MacLeod
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Because I'm gutless and need to vet all my big purchases on this forum I would like some input. I'm wanting a little bigger monitor and I really want to get into some 120+ Hz gaming and I think I've decided to get the BenQ XL2720Z. Its 27" but only 1080 and I know the resolution purists are gonna scoff but my thinking is that if I go with a 1440 screen, it'll cut my frame rates pretty much in half and that would ruin the whole point of a 144 Hz monitor.....right?
BenQ has a FreeSync model thats out at 1440 but its $200 more and again, my 290x will have a hard time keeping a lot of games in the 100+ fps range. Right now me and my boy are playing a lot of co-op Borderlands 2 and Im in the mid 120-140 fps range most of the time. If I were to go to 1440, that would drop to around 50-70. I'm also 43 years old with contacts so I don't know if I could actually see the difference in 1080 and 1440 at 27 inches anyway.
So that is my thought process. I also dont want to buy online as I prefer an easier process if I have to return it. The Frys in Atlanta is 81 miles away so I can pack up the wife and kid and take a little day trip and buy from them hassle free. I know this limits my options but its worth the peace of mind knowing Im not going to have to go thru an act of Congress to return it should it be defective or I just dont like it. And I'm an impatient bastard and I want it right the fuck now! LOL
It reviews extremely well (of course these were before the Swift came out), it has the features and performance I want and the price falls within the max I really want to spend on a monitor ($500) so, thoughts? I'm probably gonna pull the trigger on it tomorrow unless you guys think I'm way off course here.
Reviews:
Tech Radar
Tom's Hardware
TFT Central
PC Mag
Digital Versus
BenQ has a FreeSync model thats out at 1440 but its $200 more and again, my 290x will have a hard time keeping a lot of games in the 100+ fps range. Right now me and my boy are playing a lot of co-op Borderlands 2 and Im in the mid 120-140 fps range most of the time. If I were to go to 1440, that would drop to around 50-70. I'm also 43 years old with contacts so I don't know if I could actually see the difference in 1080 and 1440 at 27 inches anyway.
So that is my thought process. I also dont want to buy online as I prefer an easier process if I have to return it. The Frys in Atlanta is 81 miles away so I can pack up the wife and kid and take a little day trip and buy from them hassle free. I know this limits my options but its worth the peace of mind knowing Im not going to have to go thru an act of Congress to return it should it be defective or I just dont like it. And I'm an impatient bastard and I want it right the fuck now! LOL
It reviews extremely well (of course these were before the Swift came out), it has the features and performance I want and the price falls within the max I really want to spend on a monitor ($500) so, thoughts? I'm probably gonna pull the trigger on it tomorrow unless you guys think I'm way off course here.
Reviews:
Tech Radar
Tom's Hardware
TFT Central
PC Mag
Digital Versus