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Assuming I had the hardware to make the most of it, is there such a thing as a 120Hz 30" 2560 x 1600 monitor with low-to-zero input lag for gaming (I'm not MLG material but I do enjoy multiplayer FPS)? Or am I just an idiot wasting $$$?
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I want to buy a nice monitor with high resolution to take advantage of my nVidia 780. Is 2560 x 1600 a bad idea and I should stick to 1440? I'd really like something 27 - 30", won't be used for work requiring great color rather just used for gaming, web browsing and movies. I'd been using Asus VW246H monitors for years and the low quality panels haven't bothered me. My budget is $1000~ Bald Stalin fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Feb 8, 2014 |
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Feb 8, 2014 20:37
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I'm in the market for a big 144Hz monitor to game on. Been using two Asus VW246Hs for years so cheap TN panels without height adjustment, bad color and light bleed don't bother me. Seems like the biggest monitors you can get that are 144hz and >1080p are 27" only? Any recommendations?
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Jun 22, 2015 08:46
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Deep, though if such a monitor exists for under $700 I might be able to pick up two. Oh and just from reading 2 newegg reviews, apparently I can't use freesync because I have an nVidia videocard (and plan on buying a 980 Ti soon).
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Jun 22, 2015 08:53
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:Would you be interested in a single 21:9 aspect ratio wide monitor? A bunch of those are going to hit the market soon, with G-sync too. Sure that could work provided there's a reliable way to split the screen. Windows 8.1 split screen doesn't seem to work with anything other than their weird 'apps'. This looks pretty good too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236466 ASUS MG279Q but it says free-sync. Will I still be able to get the higher refresh rate on an nVidia card?
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Jun 22, 2015 15:34
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Sounds like I will prefer a Gsync monitor then. 27"+ >1920x1080p 144Hz preferably G-sync monitor preferably under $700 but there's $ wiggle room. Any actual existing monitor recommendations? Thanks for the helpful replies everyone.
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Jun 22, 2015 15:46
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BurritoJustice posted:The Acer XB270HU is $750 and is 1440p/144Hz/IPS/GSync/27". Ticks all your boxes and then some. Purchased, thank you. Found it here http://www.nothingbutsavings.com/Pr...xK-bhoCc6zw_wcB for $728 new. Google Trusted store, whatever that means.
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Jun 22, 2015 18:14
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People like me like dual screens because its quick and easy to move windows between the two. Are you guys with ultra wides using software to 'split' it into two? Or just buying two ultra wides? As far as I can tell, Windows 8.1 doesn't support doing this natively, unless you count their lovely 'apps'.
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Jun 23, 2015 04:32
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Wasabi the J posted:WinKey + left/right or drag the window to the left or right sides of the screen. poo poo is native in 8.1 and 10; 10 also has added native four way splitting. TIL. BurritoJustice posted:Keep overdrive on, you'll have godawful motion blurring otherwise. Even the fastest of TN screens look like arse without some form of overdrive. Oh shi, is the Acer XB270HU that I bought based on recommendation here going to have terrible ghosting?
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Jun 23, 2015 17:52
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necrobobsledder posted:and piss off people joining my Webex when I share my entire desktop. The best reason.
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Jun 23, 2015 20:43
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Thanks so much for the recommendation
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Jun 24, 2015 03:24
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Chrome doesn't support 1080p Netflix either, only 720p. You have to use another browser to get it. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 Chrome is weird.
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Jun 26, 2015 21:00
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PSA for potential xb270hu buyers: the DisplayPort cable it comes with is shorter than the HDMI and DVI cables I've had in the past. I have my case on the right of my desk on the floor, and like to have the main display on the left (dual monitor setup). It was too short by about 3 inches and no amount of reconfig (except if I rearranged by whole desk setup and moved the case) would get it to reach.
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Jul 11, 2015 23:24
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I play CS:GO, just bought the xb270hu and don't notice a problem with 4ms response time. It's glorious too, playing on a 27" 2560 x 1440. 129 hours of CS:GO but I've only just begun playing MM in the last couple months and am MG1 with 37 wins so take what I say about CS with a grain of salt. Bald Stalin fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jul 12, 2015 |
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Jul 12, 2015 21:18
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I don't notice any light bleed, but I have 1 red pixel. It's far to the right and I don't see it during regular use. Where would I find the manufacture date?
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Jul 13, 2015 14:03
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Its in the back of the monitor under the monitor model, in a tag. Ah OK so mine is May 2015 as well. Got it from nothingbutsavings.com. They shipped it in its original box, so a. no additional padding from a larger box with filler and b. neighbors got a lovely eyeful of my new monitor sitting at the front door until I got home from work.
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Jul 14, 2015 01:38
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Trip report update: My xb270hu manufactured May 2015 does have some bleed but I had to turn all the lights off at night to notice it. During the day or with lights on it's barely perceptible. Mostly in the top right and left corners. Still have 1 stuck red pixel that I can't seem to fix. CS:GO at native res 144 FPS is interesting. When I first started playing with this new monitor my hit reg seemed completely off and I was missing a ton more than usual, but after a week I'm starting to get to arena 1 much more consistently on AIM 1v1 maps. It actually feels better clicking heads and getting the HS somehow, more satisfying, hard to describe.
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Jul 17, 2015 19:46
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loving valve. so I've just trained myself to be good at a broken system, and so when they 'fix' it I'm going to be poo poo again and have to re-learn a third time...
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Jul 17, 2015 20:10
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what is your budget?
