New Monitor 2014

by Scowieso • 22 Jan 2014, 16:34 • Journals
Hi Crossfire,

Since some of you guys happen to know a lot about pc related stuff, I wanted to ask you which monitor is the best to buy in 2014. I am searching a 120 HZ monitor and my price is around 300 euros, I think your pc has to be good enough to run some of todays monitors so i'll post my setup below (if you need to know more, tell me).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TI
Intel ® Core i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80 GHz
8192MB RAM

Thanks in advance.
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kiwi 22 Jan 2014, 17:08
just go for benq :)
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seareal 22 Jan 2014, 17:36
google for nvidia g-sync, new technology
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Scowieso 22 Jan 2014, 18:14
I googled it, but is it a program or a new monitor? And can I use it on this monitor I have atm or explain a bit please :p
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Acizco 22 Jan 2014, 21:12
It's a chip (more precisely a scaler) in your monitor.
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seareal 22 Jan 2014, 21:50
afaik, its a chip inside a monitor, not sure if u can use it with old monitors, i didnt do that much research myself, but if and when i get a new monitor to replace the motherofall monitors the CRT im 100% gonna go with a monitor that has nvidia g sync technology intergrated in the monitor, simply because of what they advertise and i belive its the next step in the FPS world.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/where-to-buy
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 01:37
You've convinced me to buy a monitor with g-sync, but as I read I can't buy it because my graphic card doesn't support this new system? (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TI)
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seareal 23 Jan 2014, 01:40
mhm i just checkd the site aswell and it doesnt have the support for the 550ti card :( i got the same card, the monitor costs around 500dollars with the chip installed but then have to get a gfx card that supports it xD comes out quite expensive...
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 01:41
True that, I guess the benQ xl 2420t is another viable option then? or you got another awesome monitor for me :D?
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seareal 23 Jan 2014, 01:45
no idea about the "codenames" for benq but i havent heard a single bad thing about their benq's, or hers an idea, go with that asus monitor that support gsync and after a year or two when u wanna upgrade to gsync+new graphics card u send them the monitor (but still have to pay around 100 or 200bucks for the install) and they send it back with the "chip" innit.

my almost black and white 50yr old crt still delivers 120hz np (colours are for pussies)
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 01:56
But I wonder if that asus is as good as the benq without the g-sync..
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seareal 23 Jan 2014, 01:59
no idea, since im not looking for new monitors atm didnt look into it that much, but from a quick 3sec visit to their site i saw that it has 144hz and probably the same price range as the benq 330-360(might be way off here) pretty sure its "top-end"

but who knows.. maybe the benq will have support for the gsync in the future..
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OfficerCohen 22 Jan 2014, 19:12
this is an interesting post,

for those who recommend, could you please explain why?
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Scowieso 22 Jan 2014, 19:32
Thought the same back in my head x)
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zenix 22 Jan 2014, 20:38
120Hz BenQ is the best for gaming, i would never buy it since it has a TN panel.
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torM 22 Jan 2014, 21:15
what is a tn panel and whats wrong with it
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Zodiac 22 Jan 2014, 22:18
think it has not so good colors etc etc.. cant see how you wont have another monitor for image editing etc if it's that important -- and a 120hz for gaming
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Nicolah 22 Jan 2014, 21:26
Benq (xl2720t or xl2420t) or asus 144hz are the fastest monitor availible on the market.

I personally own a benq xl2720t since today and i have to say its amazing.

TN panel mean if u look from the side, bottom or upper the monitor, you will see like a black screen, eventho it isnt, so you just have to be right in front of the monitor.

The colour are just bad, you have to change the colour value before using it.

On shootmania, the enemys are just more visible than with any monitor i did try (an lg 120hz and a viewsonic 120hz)
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 01:48
Is the color changing easy to do or is there some manual to adjust it?
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Nicolah 24 Jan 2014, 12:27
its easy to change by yourself.

There is .exe that should do it automaticly for you, but i aint able to get it to work...
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 08:14
Why is everyone recommending the outdated and overpriced benq xl2420t? Silly people.

BenQ XL2411T, save your money, get a better product. It doesn't look as fancy or has some retarded profile switching buttons, but does everything and more the xl2420t does, better even for a whole lot of less moniez.
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deact_59072 23 Jan 2014, 11:08
wird der demnächst mal billiger? :D hab den seit ein paar monaten auf meiner liste, hab gedacht der wird nach weihnachten vielleicht billiger, ist aber seitdem von 277€ auf 305€ hoch :<
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 11:50
hab den vor nem halben Jahr in England für 220€ bestellt, solangs inner EU bleibt musst keine extra Kosten annen Zoll zahlen.
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deact_59072 23 Jan 2014, 13:01
ah, das is gut zu wissen^^ 220 wär ein annehmbarer preis, mal schaun ob ich da was finde :D
dankeschööön :p
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mama 23 Jan 2014, 12:01
amazon 277
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deact_59072 23 Jan 2014, 13:00
yes, it was 277€, but during the last week the price went to 305€ on amazon (at least in germany)
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Aniky 23 Jan 2014, 12:22
Does it require somewat special GPU for it to support?
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 20:33
Dual Link DVI-D is just about the only requirement.
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Aniky 24 Jan 2014, 00:08
so basically any modern GPU will do.
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 12:54
Thanks Oxy, I think i'll order the BenQ XL2411T, I don't know why nobody else told me this. But I already found the switching buttons pretty damn useless and if it's just better then i will go for that! Can my pc handle it btw?
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 20:33
Yeah, you'll be fine. Just make sure to use a Dual Link DVI-D cable.
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 20:39
And you get that when you buy the monitor or where can i get that xD, sorry for my questions but i got no wisdom about this stuff!
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 20:40
yup.
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 22:58
yup= you get that when you but the monitor?
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Oxy 23 Jan 2014, 23:02
yup.
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Scowieso 23 Jan 2014, 23:56
ok thanks <3 no homo
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Noxiii 25 Jan 2014, 13:10
Dont buy the BenQ XL2420T (or any BenQ), bad quality and the colors are so bad with this monitor, even if you load a good ICC profile to calibrate it. I tested it myself, also i had dead pixels -_-

Go for the ASUS VG248QE (299 €), use the settings and ICC profile posted here

http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/asus-vg248qe

and enjoy the WOW effect when you play the first time with 144 hz. Also use this

http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost/

to enable lightboost out of the 3D mode and you have the best setup / monitor atm available on the market (for gaming ofc).

hf
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