Monitor size - what's too big?

[Chris Type R]

Not sure that I'd go bigger than my 27" (2560x1440) for desktop use. (Also have a 24" 1920x1200 as a dual monitor).

My 15" Laptop has a 4K screen - the resolution is too high to use natively.

[Calza]

Well now I don't know what to do!

[Calza]

But if I play online I'll need to drop to 1280x720 to get a decent fps.

Oh this is such a first world dilemma ... but at least I don't need to worry about the size

[Oakey]

Why a pair and not just one expensive card?

[Calza]

A 980 is about 10-15% better than a 970, and £200 more.

So for a little over double (~£50) I could get 2x970 and run in SLI which would smash a single 980 in terms of performance.

But open up a whole new world of issue.

295x2 is only £500 mind...

[Oakey]

I had 2 x 6870s followed by 2 x 7870s a few years back and didn't think they were all that great, microstutter was a pain as well.

[mp3manager]

Calza said:

I'm looking to buy a new monitor in the next few weeks and am torn at what to buy.

Primarily it will be used for gaming, so 1ms response and 144hz are a must.

If you must have a 1ms response, then that means a TN panel and they're awful.

I bought an Asus ROG Swift as I thought I could live with a TN panel but I couldn't...the colours were terrible and even moving your head slightly off-centre, the colours would change and dim dramatically.

Thankfully, it was also faulty, so I sent it back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ProvWa6h4

Now I'm using the Acer XB270HU, which is a 27" 2560 x 1440 144hz GSync monitor and it's an IPS panel and has a 4ms response.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXOOuRdkaJM

It has a slower response time than a TN but that really isn't the be-all and end-all in gaming, as the superior IPS gives better and more accurate colours.

Edited by mp3manager on Thursday 28th May 14:58

[ZesPak]

Agree with the above, though one TN panel isn't the other, "gaming" series monitors will almost always be 1080p TN panels.

[MintyScot]

Calza said:

But if I play online I'll need to drop to 1280x720 to get a decent fps.

Oh this is such a first world dilemma ... but at least I don't need to worry about the size

I have a 27" 2560x1440 monitor and drop the resolution for Star Citizen to 1920x1080 (the only game I have to) and its perfectly fine. No distortion or stretching.

In actual fact when I sit at my desk I wear glasses and annoyingly they shrink the monitor by about 2" so in reality I'm looking at a 25" screen and I'm thinking "This screen doesn't look very big!".

Its a hard life!

[Calza]

I think I'm set on 1440p, maybe treat myself to a 980ti when they're out too.

That monitor looks nice but at nearly £800 I can't justify that I don't think!

[130R]

I find an IPS monitor with 5ms response fine for gaming. If you are into MLG CoD you probably want a TN panel though.

[Calza]

I play a wide range of games, but I do dabble in BF4 online and always like to keep an online FPS on the go...

[MintyScot]

Calza said:

I think I'm set on 1440p, maybe treat myself to a 980ti when they're out too.

That monitor looks nice but at nearly £800 I can't justify that I don't think!

The ROG Swift is probably the best monitor for FPS out. As above its TN though so the Acer XB270HU is definitely the overall gaming monitor to get.

I've personally got am Asus PB278QR. Does fine with my standard and gaming use.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...

[Oakey]

So how about this, although it's out of stock:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...

IPS, 144hz, 1440p, 4ms, AMD Freesync

[ZesPak]

Calza said:

I think I'm set on 1440p, maybe treat myself to a 980ti when they're out too.

That monitor looks nice but at nearly £800 I can't justify that I don't think!

I can highly recommend the Iiyama 27" ips display, roughly half the price.

[AlexS]

anonymous said:

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Admittedly we haven't tested it for gaming but a Quadro K6000 12Gb works quite nicely driving 4K.

[p1stonhead]

I have a 1920x1200 desktop and that seems just about the limit of size of icons etc for a resolution.

A 4k desktop on max resolution is insane as shown below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ymaJBuMtLM

[UpTheIron]

Disagree with the above... you can't have too much desktop real estate.

QHD+ laptop (3200x1800) with 2x 28" 4k monitors here. There is no way I could go back to a 1080p laptop now.

[gus607]

Me too, 39" TV 1080p HD, love it.

[TEKNOPUG]

I like that but wouldn't be happy funding all their archaeological destruction.