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[John Price]

Thanks, was gonna spend a bit more on the CPU but my wife won't let me lol

get a new wife.

I agree.

[StevenChilton]

Kinda stuck looking for a monitor-any recommendations? Nothing massive, have a £200 budget.

[Vincenzo]

200 pounds, that is quite tight. try to get any 1440P monitor with 144+ hz with IPS panel.. if your budget allows it.

If on tight budget.. consider a TN panel instead.. with high refresh and 1440p?

If even tighter budget, consider a 1080P with 120+hz..

[John Price]

200 pounds, that is quite tight. try to get any 1440P monitor with 144+ hz with IPS panel.. if your budget allows it.

no way, that would cost around £450+.

My Asus 1080p 144hz monitor was £250 when I bought it 2 years ago. I am sure you can grab something for that price now

[Vincenzo]

200 pounds, that is quite tight. try to get any 1440P monitor with 144+ hz with IPS panel.. if your budget allows it.

no way, that would cost around £450+.

My Asus 1080p 144hz monitor was £250 when I bought it 2 years ago. I am sure you can grab something for that price now

Yep your right.. market sucks.. but for 200 pounds a 1920x1080 144 hz TN monitor is possible.. their 24 inch.

[John Price]

200 pounds, that is quite tight. try to get any 1440P monitor with 144+ hz with IPS panel.. if your budget allows it.

no way, that would cost around £450+.

My Asus 1080p 144hz monitor was £250 when I bought it 2 years ago. I am sure you can grab something for that price now

Yep your right.. market sucks.. but for 200 pounds a 1920x1080 144 hz TN monitor is possible.. their 24 inch.

don't remember the model of mine, Asus VG...

Its a good monitor to start out. Personally I am saving for a 4k 144 hz because why not

[Vincenzo]

Yeah i'm waiting for ages already to get a 4k 144 hz, when will they FINALLY release them??

I'm so sick and tired of 60 hz on my screens.

[StevenChilton]

So something like this maybe?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/aoc-i2369vm-full-hd-23-ips-led-monitor-with-mhl-21408588-pdt.html

[Vincenzo]

So something like this maybe?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/aoc-i2369vm-full-hd-23-ips-led-monitor-with-mhl-21408588-pdt.html

No, I don't recommend that for gaming, it has a slow IPS panel and only 60 Hz, try to get a 120+ like 144hz gaming monitor. they cost twice as much but def worth it for gamers believe me.


On the same website I saw this for instance:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/acer-predator-gn246hlbbi-full-hd-24-3d-led-gaming-monitor-22071107-pdt.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/aoc-g2460pf-full-hd-24-led-144hz-gaming-monitor-10141938-pdt.html

[StevenChilton]

Cheers, busting my budget here haha. If it wasn't for bitcoin mining!

[StevenChilton]

Okay, thoughts on this one?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-c24fg70-24-1920x1080-va-freesync-144hz-gaming-quantum-dot-widescreen-monitor-mo-230-sa.html

[Vincenzo]

Okay, thoughts on this one?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-c24fg70-24-1920x1080-va-freesync-144hz-gaming-quantum-dot-widescreen-monitor-mo-230-sa.html

looks fine to me glancing over the specs. maybe look up some reviews online if it's any good.

[StevenChilton]

Probably a retarded question but do I connect my graphics card straight to my monitor? It's currently connected up via HDMI from motherboard to monitor.

[William]

Probably a retarded question but do I connect my graphics card straight to my monitor? It's currently connected up via HDMI from motherboard to monitor.

If it's a >60hz monitor then you'll need a displayport cable to get the higher refresh rate. HDMI is capped to 60. This needs to go from card directly into monitor. It also has to be enabled via the settings but I forgot how to but it's not very hard.

[StevenChilton]

Okay, so I should just pull out the HDMI motherboard to monitor and have displayport from my graphics card to monitor as the only connection?