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Lleauaric

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Looking for a good upgrade from my GTX 760, wanna spend around 200-250 bucks. Any suggestions?
 
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Alexzander

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Oblio said:
So tell me how bad I fucked up on my monitors by only getting 60hz. I don't


So tell me how bad I fucked up on my monitors by only getting 60hz. I don't play a ton of FPS though I do enjoy them. I was really into OW but I don't have the time to play 20+ hours a week and that is the minimum I need to play on an FPS to keep my skill sharp and be competitive. So after the first 3 weeks of OW I have hardly played because I hate being bad at a game. So tell me did I fuck up on the 60hz?
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I'm not sure 60hz is even the big drawback with that monitor. With 7ms response time, you're going to see a fair amount of ghosting. Though I don't see any scientific input lag tests for that particular model, I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't pretty laggy as well. Most non-gaming consumer level designed to look pretty monitors these days aren't very responsive.

I'd return them and find something suitable for gaming up at DisplayLag | HDTV & Monitor Input Lag Database
 
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Oblio

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Alexzander said:
I'm not sure 60hz is even the big drawback with that monitor. With 7ms response time, you're going to see a fair amount of ghosting. Though I don't see any scientific input lag tests for that particular model, I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't pretty laggy as well. Most non-gaming consumer level designed to look pretty monitors these days aren't very responsive.

I'd return them and find something suitable for gaming up at DisplayLag | HDTV & Monitor Input Lag Database
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Thanks man! I knew that was the right answer I just kinda needed someone to nudge me over the edge. This time I will post what I am gonna buy before I pull the trigger.
 
Oblio

Oblio

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That is nice a nice monitor, but for work I really need 2560 x 1440 at a minimum. Plat Maps & Dimensional Plans are a big part of what I do on a daily basis.
 
Oblio

Oblio

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I am far from a SJW but I still do not use that word. So nope, I called you a cunt instead :rolleyes:
 
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The Dauntless One

The Dauntless One

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I was going to get the MG279Q cause its $200+ cheaper than the GSync, but Asus cripples their FreeSync versions of the monitor. Only works between 35-90 FPS. You can get CRU to change it, but it's pretty lame it doesn't work out of box.

I ended up buying the PG279Q and GTX 1070. Witcher 3 looks amazing 60+ FPS with near maxed settings at 1440p (with a slight overclock on the card).
 
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Oblio

Oblio

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Think I am going to pull the trigger on that MG278Q and just buy one for now. Then I will keep an eye out for a sale on the PG279Q around Black Friday or Xmas.
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

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Flipmode said:
If you use multiple monitors with different refresh rates, doesn't it default all monitors to the slowest monitors refresh rate?
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If you are running in a window, I believe that is correct

If you're running a game full-screen it can still take advantage of that particular monitors refresh rate wile the rest of your desktop is over on the other monitors and their refresh rate.
 
jeydax

jeydax

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False. Windows does NOT default all monitors to the slowest monitor's refresh rate.

I have a 144 Hz for my center/gaming monitor and three monitors at 60 Hz.
 
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Flipmode

Flipmode

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jeydax said:
False. Windows does NOT default all monitors to the slowest monitor's refresh rate.

I have a 144 Hz for my center/gaming monitor and three monitors at 60 Hz.
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I just thought I'd inquire. It behaves that way for RAM and GPUs so it seemed logical for monitors.
 
Tarisk

Tarisk

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jeydax said:
False. Windows does NOT default all monitors to the slowest monitor's refresh rate.

I have a 144 Hz for my center/gaming monitor and three monitors at 60 Hz.
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Will confirm. Though some programs can be weird. WoW, if full screen (non-windowed) it would not limit refresh rate, if i did windowed/windowed fullscreen, it would max out based on my other monitors that aren't 144. Weirdly enough, if i clicked on another monitor, the windowed wow would then jump above the cap, and then cap again if i went back to the program. This was resolved using a windows setting to control max refresh rate. But primarily, blizzard games have been the only ones to give me any speed bumps with my new monitor.
 
jeydax

jeydax

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Flipmode said:
I just thought I'd inquire. It behaves that way for RAM and GPUs so it seemed logical for monitors.
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Sorry if I came off as an asshole. Definitely not my intent/attitude. Just wanted to clarify so people were being misled.
 
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