Monitor Buying Guide - June 2018

[suicidal_monkey]

theres a whole range at that price point mate.

https://www.ebuyer.com/store/Computer/cat/Monitors/subcat/27%22+-Monitors?513=QHD+%2F+2k&a03315=IPS&price=150+TO+397

Only two with 144Hz and 1440p though? ...and they look like more or less the same model? Also, depending on your opinion of ebuyer (:sideways:) you can get the same Acer at scan, same price I think ... seems to get reasonable reviews

There's also the monitor that I think Sith bought which you could get from currys which he seemed very happy with!

[Chaosphere]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27gl850-b-27-2560x1440-nano-ips-144hz-1ms-freesync-g-sync-compatible-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

Wait for this to release. There isn't another monitor in the price range I'd recommend over this one ATM. No brainer imo.

[Mikep1212]

As Chaos said, The new IPS on it's way looks good. The 1ms response time is really good in an IPS but unsure of how/if this will work correctly.

The ASUS ones have always seemed good specs to me:

TN

IPS

[Chaosphere]

Nothing wrong with that Asus IPS at that price either. Usually the Asus ones are overpriced, anything below 500 is decent for that spec list imo.

[RizZy]

Just for the purpose of updating, I've gone for the LG, when I get it who knows, I may have got a little carried away & ordered a 3700x & a 5700xt & some other things while I was at it too. oops.

[Mikep1212]

Just for the purpose of updating, I've gone for the LG, when I get it who knows, I may have got a little carried away & ordered a 3700x & a 5700xt & some other things while I was at it too. oops.

NICE! Happy new upgrade mate

[TeaLeaf]

Just for the purpose of updating, I've gone for the LG, when I get it who knows, I may have got a little carried away & ordered a 3700x & a 5700xt & some other things while I was at it too. oops.

What a pleasant accident Rizzy!    Should be one very nice upgrade! :thumbsup:

[RizZy]

I've got everything apart from the cpu & monitor, seems I somehow managed to order a cpu from Japan via Holland, cpu should be here some point this week. I'll post some pics & stuff somewhere when I'm done with it all.

[RizZy]

The monitor finally turned up, & it's flippin b,e,a,utiful.

[DiseasedBunny]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-monitors/aoc-cq27g2u-bk-quad-hd-27-curved-va-gaming-monitor-black-red-10206681-pdt.html

Apart from being a VA panel, (my current is an IPS), and of course being currys, lol, anything else screaming "no!" about this monitor?  My current is only a 60hz one, and with getting a 10400 cpu to go with my 5700xt, I need to see a nice improvement on the graphics side!

[Chaosphere]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNsNOyArB9A&feature=emb_title

Seems like a good budget panel.
The only issue I personally have with VA is smearing in the darker colours. Otherwise, they make nice panels. I'd probably personally go for IPS (and have just moved to a budget IPS panel, from VA), but coming from 60Hz, any panel at 144 is going to be such a vast improvement, I'd say go for it if this panel matches your budget nicely.

[DiseasedBunny]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNsNOyArB9A&feature=emb_title

Seems like a good budget panel.
The only issue I personally have with VA is smearing in the darker colours. Otherwise, they make nice panels. I'd probably personally go for IPS (and have just moved to a budget IPS panel, from VA), but coming from 60Hz, any panel at 144 is going to be such a vast improvement, I'd say go for it if this panel matches your budget nicely.

my current one is this, https://www.ebuyer.com/881776-eg-32-qhd-75hz-ips-monitor-eg322k1 which they havent made for a good 12months or so, I didnt think there would be much difference between the VA and IPS  as on TVs its mostly down to viewing angle and obviously I am sat right in front of it :-) , I'll keep looking for a IPS panel then - anything up to £350-400 really