27" 240hz Monitor

[Willo40]

Guys, anyone using a 27" 240hz monitor? if so which one? my lad is after a new monitor and wants 27" 240hz 1ms, he is happy with 1080p as not graphics heavy, any recommendations up to say £400ish?

 

[Ray Gin]

Acer Predator XB273GXbmiiprzx 27 Inch Full HD Gaming Monitor (IPS Panel, G-SYNC Compatible, 240 Hz, 1 ms, HDR 400, Height Adjustable, DP, HDMI, USB Hub, Black) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NCZ9P28/?tag=cliospnet01-21

My mate has this one. Highly rated

 

[Willo40]

Acer Predator XB273GXbmiiprzx 27 Inch Full HD Gaming Monitor (IPS Panel, G-SYNC Compatible, 240 Hz, 1 ms, HDR 400, Height Adjustable, DP, HDMI, USB Hub, Black) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NCZ9P28/?tag=cliospnet01-21

My mate has this one. Highly rated

Thanks mate, funny enough i have that one booked marked.....

 

[N0ddie]

Have a look at the Youtube channels of Optimum Tech and also Hardware unboxed.

I think they do the best monitor reviews.

 

[Willo40]

Have a look at the Youtube channels of Optimum Tech and also Hardware unboxed.

I think they do the best monitor reviews.

Thanks mate, will have a look...

 

[Darren S]

Would genuinely be interested in seeing the difference between the 144hz monitor I have and a 240hz unit.

The step up from 60hz to 144hz is really noticeable - but I wonder if beyond that, it's a rate of diminishing returns?

 

[Willo40]

Would genuinely be interested in seeing the difference between the 144hz monitor I have and a 240hz unit.

The step up from 60hz to 144hz is really noticeable - but I wonder if beyond that, it's a rate of diminishing returns?

i am bit pissed off to be honest, we have bought him a new PC for his 18th with a 3070ti and Ryzen 7 5800x, i would have expected him to be looking at least at 1440p, but it's all about the speed for him, from what i have read, 240hz is the go to for quick FPS, i would have thought 1440p at 144hz would be much nicer, but he is happy to drop to 1080p to get 240hz, his choice i guess.

 

[Rojer]

 

[Greeny.]

i am bit pissed off to be honest, we have bought him a new PC for his 18th with a 3070ti and Ryzen 7 5800x, i would have expected him to be looking at least at 1440p, but it's all about the speed for him, from what i have read, 240hz is the go to for quick FPS, i would have thought 1440p at 144hz would be much nicer, but he is happy to drop to 1080p to get 240hz, his choice i guess.

Can totally understand this if hes focused on competitive FPS games, pro FPS gamers will always favour the highest FPS and HZ possible not overly worrying about graphics quality, the smoothness alone is brilliant, so 1440p onwards isn’t required as it does really start to eat into frames even with a modern card, its alot more pixels to render than 1080p. If he isn’t into competitive FPS games, then its totally the wrong decision imo.

 

[Ray Gin]

I lasted no more than 3 games at 1080p a couple of months back. I got an extra 40 frames iirc but looked bloody awful so changed back to 1440.

 

[Rojer]

Tbh with a 3070ti you could run at high frame rates with high settings on most games at 1440p.

 

[Willo40]

Can totally understand this if hes focused on competitive FPS games, pro FPS gamers will always favour the highest FPS and HZ possible not overly worrying about graphics quality, the smoothness alone is brilliant, so 1440p onwards isn’t required as it does really start to eat into frames even with a modern card, its alot more pixels to render than 1080p. If he isn’t into competitive FPS games, then its totally the wrong decision imo.

He has played in a few tournaments i think, he plays CS Go a lot with the same group, it's just a shame he probably won't use the full potential of the GPU graphics wise.

 

[Jonnio]

I lasted no more than 3 games at 1080p a couple of months back. I got an extra 40 frames iirc but looked bloody awful so changed back to 1440.

Will look better on a dedicated 1080p monitor. That said I wasn't too fussed running games at 1080p on my 1440p monitor for nearly a year lol.

 

[Willo40]

Tbh with a 3070ti you could run at high frame rates with high settings on most games at 1440p.

Agree mate, but you know it's all about the speed with him..

 

[N0ddie]

Don't the pros run their games at sub 1080P anyway? CS GO will run 240FPS plus at 1440P. The game can be run well on a 10 year old rig.

I've got a 1440P 270Hz monitor. At those FPS the game needs to be optimised for it. As an example. PUBG runs at 230FPS (Ish) for me but the CPU usage is sub 50% and GPU around 50%.

 

[Willo40]

Don't the pros run their games at sub 1080P anyway? CS GO will run 240FPS plus at 1440P. The game can be run well on a 10 year old rig.

I've got a 1440P 270Hz monitor. At those FPS the game needs to be optimised for it. As an example. PUBG runs at 230FPS (Ish) for me but the CPU usage is sub 50% and GPU around 50%.

You will be 100% right i am sure, but a 1440p 240hz monitor is expensive, well the ones i found were over £600? it's a shame he won't drop hz for picture quality, but it's his money at the end of the day.

He streams COD a bit as well in 1080p so maybe a 1080p monitor will be better for him?

 

[Jonnio]

You will be 100% right i am sure, but a 1440p 240hz monitor is expensive, well the ones i found were over £600? it's a shame he won't drop hz for picture quality, but it's his money at the end of the day.

I know of this one that's a bit cheaper.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SCX1JG2/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Edit:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324837923302?hash=item4ba1d959e6:g:qTMAAOSwaAdheqT1

(not sure how much I trust it 😅 )

 

[Willo40]

I know of this one that's a bit cheaper.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SCX1JG2/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Edit:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324837923302?hash=item4ba1d959e6:g:qTMAAOSwaAdheqT1

(not sure how much I trust it 😅 )

i looked at that one mate, but he doesn't want to pay that much really, i think he will most likely go with the Acer Predator @Moonshot suggested, fits the bill, and at the end of the day i am not playing on it...ha ha.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

Bumping this.
Looking for something to use with the PS5 when I'm kicked out of the living room.

Small budget of £250 or so.

Seen a lot of cheap ones on Amazon but I'm not convinced they will be any good.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Anything 4K, 120hz+ with HDMI 2.1 will do you.

No need for Freesync etc.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-4k-uhd-144hz-height-adjust-monitor-eiq-284k144fsgh/version.asp