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I've finally decided its about time for a monitor upgrade!

So could anyone suggest/link me to a good monitor, I'll probably end up getting 2 of them aswell.
I'm asking because I'm not too sure about all the refresh rate etc lol

Budget is around $700 for both monitors
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What are your PC specs? What do you use your PC for?
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It's not just for my PC, it'll be used for when Xbox 'Scorpio' comes out aswell.

Main specs:
I5 4690k
EVGA GTX 970


As for games, I play FPS's like Overwatch and Arma and stuffs
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4K, 3440x1440 ultrawide, or 1440p 144Hz. Its all personal preference really. One will be plenty. If you want a second monitor, grab a cheap 1080p IPS monitor. No need to spend more than $100-120 for a 1080p monitor.
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Thank you I'll look into them!

One more thing: Are curved monitors worth having a look at? I would like one but the fact they don't come small is off-putting as I really don't want a big monitor for gaming
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Heres a pretty good one

Specs:

28" Monitor

3840 x 2160 Resolution

60Hz Refresh Rate with Displayport, goes down to 30FPS with HDMI 2.0

TN Panel

1ms Response Time

Currently $299 price tag but usually $349

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GT40 wrote Heres a pretty good one

Specs:

28" Monitor

3840 x 2160 Resolution

60Hz Refresh Rate with Displayport, goes down to 30FPS with HDMI 2.0

TN Panel

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Currently $299 price tag but usually $349

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TN Panels are not worth it. Especially with a $300 price tag.
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Dinkleberg wrote
GT40 wrote Heres a pretty good one

Specs:

28" Monitor

3840 x 2160 Resolution

60Hz Refresh Rate with Displayport, goes down to 30FPS with HDMI 2.0

TN Panel

1ms Response Time

Currently $299 price tag but usually $349

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TN Panels are not worth it. Especially with a $300 price tag.


At 4k resolution with 60 fps Its a very appropriate price point, why do you disagree?
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GT40 wrote
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GT40 wrote Heres a pretty good one

Specs:

28" Monitor

3840 x 2160 Resolution

60Hz Refresh Rate with Displayport, goes down to 30FPS with HDMI 2.0

TN Panel

1ms Response Time

Currently $299 price tag but usually $349

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TN Panels are not worth it. Especially with a $300 price tag.


At 4k resolution with 60 fps Its a very appropriate price point, why do you disagree?


Just because it's 4K and $300 doesn't meant it's good. Sure, $300 isn't bad for a 4K panel, but it sucks, that's why it's cheap. TN looks very bad. If OP is to get a 4K monitor, IPS is the way to go.
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Make sure you don't get the multi input model because it adds some input delay. You can get these under $200 shipped matte or glossy. They overclock well. Mine is at 110 Hz and I can probably hit 120 if I wanted to.

The best $700 monitor is three of these.
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