What's the Best 27 inch Budget Gaming Monitor?

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So my lovely HP Pavilion 27 xi LED 1080p 60Hz monitor is going out. I need to replace it with a comparable one, but I’m a little out of the loop. Here’s what I want. A 27 inch LED IPS flicker free monitor. I’d like to get one with a refresh rate of up to 75Hz. I would like to get a 120 or even 144Hz monitor, but I only have an i7 4790k with 32GB of DDR3 RAM and most importantly, an MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming 8G, highly overclocked. I can pretty much match a stock GTX 1080. Anyway, I can’t afford a G-sync monitor. I’d love to get a 144Hz monitor, but since I can’t afford a G-sync monitor, I don’t think I can get a 144Hz refresh rate, because a 1070 can’t maintain 144 FPS. This is what I’m not sure of. I’ve heard that if you have a non G-sync monitor or a Freesync monitor and are getting say 60 FPS on a 144Hz monitor say, it’s going to look like you’re getting 30 FPS on a 60Hz monitor. I don’t know if that’s true or not, so that’s why I’m asking.
To stay on the safe side, I just want to get a monitor that supports a 60Hz refresh rate, but some users say on the Q & A in Newegg that some reviewers have been able to get their monitors up to 72 to 75Hz using NVidia’s control panel. I know my monitor can do that. I’m also looking at getting a 2K monitor like the Acer K2 Series K272HUL 27 LED IPS 4ms monitor. It’s a 2K monitor, so it’s 2560x1440 with a 75Hz refresh rate. Two things I’m not sure about is the screen. I think it’s a matte screen and I want a glossy screen. The other thing is the base. I can live with that. I’d like to know if that monitor can actually support 72 or 75Hz. Does it make that much difference, a 2K monitor that is, even if I can only get 60Hz or should I just stay with a 1920x1080P? Also my HP that I have now has a flicker. I can only really tell for sure when I take a pick with my cell phone.
There are a few other monitors, but the other one is a 1080P, a **DELL SE2717Hx 27**. It says it has 75Hz with HDMI, but I can’t confirm that. Is that true? The last thing is (and I think all of these will do this) is I want to make sure I can connect an HDMI cable to my 1070 and route the video to my Samsung 46inch TV too. That’s what I do with my HP. I just have an HDMI cable running from my GPU to my TV. I’m assuming I can do this with any modern monitor now. I’m pretty sure this Dell has a glossy screen, which is what I want!
The other 1080P 27 inch monitor I like is the **LG 27MP59G 27**. It too says it has a 75Hz refresh rate. The only thing is I believe it has a matte screen. I just want the most vibrant colors and the sharpest picture I can get. I’m pretty sure this LG definitely supports 75Hz though, while the Dell, might or might not.
Which monitor would you gamers out there recommend? Again, **what I want is a clear picture, no flicker, glossy screen, 75Hz (if that really makes that much of a difference and I’ve been reading even 15Hz more does) and IPS for certain. I’m not sure if a 2K screen will be that much better. If it is, then I want it, but it looks like I have to choose (with my budget) between a 1080P FHD 75Hz panel, or a 1440P QHD 60Hz panel. Thanks in advance!!!**
 
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those are all nice displays, but if your gonna go with a 1080p resolution you might want a higher refresh rate. Like the Asus PG248Q. Moving up to 27 inch is a bit moore $$. Trust me I have a PG348Q and 100Hz with G-sync and I would rather go back to 144 or 165Hz.

