Hello all I've spent the last week doing some very extensive research on monitors and im very conflicted on my findings and how some of the tech actually works on some of these monitors. People are buying stuff thinking its awesome or better but have no clue what it was that gave them that impression or if it even is better. I saw a guy the other day at best buy looking for an hdmi cable and the guy that worked there was like "get this one it's 4k high-speed AND gold plated!" He takes the cable and starts looking around and i go up to him and ask him about it i said, "hey man i see he told u to get that but what monitor do u have etc." I told him to follow me outside real quick and gave him one of my hdmi cables that i had laying around extra!" He was about to pay 40 plus dollars for a cable he wasn't even gonna use really and a regular hdmi would have worked fine! They even had cheaper hdmi cables for 20 bucks that would have worked but the person who works there doesn't even know what hes talking about. Some people go there because they want help from the "experts per say" or at least someone who is somewhat knowledgeable about it. He had a 1080p 60rr monitor no sound even lol!
(side note for anyone who may not be familiar rr=refresh rate, rt=response time.)
Okay so lets say someone builds a top of the line rig 1080ti 7700k the works. They buy a 120rr monitor with gsync with a 1rt and 4k. One they aren't even using gsync because they are always above the rr on the monitor anyway and gsync only works when frames dip below the rr of monitor from what I gathered on how the gsync hardware works. They don't even use 3d etc, and they currently dont even own a game the supports 4k so what gives???
I'm looking for someone on the forum who works on monitors and/or actually knows them in and out. I'm tired of seeing people who say "this monitor was wayy better get a gsync this or that" when the better performance they saw was not from some of the features that they claimed did the job. For exp someone using a 1080p standard lcd 5rt 60rr buys a newer monitor with ips, led backlit, 1rt, 60rr, 4k and gsync and they think its because of gsync it sooo good. Now this is just an example but i have seen this and many others.
If u have a slower gpu and your fps is an issue because its under the rr of your current monitor imo i think it would be a better solution to spend a couple hundred bucks on a newer gpu than a 500+ plus monitor with gysnc! Also seems the market is very conflicted because nvidia/amd don't want to give in and both do nearly the same thing when compared but one is smarter imo and the other cost more (hardware). Nvidia had a great idea but the problem is its actual hardware that does the job so monitor manufactures now have to take this into account and build their monitors including it. Amd's approach was smarter imo and more adaptable because it's software driven and manufactures don't have to worry so much on creating a monitor and worrying about that additional hardware.
They both have there pros and cons but imo the amd approach is smarter, easier, cheaper, and will generate faster profits and consumers because its cheaper. Now i didnt say amd's way was better but only smarter keep this in mind. That being said their stuff only works on amd as gysnc only works on nvidia. I would be afraid today to buy either one atm and restricting myself to a specific brand gpu for my monitor. I have a feeling this tech will change very soon and a better solution will be brought forward. From what i gathered if nvidia's hardware on gsync combined with amd freesync essentially it would be perfected on both sides for con issues. We all know however this will not happen.
Okay no gimmicks i would like a monitor for my situation and i would like to know what would be a
true upgrade from my current monitor?
I have an asus tn monitor 27inc, 1080p, 1rt, 60rr, led back lit etc here is a link to it
here asus vs278q-p! I have just built a new machine i7 7700k water cooled, 1080ti water cooled, gigabyte gaming 8 mobo also water cooled, 16g ram, nvme os drive, raid 0 ssds. I play fps and some rts games here is an example, tom clancey ghost recon and division, dawn of war 2/3, eve online, bf 4. Im looking for a price to match what i need and not things i really dont need or will use. That extra 100 dollars for 4k this or that and i don't need it i don't want it. I actually only own 1 4k capable game! I'm looking for something that's 27inch and a really low rt. The rr and res and panel type im not sooo sure and I get a little confused and have not had any hands on with the better monitors to come up with some decisions. Then i learned about this thing called input lag and how vsync and rr can affect this which even opened a bigger can of worms for me. I'm not very knowledgeable in monitors and im learning but it seems it's a very steep curve tons marketing tricks or specs not mentioned because they aren't that good. I got even more confused to see some monitors say 1ms rt in the heading then the spec sheet say its 5ms but once again another gimmick to watch out for, like if its actually led backlit or just has an led light on the monitor behind there logo. For those that actually read this sorry i typed a book im sort of frustrated atm.