So now my rig is all upgraded and getting some sexy FPS What is a good monitor to play on atm im connected to an old HDTV and it looks awful all flickery and shit. I was looking at this think its any good? or any other suggestions?

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What you need is a 1440p Korean monitor from ebay my friend.
Or an IPS panel

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I went with DELL Ultrasharp U2713HM... Too bad that I think one GTX 770 is bit lacking for it...

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That's a bad choice for a monitor.. It isn't that great and the Korean ones are 1/3 of the price..

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IPS is only good for pixel pitch and making huge reflections. TN's are definitely better for gaming.

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benq xl2420t is a good option for fps games

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I use this sweet baby for gaming.

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+1

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It's can only be ironic...

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Lol wtf y would thare bee irons in the air mrbaracu u r so dum. lrn 2 intelligents.

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I use something similar, 0ms delay ftw.

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And ruined eyes in no time. Great :>

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You need something with a low response time, decent pixel pitch, high contrast ratio, anti-ghosting, and optionally adjustable and >23".

Response time isn't as big of a deal is people make it out to be. For a long time I used an old 1280x1024 Dell monitor that had a 16ms response time. I can't tell the difference between that and my new monitor with a 2ms response time. Keep in mind that most companies measure response time using "gray to gray." This isn't a true response time; only a close guess.

Contrast ratio is another thing that scams people. Just because a monitor has a 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio doesn't mean it will always be that way. What you want to look at is the static contrast ratio which will be much less. Something like 1000:1. Again, contrast ratio isn't usually noticeable in normal situations.

Anti-ghosting is something you definitely need for gaming because it reduces blur and all that stuff. Also, HDMI is absolutely terrible for gaming. If you can, go with DisplayPort or dual-link DVI. These are the best because they allow extremely large resolutions, but only DisplayPort carries sound (if you need it).

Hope this helps.

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+1.

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You have two options:

BenQ XL2420T for 1080p 120 hz and possible 3D gaming

Dell Ultrasharp U2412M for 1920x1200 IPS with excellent image quality

If you want a high resolution, then buy three of either monitor and use amd eyefinity or nvidia surround.

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That pretty much sums up hardcore techy gamers that are OCD about high quality monitors

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And then they go and play dodgy console ports on them anyway! >.>

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No. There is no need for 120Hz when you can put the money toward a different feature and go down to 75Hz. 120Hz is nice, but there are other, more important things.

Also, if a monitor is an IPS panel that doesn't mean it's godly right off the bat. IPS panels have several bad qualities to them that TN's are infinitely better at.

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24" LG Flatrons @1080p ruleZ.
but seriously, they're cheap and just fine. :D
and (important for some people with beast rigs) it can handle a downsample rate of 50% without catching fire lol.

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On my desktop, I have three of these that I nabbed at the shoddy import store locally for ~$120 each. They're brilliant screens.

Edit: Too bad I can't afford things like this ... That'd be awesomesauce.

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Pick any monitor which is;
1920x1080, 2 ms, 120hz.That monitor you were looking at is not bad but you should pick a 2 ms one.

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If you can visually tell the difference on anything lower than 10ms without comparing them side-by-side I'll be impressed.

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If you use a 2 ms 120hz monitor instead of 5 ms 60hz you can easily see the ghosting difference.Not a big deal for some people, but it is kinda important if you're a hardcore gamer.

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the difference on the price between 5 ms 60hz and 2ms 120hz is huge though.

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If you actually want to spend the money upgrading from 5ms to 2ms you need a reality check. There are absolutely no games out there right now that actually need that low of a response time.

The refresh rate is much more noticeable and important.

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