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Hardware & Technical What monitor? Advice, please
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Lol, yea & how much would that be?(in £'s
Cancel your TV and get cheap ass phone for an entire year. There its all payed off within 12 months. Maybe 16 months.
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Thanks for all the useful comments.
Looks like it will be a 27" 2560x1440 with G-sync and IPS - does that sound reasonable? The ones that fit the bill seem to be the following, from this source:
Should I upgrade my current GeForce GTX 660? If so, what would drive such a monitor comfortably, without going totally OTT?
Looks like it will be a 27" 2560x1440 with G-sync and IPS - does that sound reasonable? The ones that fit the bill seem to be the following, from this source:
- Acer XB270HU ±£578
- ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q ±£509
- Dell S2716DG ±£526
- BenQ XL2730Z ±£460 (but Adaptive-Sync, not G-sync - don't know if that's any use with a Nvidia card?)
Should I upgrade my current GeForce GTX 660? If so, what would drive such a monitor comfortably, without going totally OTT?
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Bear in mind that consumer 4k TVs only support 30 cps, as opposed to 4k monitors which support 60 cps.
cps? Not fps?
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Seeing as my HD 7950 could probably only just about cut it at that res (looking at AnandTechs GPU bench) I doubt your 660 would, did you not look at the their bench I linked you? (other thread I think)
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Seeing as my HD 7950 could probably only just about cut it at that res (looking at AnandTechs GPU bench) I doubt your 660 would, did you not look at the their bench I linked you? (other thread I think)
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response time.
but with elte, response time doesn't matter.
so I use a 42" 3d Vizeo TV
LOVE it.
cant ue my 19" monitor for anything anymore.
it is my second screen
you WILL notice a little mouse lag on a tv ... but it really is minimal.
get a monitor, and will not have any mouse lag.
that is the response time, they have posted on the monitor.
but with elte, response time doesn't matter.
so I use a 42" 3d Vizeo TV
LOVE it.
cant ue my 19" monitor for anything anymore.
it is my second screen
you WILL notice a little mouse lag on a tv ... but it really is minimal.
get a monitor, and will not have any mouse lag.
that is the response time, they have posted on the monitor.
BenQ BL3200.
32", QHD, great black, probably one of the best monitors for ED.
32", QHD, great black, probably one of the best monitors for ED.
I did indeed, but not sure how to interpret the results. Please be patient with my lack of tech knowledge
My 660 definitely seems inferior to almost all of the others, but I'm not clear on how to work out what would be good enough? Do I look at those that deliver above 60fps? Which game do I select as nearest to ED - Shadow of Mordor? I'm confused also by seeing that in some games a GTX 690 gives better FPS than a GTX 980 - do higher GTX-numbers not mean a beastier card?
The market makes it even more confusing. E.g., the GTX 980 - it seems from Scan's and Overclockers' offerings that not all 980s are created equal. And then there are different manufacturers. My 660 is EVGA - should I go for that manufacturer again, or doesn't it matter?
I am running a 970sc at 1440P. It drops to high 30's fps at stations on planets, everywhere else above 60 fps. I recommend getting a 980ti for 1440P.
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Which brand of 980Ti - MSI, Asus, EVGA, etc., - or doesn't it matter?
Brand doesn't really matter as far as performance goes (at default clocks anyway), but, some will have longer warrantees, some will have better coolers (quieter or more effective, or both!), oh & some will have factory overclocks which will help performance, but they are not always worth the extra cost, & sometimes the overclocks are simple not stable with some games! Regarding all of the above, I'm afraid you're just going to have to search for reviews & read through them to pick the right one! . AnandTech's my favourite, but THG, X-bit & many others do good reviews too.
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Re the bench results, sometimes an older generation card will outperform a newer generation card on older games due to the way GPUs are optimised, that's usually what it is in those cases anyway.
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As for which game is closer to ED in performance, who knows!. But what you want to look at is the overall performance of the card(s) you have in mind at the resolution you intend to play at across all the those games. And as for what FPS is the minimum & ideal, well that can vary between people & between games!
That said, prior to G-sync, it is generally considered that 30 FPS is a bare minimum with 60 being ideal (excluding 120+ Hz monitors), bear in mind that some reviews only post average FPS & don't include the minimum! You don't want the min FPS dropping below 30.
G sync is totally new to me, I know nothing about it so I don't know how it changes things!
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Anyway, I've got 1hr left to play ED, so I'm off for today
. AnandTech's my favourite, but THG, X-bit & many others do good reviews too..
Re the bench results, sometimes an older generation card will outperform a newer generation card on older games due to the way GPUs are optimised, that's usually what it is in those cases anyway.
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As for which game is closer to ED in performance, who knows!
. But what you want to look at is the overall performance of the card(s) you have in mind at the resolution you intend to play at across all the those games. And as for what FPS is the minimum & ideal, well that can vary between people & between games!That said, prior to G-sync, it is generally considered that 30 FPS is a bare minimum with 60 being ideal (excluding 120+ Hz monitors), bear in mind that some reviews only post average FPS & don't include the minimum! You don't want the min FPS dropping below 30.
G sync is totally new to me, I know nothing about it so I don't know how it changes things!
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Anyway, I've got 1hr left to play ED, so I'm off for today
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I wouldnt get anything than a 21:9 Monitor! The "Field of view" makes the whole game come aLife so much more!
Any 3d and first Person game really! Once you played on 21:9 you will never want to go back! ist such a HUGE difference...
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Something else to consider is the Occulus Rift which goes on sale tomorrow... even better than any Monitor...
Any 3d and first Person game really! Once you played on 21:9 you will never want to go back! ist such a HUGE difference...
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Something else to consider is the Occulus Rift which goes on sale tomorrow... even better than any Monitor...
Beware when you look for a monitor. There are monitors and GAMING monitors with a world of difference between them. BenQ has some excellent gaming monitors out.
Here's a top ten review from last year. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402169,00.asp
They all have 1080 res which should be fine for anyone. 4K isn't that prevalent at the moment and you'll pay a premium for it today.
Tom's Hardware is a good place to look for info on new gear as well.
Last, remember that the human eye is limited and you may be paying for a resolution you can't actually see.
Here's a top ten review from last year. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402169,00.asp
They all have 1080 res which should be fine for anyone. 4K isn't that prevalent at the moment and you'll pay a premium for it today.
Tom's Hardware is a good place to look for info on new gear as well.
Last, remember that the human eye is limited and you may be paying for a resolution you can't actually see.
So called "gaming" monitors are mostly overclocked TN panels with bad view angles (because TN) and bad black colors (again, because TN). Also, they tend to have high prices (because you know, they're "premium gaming hardware").
DO NOT buy these if you want a good visual experience. Especially with games that really need good black, like space sims.
DO buy these if you're a 12-year old Call of Duty fan who tends to trust advertisements.
Actually they do have their place for some games, particularly if played competitively, TNs quicker response times do help to reduce ghosting when panning quickly e.g FPS games, that said it seems that most modern IPS screens have closed the gap a lot, so it isn't an issue for many people now. Agreed with the rest
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