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Oct 21 2015 04:18pm

Quote (Rapture @ Oct 21 2015 05:10pm)

Yeah thats pretty much it.
As for refresh rate, ill try to sum it up.

A normal screen is 60 hz, that means it can display 60 FPS. A vast majority of screens are 60.
You can get 120 hz or 144 hz screens which means they can display 120/144 fps. THat however means you need enough power in your cpu/graphics to reach that many frames, otherwise there is no difference between 144 hz and 60 hz if you're running at 40-50fps.
The animation looks smoother on 144 hz, but its not necessarily a huge difference for some people, check out this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgr9GW3jUuQ

he does a decent job at showing it.

i mean even with my bad laptop i run csgo at 120fps ^^

are the 120refresh rate much more expensive?

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Oct 21 2015 04:48pm

Quote (NumbSouls @ Oct 21 2015 06:18pm)
i mean even with my bad laptop i run csgo at 120fps ^^

are the 120refresh rate much more expensive?

sure are.
take a look at monitors here
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/

that link shows all monitors it tracks, organized by most popularly purchased to least.
You can filter on the left side. I filtered for 1080p and 100+ refresh rate which is here
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/
cheapest is 260 and its also not ips.

As for Csgo, yes that game is very easy to get high frames
You will get tons of frames on many popular older games. If csgo is a game that is important to you, may be worth the investment, many people insist that it is. Its a preference, so i can't recommend either way

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Oct 21 2015 05:54pm

Quote (Rapture @ Oct 21 2015 05:48pm)

sure are.
take a look at monitors here
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/

that link shows all monitors it tracks, organized by most popularly purchased to least.
You can filter on the left side. I filtered for 1080p and 100+ refresh rate which is here
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/
cheapest is 260 and its also not ips.

As for Csgo, yes that game is very easy to get high frames :)
You will get tons of frames on many popular older games. If csgo is a game that is important to you, may be worth the investment, many people insist that it is. Its a preference, so i can't recommend either way ^_^

any thoughts on this one?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01

also they only do 60hz or 120-144 right? nothing like 80-100 i guess ^^

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Oct 21 2015 06:52pm

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any thoughts on this one?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01

also they only do 60hz or 120-144 right? nothing like 80-100 i guess ^^

No thoughts on it. Other than i don't see anything really wrong here. Reviews look mostly good and acer is a great budget monitor maker.
As long as the reviews aren't exceptionally poor, I'd try it out. the worst case is, it sucks or you don't like it and you have to return it.

They make other refresh rates.
here is a 76...
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/viewsonic-monitor-vx2263smhlw

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Oct 21 2015 07:43pm

Quote (Rapture @ Oct 21 2015 07:52pm)

No thoughts on it. Other than i don't see anything really wrong here. Reviews look mostly good and acer is a great budget monitor maker.
As long as the reviews aren't exceptionally poor, I'd try it out. the worst case is, it sucks or you don't like it and you have to return it.

They make other refresh rates.
here is a 76...
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/viewsonic-monitor-vx2263smhlw

hehe nice i didn't know

im prolly going to go with the acer tho asus seems overpriced and BenQ too ^^

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Oct 22 2015 09:09am

Is the monitor part of the budget?

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Oct 22 2015 12:02pm

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Is the monitor part of the budget?

was trying to include it but if i rly cant i wont i guess ^^

also i dont mind going for a cheap 60hz 1080p monitor and upgrade latter ^^

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Oct 22 2015 06:11pm

Quote (NumbSouls @ Oct 22 2015 02:02pm)
was trying to include it but if i rly cant i wont i guess ^^

also i dont mind going for a cheap 60hz 1080p monitor and upgrade latter ^^

Yes, because then you have both screens and can game on your 144 hz

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Oct 22 2015 10:21pm

Quote (Rapture @ Oct 22 2015 07:11pm)

Yes, because then you have both screens and can game on your 144 hz :)

This is a viable option.

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Oct 23 2015 12:52am

Quote (Rapture @ Oct 22 2015 07:11pm)

Yes, because then you have both screens and can game on your 144 hz :)

youre right i never thought about dual monitoring ^^

i saw on the graphic card specs that it can handle 3 monitors in 4k graphics lol ( something like 4096/2050 or around that, i forgot)

all i want is 1080p

would i need any other specific stuff to switch to a double screen setup? i assume id need some kind of software but any more hardware?

that could be very nice could have a screen for like youtube/facebook/checking stuff about the game im playing etc instead of alt tabing i guess

and if i ever end up trying to stream for fun or make videos im sure a 2nd screen would be really helpful

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