No idea what im doing!

[emmet1]

So, either listen to your friend, who I'd suggest has watched a little too much YouTube and some influencer has said 240Hz will make you a better gamer who has just been paid $2 million to say those words without knowing what the hell they're talking about. I'm afraid these influencers will say anything for a paycheck, they don't care about you guys getting the most out of your system.

As above, 240Hz does zero for graphics. The idea is you reduce graphics settings to their lowest possible so it looks absolutely dreadful, but runs really fast. It's not about looks, all it does is give 2.7ms extra response time.

The monitor your friend recommended is a great monitor, but not because it's 240Hz at all, that makes no difference. If your friend played on the same monitor capped at 144Hz, I guarantee he wouldn't notice the difference. Unless he is an actual competitive gamer in which case he's earning enough to know that he's one of a very small minority of super humans with incredible response times and vision.

Resolution plus 144Hz is a far more valuable experience than 240hz

OK that's starting to make sense now, so thats a good monitor because someone else stated above I'd be looking at close to 1000 for a decent one, as you said I could have it capped to 144hz and its still a but cheaper then 1000.

Yea he's big into all that stuff I can't really follow any of it its to fast moving for me I just get some recommendations from him its his old monitor I'm using now which is coming up on about two years old as is the whole system hence the upgrade

 

[SpyderTracks]

OK that's starting to make sense now, so thats a good monitor because someone else stated above I'd be looking at close to 1000 for a decent one, as you said I could have it capped to 144hz and its still a but cheaper then 1000.

Yea he's big into all that stuff I can't really follow any of it its to fast moving for me I just get some recommendations from him its his old monitor I'm using now which is coming up on about two years old as is the whole system hence the upgrade

For a decent monitor to pair with a 3080 and the types of games you're playing, 4k 144Hz would be far far better than 1440p 240Hz. It's an entirely different experience, far more immersive and richer, plus you'd be looking at good HDR 1000 performance with your budget. All that would absolutely destroy your friends monitor, and I guarantee you when he saw yours he'll be instantly jealous.

A good 4k 144Hz monitor would be something like

ASUS 43" ROG STRIX XG43UQ 3840x2160 4K VA 144Hz 1ms FreeSync HDR 1000 Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming | OcUK

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Gigabyte Aorus 48" FO48U 3840x2160 4K 120Hz 1ms FreeSync HDR HDMI 2.1 KVM OLED Gaming Monitor | OcUK

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Or at the budget end:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27-27gp950-b-3840x2160-4k-ips-nano-144hz-1ms-freesync-g-sync-compatible-led-widescreen-gaming-mo-mo-162-lg.html

 

[emmet1]

Thanks that gives me alot to go over, I'd probably be leaning towards the budget one just because I'm looking for something in and around the 27" the 43" and 48" inch are a bit big for me, but I cant see that 27" in stock anywhere im going to have a look and compare some now thank you

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks that gives me alot to go over, I'd probably be leaning towards the budget one just because I'm looking for something in and around the 27" the 43" and 48" inch are a bit big for me, but I cant see that 27" in stock anywhere im going to have a look and compare some now thank you

32" is generally regarded as the smallest you wanna go for 4k, any under that and it's just too small.

But supplies are very limited across the board for good monitors atm, there's a worldwide shortage due to an earthquake in Asia just before christmas.

 

[emmet1]

32" is generally regarded as the smallest you wanna go for 4k, any under that and it's just too small.

But supplies are very limited across the board for good monitors atm, there's a worldwide shortage due to an earthquake in Asia just before christmas.

I could probably live with a 32" but that would be the biggest I'd go I just feel anything bigger than that is massive for me

 

[SpyderTracks]

I could probably live with a 32" but that would be the biggest I'd go I just feel anything bigger than that is massive for me

As resolution goes up, so does average size.

They're just about to announce general 8k availability. Those will likely all be over 40".

Same way Tv's went, wasn't that long ago that 18" was the biggest, now it's 80" and upwards.

 

[ThoRob]

Being completely honest with you I've looked at that link twice it gone in but I don't understand much of any of this stuff, my friend swears by this monitor he's being saving for it since Christmas and says this is the one to get im clueless saying to me that's a 1440p monitor is like speaking Chinese to me

1440p is the resolution it related to the number of pixels in the y axis on the monitor (how many pixels high) https://www.epiphan.com/blog/1440p-resolution/
They use the vertical because the width of the monitor can vary (e.g. ultra wide)
Images on a 1440p monitor look a lot better than 1080p and 4k look a lot better again however each increase requires a much more powerful graphics card.

1080p is high definition (HD)
1440p is quad High Definition (QHD / WQHD)
2160p is Ultra High Definition (4K)

However screen size is also important. The in game text on a 4k 21 inch monitor may well be too small to read. So each resolution has an optimal monitor size. These aren't set in stone but it is best not to stray too far away from them.

1080p 21-24inch
1440p 27 inch
2160p 32 inch

hz (most common 60hz, 144hz) relates to how many frames per second the monitor is capable of displaying (however this assumes your computer is powerful enough to process that number of frames otherwise the monitor will only display what the PC is capable of)

60hz is fine for a lot of games but most games (especially first person shooters) look and play better on 144hz. Anything above 144hz is for professional gamers who are happy to sacrifice picture quality to gain an almost imperceptible increase in response time. (if it only gets them one or two extra kills a season its worth it to them)

For your budget you should be getting a good IPS 4k 144hz roughly 32inch display. IPS is the type of screen https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/reviews/ips-in-plane-switching-definition,5748.html

 

[Salmon Fisher]

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