Need help picking crimbo monitor for my son

bigtrak · 3 Nov 2020 at 12:25

As above guys!
built my boy a new pc as the start of the lock down and now he wants a better monitor for one of his Christmas prezzies.

I’ve looked and can’t decide on what to get him and really need to get one in case this new lockdown ruins shopping for us all in the next month!!
Looking to drop 250 to 300 max at a push so thought I would ask you guys
As I know you always come up with a good option.

His running a Ryzen 5 3600 and a gigabyte gta GeForce 1660 super, 16gb hyper x predator 3200mhz
Obviously being a kid his gaming on it hard lol
Im going to upgrade his gpu/cpu next year at some point, or could give him my rtx 2060 founders edition to tide him over,
don’t even really need it for what I use my pc for,
since buying it on release date I’ve used it for about 20ish hours of gaming..

Nilithym · 3 Nov 2020 at 14:17

You need to put a little more information in the thread. Current hardware, what type of usage, etc.

Some normal questions would be.

size
Refresh rate.
Panel type (can be dependant on conditions)
Resolution (can be dependant in system specs)
Usage

that sort of thing

bigtrak · 3 Nov 2020 at 14:40

Nilithym said:
You need to put a little more information in the thread. Current hardware, what type of usage, etc.

Some normal questions would be.

size
Refresh rate.
Panel type (can be dependant on conditions)
Resolution (can be dependant in system specs)
Usage

that sort of thing

should have thought out my post a little better but that’s what happens trying to multi task on ya day off with my kids off school

bigtrak · 5 Nov 2020 at 09:20

Bump? Anybody

bimbleuk · 5 Nov 2020 at 09:37

Gigabyte G27QC is a good all round gaming monitor. OCUK don't have the best price but it's close. Maybe a bit lower in the up coming sales.

Friend has the 32" version on my recommendation and he loves it.

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/g27qc

bigtrak · 5 Nov 2020 at 09:47

Thanks for the reply, only thing I will say he doesn’t want a curved

StrongSad · 5 Nov 2020 at 10:13

I have just bought an LG QN600-B 1440p @75Mhz
It is HDR and has Freesync. You can get Gsync to work on it just fine.

Very pleased with it and looks amazing for the price I paid. Sub £180

Come's with both HDMI and Displayport leads.
However, does not have an inbuilt speaker.

newuser · 5 Nov 2020 at 21:46

Hi
I'm currently using an AOC Q3279VWFD8 and I've been very happy with it.
32" IPS 1440P 75HZ freesync. Sells for £215 here. Review on Hexus.
Used it with a 1080 and a 2080ti. Using gsync with it and very, very occasionally it loses sync and starts to stutter. Easily fixed by either pausing the game and turning the monitor off and on again or alt tabbing out and back in. Windows store games are the main offender.

thenewoc · 5 Nov 2020 at 22:24

bigtrak said:
Thanks for the reply, only thing I will say he doesn’t want a curved

This is the flat version in an IPS panel.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...e-led-backlit-widescreen-gamin-mo-009-gi.html

Was going to suggest the 'Pixio PX277 Prime' but the above Gigabyte is a better deal atm and a years longer guarantee.

bigtrak · 10 Nov 2020 at 16:37

had this in my watch list but cant find much inforamtion on it, optix g271 27 esports gaming monitor

Wegason · 11 Nov 2020 at 11:43

bigtrak said:
As above guys!
built my boy a new pc as the start of the lock down and now he wants a better monitor for one of his Christmas prezzies.

I’ve looked and can’t decide on what to get him and really need to get one in case this new lockdown ruins shopping for us all in the next month!!
Looking to drop 250 to 300 max at a push so thought I would ask you guys
As I know you always come up with a good option.

His running a Ryzen 5 3600 and a gigabyte gta GeForce 1660 super, 16gb hyper x predator 3200mhz
Obviously being a kid his gaming on it hard lol
Im going to upgrade his gpu/cpu next year at some point, or could give him my rtx 2060 founders edition to tide him over,
don’t even really need it for what I use my pc for,
since buying it on release date I’ve used it for about 20ish hours of gaming..

What games does he play?
Are we after high resolution or high refresh rate?
If he's into competitive games then we're looking for high refresh rate but if he prefers single player games then maybe higher resolution?
What is his current monitor? Current resolution and current refresh rate?

bigtrak · 11 Nov 2020 at 12:15

I actually bought a Msi optix g271 27” esports gaming monitor last night for next day (today)
Going to have a quick try when it rocks up and see if it’s any good on his rig.
Was only £225 with next day all in so if it’s good I’ve saved dropping an extra 100 on a monitor as my budget was 300.
If it ain’t no good will have to keep looking.
But yeah his fortnite and cod, gta.
And the Monitor he has is only 60hz Massive bottle neck in itself! (Bad DAD)
so upgrading will be a massive improvement either way
I built his pc at the beginning of lock down aswell!

bigtrak · 11 Nov 2020 at 20:49

Well quick update! Arrived with a dead pixel right bang center on the iron sites!
Guess it’s on it’s way back in the morning