well guys decided to go with this...   Any thoughts or anyone else out there have one like it? Looked like a good deal. 4k, gsync, 1ms res., 144-180hz, fully adjustable stand.
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB281HK-bmiprz-3840x2160/dp/B01N34Q6CI/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504017364&sr=1-4&keywords=computer+monitor+gsync
 

I have the Asus 34" Ultra-wide (1440P) and games are so immersive, I love it! 

Dont believe you can beat a dead horse on a forum to be honest. It is indeed the reason for forums in my opinion... I too am in the market for a monitor to match a 1080ti purchase not yet made. I have never seen a gsync monitor in person and I have read that it is not worth the $$ and others say it is so i am  completely confused myself lol.

yes i found out the hard way that the monitor is 60hz, it was mis-advertised on the webpage and will be sending it back to exchange for a 27'' 1440p ips 165hz gsync version of the monitor.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HU-bmiprz-2560x1440/dp/B06ZXZ3QBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504181374&sr=8-1&keywords=xb271hu
 
 

I will say this though. The first monitor i got, (the one posted at the beginning of this post) is actually a good monitor, just not what i was going for. The picture, Color (after some adjustment) viewing angle, and g sync all worked great. Unfortunately i was looking for a 144hz not a 60hz monitor. And i can tell a little color difference (very little) between this monitor and my 17inch ips display. The ips of course has a little better color saturation and doesn't appear to be slightly faded like the TN panel.
I will definatley re-post after getting the new monitor, although im sure it will take a week or two for the return and exchange. But luckily i did purchase thru amazon prime so i shouldn't have to much trouble....

Get the Asus ROG PG279Q, if you want 1440p resolution. It's the sweet spot for 1080 ti and it is ips, g-sync, and 165 hz refresh rate. It's $800 but you can probably find it in $600 price range if you look hard enough or get a used one.  Goodluck! 

bdogg454
yes i found out the hard way that the monitor is 60hz, it was mis-advertised on the webpage and will be sending it back to exchange for a 27'' 1440p ips 165hz gsync version of the monitor.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HU-bmiprz-2560x1440/dp/B06ZXZ3QBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504181374&sr=8-1&keywords=xb271hu
 
 

My brother...I have two of these exact monitors...they're flipping fantastic! Welcome to the 2K wold man...

Very nice set up you got there... I Like the ambient lights

between the acer monitors I can only find the ips version for 799 however the TN panel one is below 600. The ips worth the 200?

gahelm
I went with this one from Acer and have been completely happy.
 
Acer Predator XB271HU bmiprz 27" WQHD (2560x1440) NVIDIA G-SYNC IPS Monitor, (Display Port & HDMI Port, 144Hz)

IMHO you made the very best choice possible. I say that because I have the same monitor, but one gen behind (XB270HU). My monitor was better than I expected. I have used it for approx 2 years, primarily for gaming.
The colours pop beautifully! G-Sync and the 144Hz IPS - fantastic. One of best PC HW purchases ever. Acer gets a lot of flak for crap service, and light bleeding, you name it, but in my case, over thousands of hours of use I have never encountered anything faulty or problematic (that means I don't know about customer service of course.)
 
Your monitor is essentially the same as mine, but a newer version so it's probably better than mine. Not that I can imagine a 1440p monitor being better.
 
Good choice man! Enjoy!!

Gawg36

gahelm
I went with this one from Acer and have been completely happy.
 
Acer Predator XB271HU bmiprz 27" WQHD (2560x1440) NVIDIA G-SYNC IPS Monitor, (Display Port & HDMI Port, 144Hz)

Acer gets a lot of flak for crap service, and light bleeding, you name it, but in my case, over thousands of hours of use I have never encountered anything faulty or problematic (that means I don't know about customer service of course.

I wasn't aware of this, however I'll attest to the opposite. I purchased my monitor as an open box item from Fry's electronics (they wanted full retail for it lol) and after about 9 months I experienced image burn in. I've never seen this before on a monitor, TV of screen, so I contacted acer and within 24 hours I had a return shipping label. Now I didn't have a box and could be without a monitor for any length of time so I purchased the exact same monitor from ebay as a refurb unit from Acer and it was in my hands within 48 hours. I used the box it came in to ship the original one back and thought I would see it in 3-6 weeks or something like that. Well not more than 8 days later I get the package back with a brand new monitor. I got such a good deal ($520 shipped) on the 2nd monitor I figured I'd just keep it and use it as my back up. What actually happened was I'm using the refurb unit as my main because it's identical to the brand new one and the brand new one is setting on top of it in the picture I posted above (thanks for the compliments BTW guys). 

