what monitor should i go for ?

[leea12345]

hi guys at moment pc is on tv, but as i am getting over 100fps now id like a monitor that would actually be able to show that quality . and must be at least 27" as any smaller would seem really tiny after playing on a 50" tv, any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks.

 

[keynes]

ASUS VE278Q 27 inch LED Widescreen Full HD 1080p

what is your budget?

 

[leea12345]

thanks for reply, well my budget is around £400 hope that helps, if i need to pay a little more i could proberly do it .

 

[keynes]

If you are getting over 60fps then I'd recommend a monitor that is 120hz. I have the Asus VG278H 27' that is 120hz and also 3D, highly recommended

 

[leea12345]

i was looking at that, seems very nice, whats 3d gaming like ?

 

[keynes]

For me it is very good! I enjoy Max Payne 3 in 3d as well as Resident Evil 5. The Asus 3D monitor comes with 1 pair of 3d glasses as well as the emitter fitted in (nvidia 3d vision 2).

 

[Karnor00]

To be honest, if you really want to get the benefit of fps above about 60 then you would need to upgrade your eyes.

 

[keynes]

To be honest, if you really want to get the benefit of fps above about 60 then you would need to upgrade your eyes.

This is taken from Scan:

60hz vs 120hz vs FPS

Over the past few years, since the appearance of 120hz monitors on the market, there has been a lot of discussion about its pros and cons vs the traditional 60hz monitors. First of all, lets clear out what a hertz is, so we can actually understand better their function. A hertz (hz), measures cycles per second, in other words it tells us how many times a monitor refreshes its image per second. Assuming this, a 120hz monitor refreshes twice as fast as a 60hz monitor, displaying twice the amount of images. This not only results in a much smoother image, but it also makes your eyes relax more, since they have to “process” less information per say. But there’s a slight problem to this theory and it’s caused by the FPS factor. FPS stands for frames per second, and that’s the amount of frames your graphic card is processing per second, and then sent to be displayed by the monitor.

Let’s say for example that you’re playing at 30 fps, and your monitor is a 60hz one, that means there’s 30 images to be processed at a rate of 60 images per second, in that way, there’s 2 equal frames every 1/30 of a sec. That results in a not so pleasant viewing experience, and surely will influence your gaming. With that, there’s always a relation between your computer power and the frequency your monitor works at that you always have to keep in mind when choosing between these two monitor categories. If you have a 60hz monitor, and playing at least at 60 fps, you won’t see any differences above that value, because the monitor simply can’t process more than that. If you have a 120hz one and you play at least at 60 fps, you’ll notice differences until you reach 120fps. Beyond that it won’t make any changes, but the difference between 60 and 120fps in a 120hz is dramatically high, specially in fast paced games.

From a personal experience, even in the desktop just by moving the mouse you can see a clear difference, let alone in game. Of course this difference will be more noticeable the faster the movement is, so if you’re an FPS player or a racing game player it will be even bigger. In the end those extra images you get and the smoother experience will surely get you ahead while gaming vs 60hz monitor players.

Personally I have never compare 60hz vs 120hz however my monitor has the option to go from 120hz to 60hz and I'll do some gaming to see the difference. But from threads and from the Nvidia forum you should benefit from a 120hz monitor if you are getting more than 60fps.