PC gaming monitor

[Squirrelofwoe]

Bit of advice needed- thought it better placed here than in the general computer section as it's entirely gaming related.

I'm currently running my gaming PC through a Dell 24" widescreen monitor that I brought (for a fairly hefty sum!) way back in around 2008. It runs at 1920 x 1200 res and to be honest hasn't put a foot wrong in all these years of use, but in the next couple of months I'd like to get something a bit bigger & better.

I've no interest in spending silly money on a 4k screen as I have neither the budget for one nor for the hardware to make the most of it. I'm aiming more for a 26"/27" 3k IPS monitor.

A mate of mine has the Dell Ultrasharp U2715H 3k IPS, and it is certainly a fantastic looking piece of kit. However price-wise it's still around £380 which is more than I want to stretch to.

Are there any impressive 26"/27" 3k IPS monitors for sub-£300 that I should be looking at? Or should I just hold out for the Dell one to drop in price? Any gaming specific features I should be looking out for (refresh rates etc)?

For what its worth my GPU is an AMD Sapphire R9 290 tri-x, and my CPU an AMD FX-8350 if that limits my choices at all (GTA V maxed out at 1080p averages 70-80fps no problem).

[8bit]

I bought an LG 29" ultrawide recently which I'm really impressed with. Native resolution is 2560x1080 which is fine for me, the extra width gives a little extra immersion in games. Supports AMD Freesync too, so you get added smoothness if your GPU supports this (don't think mine does).

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-lg-29um67-paek-w...

[Squirrelofwoe]

8bit said:

I bought an LG 29" ultrawide recently which I'm really impressed with. Native resolution is 2560x1080 which is fine for me, the extra width gives a little extra immersion in games. Supports AMD Freesync too, so you get added smoothness if your GPU supports this (don't think mine does).

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-lg-29um67-paek-w...

That does look an interesting option, I'm not sure I am fussed about having that amount of widescreen though! Would rather stick to 16:10 aspect ratio or thereabouts. I could see it being pretty cool for racing/flight sim games though.

[8bit]

It's great for desktop apps too, plenty of width. Because it's not got a silly vertical resolution it doesn't tax graphics cards terribly heavily running games, all mine still play great at native resolution on my Radeon HD7950.

16:9 and 16:10 screens look squished to me now, the same way 4:3 ones did when I got my first widescreen

[Squirrelofwoe]

8bit said:

It's great for desktop apps too, plenty of width. Because it's not got a silly vertical resolution it doesn't tax graphics cards terribly heavily running games, all mine still play great at native resolution on my Radeon HD7950.

16:9 and 16:10 screens look squished to me now, the same way 4:3 ones did when I got my first widescreen

I can imagine! I've got used to 16:9 & 16:10 over the years so I guess I'm just comfortable with those now. This PC I only use for gaming and nothing else, so the monitor is being brought for that purpose only. At work though I would absolutely love that particular monitor!!