I couldn't be happier with my ACER product and the 1080TI SCII Hybrid from EVGA spits out 110-144 FPS on most games at 2k res, so it's a great combo. Only thing I can see changing in the future is moving to a wide screen for gaming...just because those are going to be more mainstream moving forward. 
 

well guys, i thank you for the input you all have given me so far. It really has opened my eyes to what you can and can't do with 2k vs 4k monitors in terms of refresh rate, ips vs tn specs, and such. Coming into this i was under the impression i could mabey throw a little extra money at it and find a 4k high hz monitor but quickly came to realize our current technology just is'nt there yet. :( (or atleast affordable if it does exist) So i have one more dumb question to ask. I see if you go 4k ips instead of 2k ips that the refresh rate drops to 60hz for the 4k monitors. My question is, if you have a 4k ips monitor and simply turn it down to 2k for gaming. Does the hz jump back up in 2k resolution on the 4k monitor? If that was the case then a 4k ips 60hz monitor that was able to run higher hz in 2k for gaming would be ideal. But from what i could gather from some research it seems the hz is strictly regulated between the actual 2k/4k monitors themselves and not the actuall 2k/4k resolution settings. Is this correct?

Yup that's correct. The resolution is handled on the PC and that info is sent to the monitor, but the monitor still needs to display those all those pixels and that takes time. Using a different resolution other than native will cause a blurry picture anyway because if you three colours that needs to fit over four pixels those colours will need to blend into each other to display that smaller image across a bigger screen. Theres something in DSR (up scaling an image and then reducing it for your monitor to display extra detail), but unless the ratio is a power of 2 it doesn't look as good as native.

If you go for a 4K monitor you probably won't be able to overclock it as I can't on my Acer Predator XB271HK but if you choose a 2K 144Hz like the Acer Predator XB271HU then I believe it's possible to overclock that one to a higher refresh rate... if 144Hz is too slow.

There are some monitors I've heard about which can alter the refresh rate based on the resolution but that's not something that is standard on all monitors. Something like this for examlple.
http://www.pcgamer.com/a-...-shows-up-in-the-wild/

Here ya go greensoldierusa, I just came across this beast. It should fit the "Don't skimp" department
 
https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG27UQ/
 
I wish this monitor was available *edit* - Im glad this monitor isn't available because my stupid butt would Probably be trying to justify buying it at an estimated 2grand when it finally drops....

Im so torn between these two monitors, on one hand i just got to test a 28'' acer predator 4k monitor (TN panel that i sent back) and it seemed to run most games fine at 60hz, but at the top end of my graphics card with everything maxxed. Im use to 4k ips, and use to 60hz. So i would be gaining major screen real estate, and getting g-sync.But i wouldn't be moving back in hz any because im use to 60hz if i go with the acer 4k, ips, 60hz.
 
But my concern going forward is games just get more and more demanding so im kinda limiting myself with future titles running maxxed out. Now typically, i've been running all most all of my games at 2k on my 17'', 4k, ips, non-gsync, 60hz monitor. But i also watch a lot of net-flicks and movies on my computer and always thought the 4k screen makes everything look better.
 
So am i just being silly? i know there is a 4k option in youtube videos, but i would think most things, (net-flicks, web videos, and movies i might watch) probably wouldn't be displayed in 4k even if my screen is 4k.
 
so i guess final opinion guys, Is the higher hz really worth the trade off? I have never actually experienced anything over 60hz. Is it really a key selling point/necessity? Not trying to talk it down or not go that route. Just trying to get honest or first hand feedback on the 144hz feel over 60hz. And will going from a 4k 17'' monitor to a much larger display 27'' 2k have a drastic reduction in detail?
 
 
 
2k
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HU-bmiprz-2560x1440/dp/B06ZXZ3QBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504181374&sr=8-1&keywords=xb271hu
4k
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-XB271HK-bmiprz-Widescreen/dp/B018MYTF4W/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504377001&sr=1-2&keywords=acer+predator+4k+gsync+ips
 
 
This video here i thought was going to help me out with my decision but just left me more in question to which way i want to go..  lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFdg7kQh0ew