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Nighttiger

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Hey guys,

TL;DR at the bottom. Currently I am looking to upgrade my monitor because I find the current one too small and I want to prepare myself for future GPU upgrades. Right now I am using a 1080p 24" TN 75hz Freesync panel and I wanted to upgrade to a 1440p 27" 144hz Freesync display. My GPU is a AMD R9 390 8 GB which is comparable to the GTX 970, RX 570 and GTX 1060 3GB. It doesn't have the power to run games on 1440p and 144 fps even on medium but it runs 80-100 fps on most game on medium at 1440p of high without AA on 1440p (checked this by enabling virtual super resolution, bump up the resolution to 1440p and try some games. This method has very little overhead so should be a reliable test). When gaming with high framerates the CPU can be a bottleneck, but I have a Intel 6600k (4 cores, 4 threads) overclocked @4.3Ghz so it should not be that much of a bottleneck. Right now I won't hit 144fps but it's for futureproofing.

Currently I narrowed my search down to 4 monitors which are in my price category but I cannot seem to make a decision. Can you guys help me out to point out what the flaws might and how impactful these are based on my usage. I game on my screen for 80% of the time, work with documents 10% of the time and Adobe stuff the other 10%. I do not really watch movies or long video's on my screen as I do that in the living room.

Monitors:
VA panel: MSI Optix MAG27CQ https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/1122721/msi-optix-mag27cq-rood-zwart/specificaties/

TN: AOC AG271QX https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/560187/aoc-ag271qx-zwart-rood/specificaties/
Iiyama G-Master GB2760QSU https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/560187/aoc-ag271qx-zwart-rood/specificaties/
Dell S2719DGF https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/1250321/dell-s2719dgf-zwart/specificaties/

TL;DR
Specs PC
R9 390 8 GB | 6600k @4.3Ghz |24"1080p 75hz freesync

Usage
80% gaming, 10% documents, 10% Adobe

Wanted
27" 1440p 144hz freesync monitor
 
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Noztra

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Atm the moment I am currently looking at the following, which have gotten great reviews. :)

AOC AG322QC4 - 32 inches though.
Samsung C32HG70 - 32 inches, but is available in 27 inches called Samsung C27HG70
 

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I can recommend you the BenQ ZOWIE XL2730. I have it as well and it's just awesome. There's nothing negative I could tell you about that monitor :)
 

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If you want colour correctness, VA is an uprgade for you, it's not te best, but a whole lot better than TN. After using IPS for years I cannot imagine people getting good results doing adobe stuff on a TN, really...
 

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