff like that

 

[kindangrysliceofpie]

I have an RX 570, and I usually get about 120 FPS in lobby, 75-110 in game (it really pushes my CPU, but yours is better so expect more.)

I have a 75Hz monitor and it’s pretty smooth. If you want, you can go up to 100-120 would be a good range for you.

 

[BaronBonghits]

I know FreeSync is better with AMD GPUs. And G-Sync monitors are better with NVIDIA GPUs. (G-Sync monitors are expensive as all get out) So a freesync monitor is the way I need to go, would you agree?

Is a 144hz freesync monitor pushing it?

 

[cryoburner]

Is a 144hz freesync monitor pushing it?

Even if you get less than 144fps in a game, Freesync will adjust the refresh rate to whatever your framerate is, that's the main point of it. It's not like a 144Hz screen would be any harder for you to run, having that higher refresh rate available just opens up what maximum frame rates the screen is capable of displaying. Aside from a possibly higher cost, there is no reason not to go with a higher refresh rate screen. At the very least, the screen will be capable of displaying more frames once you upgrade hardware in the future, or if you decide to lower settings a bit for smoother performance.

Resolution will affect performance though. Were you looking at 1080p, or something else? If you're wanting high frame rates, a 144Hz 1080p screen might be a decent option.

 

[BaronBonghits]

Today I’m buying a used AOC 2330V 23” LCD for 55$ from a friend just to get me through until I get some more money for a better monitor in the future. Is it a freesync monitor? And will it run well with the specs I have? It’s refresh rate is only 60hz but how many FPS will I be able to run smoothly on with my specs?

Thinking about later in the future getting a 1080p 144hz g-sync monitor along with a new GTX 1060 GPU. Is that a good way to go?

 

[cryoburner]

Today I’m buying a used AOC 2330V 23” LCD for 55$ from a friend just to get me through until I get some more money for a better monitor in the future. Is it a freesync monitor? And will it run well with the specs I have? It’s refresh rate is only 60hz but how many FPS will I be able to run smoothly on with my specs?

It appears to be from before adaptive sync became a thing (which was only within the last few years) so it doesn't support FreeSync. You'll likely be able to maintain more than 60fps in Fortnite at 1080p ultra, in any case. It sounds like it would probably be a good enough monitor for the money, and an RX 570 will perform pretty well in current games at 1080p.

Thinking about later in the future getting a 1080p 144hz g-sync monitor along with a new GTX 1060 GPU. Is that a good way to go?

I wouldn't bother upgrading to a GTX 1060, as on average across games a 1060 6GB will only be around 10-15% faster than an RX 570, and the 1060 3GB will be even more similar in performance to an RX 570. Neither would be a particularly worthwhile upgrade, in my opinion. Newer cards have been coming out from Nvidia recently that would provide a more notable upgrade, like the GTX 1660 Ti, which performs more like a 1070 at a lower price than that card sold for. AMD will also be launching a new generation of cards some months from now that are rumored to potentially bring even more performance to this price range.

As for G-Sync, don't bother paying extra for the feature. A couple months ago, Nvidia finally gave in and enabled support for adaptive sync on FreeSync monitors for their 10 and 20-series cards. So, both AMD and Nvidia support FreeSync now, and unlike G-Sync, FreeSync doesn't increase the cost of a monitor by much. So, even if you get an Nvidia card, you might as well get a FreeSync screen rather than one with G-Sync. Nvidia classifies a handful of FreeSync displays as "G-Sync compatible", and the feature will automatically be enabled for them, but realistically any FreeSync screen will support the feature if manually enabled in the settings. If buying a brand new monitor for gaming, I would get one with a high refresh rate though, like 144Hz.

 

[BaronBonghits]

Thank you for all your help.

 

[cryoburner]

...but realistically any FreeSync screen will support the feature if manually enabled in the settings.

One little important addition to this, I notice I left out that Nvidia currently only supports adaptive sync on these monitors over a DisplayPort cable at this time, while there are a relatively small handful of FreeSync displays that only support HDMI. So more accurately, almost all FreeSync monitors should offer the feature on Nvidia's recent cards. Just make sure they support the feature over a DisplayPort connection, which most do.