Advise, help me pick

Currently I play from a laptop MSI GT70 Pro Dominator 890 with the GTX 880M on it. It has an HDMI 1.4, a VGA, and a 1.2 miniDisplay Port. Claims to support 4k.

After two months of looking at monitors I have narrowed it down to the following 3:

PB287Q http://www.asus.com/Monitors/PB287Q/ $600-650 TN, 4K, 1ms GTG, 60hz, 1 mDP 1.2, 2 HDMI 1.4, 3 year warranty

PB278Q http://www.asus.com/Commercial_Monitors_Projectors/PB278Q/ $450ish PLS, 2560x1440, 5ms GTG, 60hz?, Dport 1.2, VGA, DualLink DVI, HDMI 1.4, 3 year warranty

ROG PG278Q http://www.asus.com/Monitors/ROG_SWIFT_PG278Q/ $800, TN, 1ms, 60-120-144hz, 1 displayport 1.2, 3 year warranty, Gsync

My concern picking the display is that I am unsure if the GTX880M will be able to drive the monitors properly.

soooo, whats your 2 cents??

Don't bother. Overclock your laptop's screen to 75-85hz and use that. Laptop displays don't have electronics, they are driven directly by the GPU, so it' shouldn't be an issue.
And there is no point going for high-end gaming or even 4k displays with that mobile GPU.

anything i should be concerned about with the overclocking? maybe a good list to know how far to push it?

I picked up a MX279H and it looks just like my built in but bigger lol

Honestly, an 880M isn't going to be able to properly power a 4K/60 Hz display or a 1440P at 120+ Hz (with associated FPS).

I'd go with the 1440p 60 Hz PB278Q and see if I can maintain 60 FPS.

The PB278Q uses LED PWM Dimming which increases motion blur and, it is considerably slower (once the Trace Free is reduced from 60 to 20 to get rid of the obvious overshoot ghosting) than the AOC Q2770QPU and BenQ BL2710PT which are similarly priced. Thread with review links and more information.

bunnytrigger said:

anything i should be concerned about with the overclocking? maybe a good list to know how far to push it?

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75hz is safe, all screens support it without issues.
Above that it depends, although TN screens (most of the laptop screens) should be able to run at 80hz+ without limiting it's lifespan.
Try it out yourself and see until which refresh rate you can push it. I was able to push my 8710w's screen to 100hz, but the gamma was too high, so I settled on 90hz for daily use.

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The PB278Q uses LED PWM Dimming which increases motion blur and, it is considerably slower (once the Trace Free is reduced from 60 to 20 to get rid of the obvious overshoot ghosting) than the AOC Q2770QPU and BenQ BL2710PT which are similarly priced. Thread with review links and more information.

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I just got a Benq BL2710PT and it has some BLB. Would you recommend the AOC q2770pqu over it or should I just try to get my hands on another Benq? The only problem is that it's harder to get a hold of the AOC in Canada for the same price as the BL2710PT ($500) whereas I can try the lottery with the Benq at futureshop or bestbuy.