New monitor Budget £500/£600

projenk · 15 Aug 2017 at 17:58

Hello guys,
I would like to upgrade my 27'' 2k IPS Crossover bought last year.
I have a MSI GTX 1070 and was looking at something new.
I have been looking at some 27'' GSYNC monitors and some 32/34'' monitors without GSYNC but I am really not too sure which would be more worthy of my money.
I know I am asking the moon, but I would like to know your opinions with regards to some montior that you currently use or recommend.

mistersprinkles · 16 Aug 2017 at 02:52

I have the DELL SD2716 and I'm not going back to 60Hz. Ever.

melmac · 16 Aug 2017 at 22:59

projenk said:
Hello guys,
I would like to upgrade my 27'' 2k IPS Crossover bought last year.
I have a MSI GTX 1070 and was looking at something new.
I have been looking at some 27'' GSYNC monitors and some 32/34'' monitors without GSYNC but I am really not too sure which would be more worthy of my money.
I know I am asking the moon, but I would like to know your opinions with regards to some montior that you currently use or recommend.

What is it for? Mainly gaming? Watching movies? Editing photos, Work, A little bit of everything?

projenk · 19 Aug 2017 at 12:33

Hi. It would be gaming mainly. I am not much into fps but more in single player games.

GTiPUG · 19 Aug 2017 at 12:56

projenk said:
Hi. It would be gaming mainly. I am not much into fps but more in single player games.

If you're not that into FPS games there's not really much reason to upgrade other than if you go 4K... Gsync is great but not worth spaffing out £600 for single player.

I have a Crossover IPS and they're great, although I'm in the same situation and want to upgrade for FPS games which I've started playing lately. My choice is the XB271HU, seems to tick all of my boxes.

projenk · 20 Aug 2017 at 12:02

I actually have a qnix, my mistake : but still 2k ips. I will have a look at the monitor you mentioned.

IvanDobskey · 20 Aug 2017 at 13:14

Save up a bit more and get a nice 1440p ultrawide

GTiPUG · 20 Aug 2017 at 16:20

IvanDobskey said:
Save up a bit more and get a nice 1440p ultrawide

The more I read up on it the more I think ultrawide is overrated and overpriced...

IvanDobskey · 20 Aug 2017 at 16:28

GTiPUG said:
The more I read up on it the more I think ultrawide is overrated and overpriced...

PC monitors in general are overpriced.

Loving my Samsung ultrawide so far. But yes, cost rather a lot more than I'd have liked.

I do feel the 21:9 aspect ratio adds more imersion to gaming though. Certain games anyway.

GTiPUG · 20 Aug 2017 at 16:52

IvanDobskey said:
PC monitors in general are overpriced.

Loving my Samsung ultrawide so far. But yes, cost rather a lot more than I'd have liked.

I do feel the 21:9 aspect ratio adds more imersion to gaming though. Certain games anyway.

Ah okay, the Sammies aren't too bad. It's when you get to the Acer and ASUS Swift that you get stupid. IMO, anything over £600 is stupid for a monitor. I've got that cash sat waiting to spend, but I can't help but feel it'd be a stupid move to spend £900 on a ASUS Swift ultrawide...

IvanDobskey · 20 Aug 2017 at 19:05

The Samsung was still 700 odd quid. It's a bit cheaper as it doesn't have gsync tax applied.

Lex1970 · 20 Aug 2017 at 20:43

I have a Acer Gysnc 29 inch wide-screen 2k monitor, I love the wide-screen effect and would never go back

opethdisciple · 21 Aug 2017 at 17:53

mistersprinkles said:
I have the DELL SD2716 and I'm not going back to 60Hz. Ever.

I recently bought this. And I like it.

mistersprinkles · 21 Aug 2017 at 20:05

opethdisciple said:
I recently bought this. And I like it.

I've had mine for eight months and I like it a lot.