- Nov 19, 2012
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Hello to you guys!
So I am in the market for a monitor upgrade. Couple of years ago, I bought a 27' Sceptre monitor for 300 some. It has served me very well, but, in light of recent gaming endeavours, I am finally looking to change it. The basic problem with this monitor is that the refresh rate doesn't seem to be fast enough will gaming, and artefacts are very noticeable. For example, in Shogun: Total War, the graphics look outright ugly (colors don't look good + everything has this annoying halo. Check on another screen, doesn't do that. Also, playing F1 2012, there are clear moments when I can see that my car is doubled on the screen, when fast ovements are required, such as the menu.
Before, I used to live with it. Now though, I am looking ahead to the release of Rome 2: Total War (HUGE Rome fan) and absolutely want better performance. Now checking it out this afternoon, two models of very different price ranges stuck out:
http://ca.asus.com/en/Display/LCD_Monitors/VG278HE/
and
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 4236101CVF
Basically, I wonder if spending the money on a higher priced 3d compatible monitor is worth it, considering that I will not use 3D technology. Will it be worth it to pay more for that? Or would other models be able to do the job better gaming wise?
I am looking to spend max 500$ with taxes.
Here are my specs:
Core i5 2500k
16gb's ram
xfx 6870
So I am in the market for a monitor upgrade. Couple of years ago, I bought a 27' Sceptre monitor for 300 some. It has served me very well, but, in light of recent gaming endeavours, I am finally looking to change it. The basic problem with this monitor is that the refresh rate doesn't seem to be fast enough will gaming, and artefacts are very noticeable. For example, in Shogun: Total War, the graphics look outright ugly (colors don't look good + everything has this annoying halo. Check on another screen, doesn't do that. Also, playing F1 2012, there are clear moments when I can see that my car is doubled on the screen, when fast ovements are required, such as the menu.
Before, I used to live with it. Now though, I am looking ahead to the release of Rome 2: Total War (HUGE Rome fan) and absolutely want better performance. Now checking it out this afternoon, two models of very different price ranges stuck out:
http://ca.asus.com/en/Display/LCD_Monitors/VG278HE/
and
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 4236101CVF
Basically, I wonder if spending the money on a higher priced 3d compatible monitor is worth it, considering that I will not use 3D technology. Will it be worth it to pay more for that? Or would other models be able to do the job better gaming wise?
I am looking to spend max 500$ with taxes.
Here are my specs:
Core i5 2500k
16gb's ram
xfx 6870