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About $350 or so. It appears all the panels that I 've chosen so far all, have a matte finish. I personally like glossy better. I'd like to get a 2K monitor, but it looks like with a 1070, you can barely reach that on some games. It appears my next upgrade will be either a GTX 1080, 1080Ti or a GTX 2070. I'd feel much better if I had at least a Volta 2070 but I've read in several places that it appears like Nvidia may be upping the price once again for their top cards next year, which is the 2070 and 2080 Volta
 

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Ok, this monitor is gorgeous, but I have a couple questions. First, I've done a lot of research and it looks like my 1070, as fast as it is, even O/Ced seems like it's underpowered for even a 2K monitor with certain games, especially MMO's and FPS games, two of my favorite genres. I know I can lower the resolution down to 1920x1080, but it's been my experience that when you do that, everything looks fuzzy or blurry. If I had a 1080, then yeah, without question I'd get a 2K. I noticed while playing the Battlefront 2 beta that I'd average around 100 FPS or so, but that's depending on location, how many objects rendering...etc. I'd sometimes average maybe 70+ FPS. Now, I'm a fan of using all the bells and whistles, so I'd rather have a1080P monitor with everything on max than a 2K monitor using high or medium.

First, sorry for the delay. What about this monitor? ASUS MX279H Silver / Black 27" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor, AH-IPS 250 cd/m2 ASCR 80,000,000:1 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824236309

I'm a little confused about this monitor. It says LED Monitor LCD Monitor. So, is it LED or LCD or a hybrid?
I REALLY REALLY like this monitor, but after much research, I've found out that the refresh rate seems more important than resolution (unless you're below 1080P of course). Ideally, I'd have a Gsync monitor with a 144Hz, but those are just too expensive unless I went down to something like a 21 inch monitor. There are a couple 24 inch, but then those are TN panels. I watchs movies probably more than play games, so angles are important! My Son has a 24.3 inch Dell that I got him. It's a VA monitor and it looks amazing. Maybe I forgot, but I thought it was an IPS. Anyway, this MX279H looks amazing, but I thought I had read somewhere that it's a 60Hz monitor. I really want to get a 75Hz monitor. I know 15Hz might not seem like much, but it's noticeable, it better on your eyes and it's smoother than a 60Hz monitor. I realize that a 144Hz monitor would be the best, but since I can't afford to get that I'll settle for 75Hz.

There are 2 more monitors I'm interested in. LG 27MP59G 27 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025552
So, this monitor is rated at 75Hz. The only thing I don't like about it is, I don't know too much about LG monitors. This one doesn't have many reviews, while the Asus MX279H does. It also boasts 1ms blur reduction. Now, I don't know if this is real or BS. I know quite a fair amout about computers, but monitors, not so much. One thing I do like is glossy over a matte finish. A glossy finish just looks more professional to me, not mention much easier to clean, but it's much harder to find glossy finishes these days. The LG boasts AMD Freesync. As you know I have a 1070. Will Freesync even work on an Nvidia card. I've read different reports suggesting different answers. Some say it does help while others say it doesn't unless you have an AMD card. The latter makes sense to me. For example, is the 75Hz dependant on Freesync being active and if so, does it require an AMD or Nvidia card or will it work for both, which brings us back to the last question.

The last monitor is the DELL SE2717Hx 27 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P056M8105
This claims to support a 75Hz refresh rate over HDMI. I believe this monitor is also glossy. Which would you recommend? Thanks
 

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those are all nice displays, but if your gonna go with a 1080p resolution you might want a higher refresh rate. Like the Asus PG248Q. Moving up to 27 inch is a bit moore $$. Trust me I have a PG348Q and 100Hz with G-sync and I would rather go back to 144 or 165Hz.
 
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Oh, believe me, I'd LOVE to, but money is tight. The ONLY way I could afford a Gsync monitor would be to drop down to a 23 or 24 inch, which I' not willing to do. Also, even if I was able to get one with Gysync and even those end costing $350 to $400+. I want to spend about $200 to $250. With a 24-inch Gsync monitor, you're looking at what, the prices I stated above (AT LEAST). I think that might even be for just a TN panel. An IPS panel with Gsync would probably cost even more.

It looks like Gsync is out of the question for now. My next monitor upgrade after that will be a Gsync. I did even find a couple of LG 32 inch monitors for about $230, an amazing price, but its refresh rate is only 60Hz and you can't change it. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824025365