Hey Logan, not to disturb you but I'm going to build a new rig sometime in like 4-5 months but I can't decide on a monitor. Also, does 144hz gaming really matter or should I get a monitor full of features like charging, usb 3.0 and split screen ?
I run a 21" ASUS HD monitor. From what I hear monitors with an IPS pannel are the way to go. I'm not a monitor guy so I wouldn't really know.
Oh, because I just want a nice 27' or 29' inch but....IDK lol
If you want 27" or bigger, you need 1440p resolution because otherwise pixel density is way too low. Like, you need to be at least one meter away from the screen to not see pixels.
But 1440p ones are expensive. Are you sure you are going to get one?
charging, usb 3.0
Get a case with front panel USB 3.0.
I probably could have done better for less, but I am using a Dell 24" S2440L
Myself have a Crossover 27q. It was 450$ shipped/taxed and it took 3 days to get here from South Korea. And it's 27" 1440p with great quality.
I would get a 27 in xstar on ebay i if you are looking for a good deal on a nice moniter
Like all parts of your system, I think careful consideration should be given to your monitor choice, and you need to balance your display with the rest of your components.
Your display can act like a bottleneck, or it might require more GPU horsepower to run. E.g you would need a high-end card to game at 1440p, in my opinion.
High-refresh rate panels such as 120Hz or 144Hz are quite popular with competitive FPS players. I don't feel disadvantaged at 60Hz. I personally prefer a 60Hz IPS panel. I prefer to have the colour accuracy and viewing angles, probably because I prefer a bit more cinematic experience with games such as Total War.
So, it's up to you what you get. Nothing wrong with cheap and cheerful 1080p 60Hz. Just makes sure you have the system to match your display, that's my advice.
Also, I don't think you need to worry about speakers, chargers, USB 3.0 on a monitor. Just let your PC handle connectivity and plug a good headset into your PC for sound.
If your gaming the things you need to know about the monitors you look at are:
- How "glossy" they are. Some photo editing monitors have a lot of gloss to make it look nicer but it reflects everything and using it for gaming is even worse. Some gloss is fine but not too much.
- The refresh rate is basically going to be your max FPS in games unless you overclock which only some monitors will let you do.
- The input ports it comes with, make sure your GPU will be compatible
- The size of the bessel, and then the actual size of the image. You may not want to do a multimonitor display now but better to get a monitor now that will allow it later in the future. That being said be wary of the actual image size on the screen, for instance LG has an almost besseless monitor but the image doesn't fill the screen. Don't fall for that gimic.
- Look at how flexible the positioning of it is, see if it has visa mounts, is that how you spell it? Can you fully remove the stand and peg, etc.
- And I guess if you care the last thing to worry about is the power consumption.