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FistEnergy posted:Thanks guys. SH/SC has been the best for more than a decade. You're welcome Andrew.
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uaciaut posted:Hello recommend me one of these monitors: The cheapest one obviously, since you provided no other requirements.
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Aug 2, 2015 18:45
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Is it common to develop new stuck pixels a few weeks into use? Updated xb270hu trip report: I now have 2 stuck pixels
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Aug 8, 2015 02:26
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I don't think I can RMA it for 2 pixels, right? It has to be > a defined number?
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Aug 8, 2015 03:12
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They're on the extreme right and bottom of my monitor, I feel like I'd be gambling with another monitor with even worse dead pixels and then they start ignoring me for the second RMA.
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Aug 8, 2015 04:32
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Yeah I tried this http://www.jscreenfix.com/ and it didn't work
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Aug 8, 2015 17:02
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I thought HDMI couldn't handle 144hz. edit: oh PS4.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:01
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There have been a couple trip reports from those of us who bought recently, with manufacture dates in 'May'. Some light bleed, one guy reporting no stuck/dead pixels, I have 2 stuck pixels. Neither of us reported needing to RMA yet.
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Aug 17, 2015 17:55
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kojicolnair posted:I bought one 2 weeks ago and, going off what I read in a few places, made sure the manufacturer date was at least June and it's completely perfect. No light bleed?
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Vendictus Prime posted:I am trying to decide on a 27" high end gaming monitor. Anyone have any experience with the BenQ models and have any feedback on them or have another recommendation? ( I see a couple of models by BenQ are endorsed by WarGaming.net ) I am looking in the $400 US range, Asus has a nice ROG series but drat $750 is too high for a monitor. So do you want high end gaming 27", or $400? They're two different things.
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ilifinicus posted:Cool. I've went for the dual Ergotrons, will be nice. While digging, I found a crazy programmer blogpost who found a company that makes MODULAR monitor stands which you can keep adding parts to, expanding from two to four monitors etc Is it more expensive than buying a 2 monitor ergotron then buying a 4 monitor ergotron? What is your time worth to you, trying to sell the used 2 monitor ergotron on craigslist? What if you get stabbed when meeting a guy from craigslist? It's probably cheaper to just buy a 5 monitor ergotron.
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Serious question, do I need a desk that doesn't have a glass top if I want to use these ergotrons to hold 2x27" I'm worried that it will crack/break off. This is my desk: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Sculpten-Dark-Brown-Modern-Computer-Desk/6603226/product.html
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Mine definitely bleeds the most light out of the bottom right too.
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Ambaire posted:Hey, I was directed over here from the PC Building megathread. I'm putting together a new gaming system to replace the one I've had for about 7 years now, and they said that IPS monitors are good. I'm going with dual monitors, primary one for gaming, secondary for browsing, chat, and other stuff, and I'm wondering what 2560x1440 IPS monitor you would recommend for cutting edge gaming. I could also use a recommendation for a secondary monitor, which will probably be 1920x1080/1200. Did the PC building thread also tell you to get something besides ripjaw RAM with its big dumb heatsinks that get in the way? But yeh, XB270HU. 3 recent trip reports have been positive.
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You should read the last 10 pages of the thread. It's informative. If you want 2560x1440 144hz g-sync 27" then this is what it costs. You could save some money by going to an i5 because you won't even notice the performance difference over the i7. Also go for a 500GB SSD to save more money, you don't need a pro. You also don't need 32GB of RAM.
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I'm very surprised that his poor system build wasn't covered in the other thread. i7, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd, optical drive, massive dumb heatsink ram etc its an inefficient build. Halve the ram, i5 cpu, no optical, cheaper ram, get bigger monitor. Bald Stalin fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Aug 22, 2015 |
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Ambaire posted:Edit: Also, Ranter, would you mind telling me why you think a TB SSD + 2 1TB HDS in raid1 is inefficient? Because you balked at the price of the monitor, and the only reason you gave earlier was you didn't want to have to reinstall games sometimes. Do what you want mate, it's your inheritance. I won't derail the thread any further. Subjunctive posted:When writing in RAID1, the OS has to wait until all drives have completed the write before signaling that it's finished. This means that your write performance is gated by your slowest drive, though if the OS is smart (and I don't know if Windows is in this particular way) your read performance could be equal to that of your fastest drive. More likely some reads will be sent to the slower platters, sharply reducing the effectiveness of your expensive SSD. (You also only get 1TB of effective storage.) I could be mistaken but I think RAID 1 is for mirroring drives (so 2 or 4 drives, not 3) therefor he would only be putting the 2 storage HDDs in RAID 1 configuration, not the SSD. You are correct though that RAID 1 is for HA and is certainly not a backup system. Why he needs HA, I have no clue. </derail>
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Hikaki posted:Welp, my XB270HU came and the "good" news is that it only has one stuck pixel, which I can deal with. However, it also has 4 smudges under the screen that are around 4-6 pixels large each. The biggest one is in the central area and is annoying as heck. I ordered a replacement from Amazon and since they're out of stock the delivery estimate is 1-2 months. I think I might just cancel the replacement and do a return after hearing about the news about the 271. Google Butt posted:Just hooked up my xb270hu and drat, so much for the last few positive trip reports. Sorry to hear about this fellas.
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If you could buy a big ultrawide curved monitor but only from https://www.cdw.com and had to be $999 or less, what would ya'll buy?
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Yep office work.
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Thanks that's what I thought too but goon opinions are always good and never wrong.
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