Buying first gaming monitor

Xystophori · 2 Aug 2020 at 21:44

I have a ryzen 7 3700x and radeon rx 5700 build what monitor should I get (I would like it to have 120hz+) budget of £225(preferably lower). And I will wait till black Friday for good deal

mickyflinn · 3 Aug 2020 at 10:42

What resolution 1080p, 1440p, etc ?

Xystophori · 3 Aug 2020 at 16:48

Preferable 1440p

Rofflay · 3 Aug 2020 at 23:32

VG259QM was the best monitor i ever had since my old CRT. £268 1st gen IPS runs at 280hz flicker free what else exists that compares for gaming?

You will not be dissapointed unless you really demand 1440p but personally i run mine at 1080p or 4k. 1440p from 1080p for me is too small a leap to sacrifice and pay the extra those screens demand. Honestly VG259QM is the best bargain in PC gaming atm and its a travesty that there us not a page here raving about it.

Ryanr1987 · 4 Aug 2020 at 01:07

If you value picture quality then a VA type panel would be a better shout but it comes with smearing, an issue with VA's outside of the G7. IPS screens are more commonly better for competitive gaming depending on the panel, not the best for dark room usage, movies, games with lots of dark scenes due to poor contrast and glow and black uniformity.
I would personally up your budget and start narrowing out monitors to aim for in my opinion, a monitor is going to be the most important piece of equipment in your rig because it's what you're going to look at for the next 5 years.

The AG273QX is a nice screen, good all-rounder. If you want something that looks good, values picture quality over competitive play the G27QC is fantastic and closer to your budget, blacks look great, dark room performance is also good. If you're looking for only competitive gaming and you don't care about the picture quality the GL83A or if you want lower res, the AW2521HF or the MAG251RX are quite decent for that use but AUO Panels do suffer from poorer QC than normal.

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 01:24

For your budget I'd say you could look at this:https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 10:12

How does amd vsr work would I be able to tell the difference between real 1440p and vsr I like the look of this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html for vsr

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 12:28

Is this freesync compatible https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...mpatible-led-backlit-gaming-mo-mo-0ay-as.html and is this also

Xystophori said:
How does amd vsr work would I be able to tell the difference between real 1440p and vsr I like the look of this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html for vsr

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 14:34

Xystophori said:
Is this freesync compatible https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...mpatible-led-backlit-gaming-mo-mo-0ay-as.html and is this also

Yes

Xystophori said:
How does amd vsr work would I be able to tell the difference between real 1440p and vsr I like the look of this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html for vsr

That is a really good panel and you would be really happy with it I reckon regardless of 1440p with VSR

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 14:51

Okay thank you but one last question what is the difference between hdr10 and hdr400

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:07

These are vesa ratings - usually I don't bother with HDR as they are crap unless it's HDR10 or 1000. There are certain parameters that you have to achieve like 400 nits or 1000 nits for HDR10 or so

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:09

So this has hdr10 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html and is not bad?

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:26

No it's not vesa HDR: so don't take HDR into account. It's a bonus but won't count on it.

HDR 10 YES
VESA DisplayHDRTM NO
HDR Effect YES

trawetSluaP · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:28

The way I understand it, HDR 10 is the base and it pretty crap on Monitors.

HDR10 is the same as HDR 400, or the entry level as far as I know. It's nothing great.

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:30

Yeah physically doesn't do (high brightness or local diming zones etc)anything just tries to emulate the effect and isn't that great imo

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 15:53

So which monitor should I go for
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html
Or

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...mpatible-led-backlit-gaming-mo-mo-0ay-as.html

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 16:04

Do you want 280 Hz refresh rate - personally 144 is more than enough so I would go for the LG and save the money to spend elsewhere . Did you check for 24 inch versions of the LG - 27 inch at 1080p is leaning towards low pixel density but should be fine otherwise.

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 16:06

I don't think there is a 24'' version

Xystophori · 4 Aug 2020 at 16:15

Should I just wait till black Friday and get the one that is cheepest

Sorry glitch pressed send twice while lagging

Does this have 8 bit colour or 10 bit https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15b-lg.html

sadat · 4 Aug 2020 at 17:18

personally that too far for me, i'm too impatient. Are you comfortable with B grade/ used items. OCUK here does some good deals and come with 3 month warranty: