Is purchasing a monitor with a 100+Hz refresh rate a waste of money in most situations?
Is purchasing a monitor with a 100+Hz refresh rate a waste of money in most situations?
Hello, I own an i9-9900K with an RTX2080Ti. In every game, I choose the maximum settings. When I used alt+R to test frame rates, they stayed around 60-70Hz most of the time, with a few spikes at 100Hz but never exceeding it. Should I invest more in a 4K@144Hz monitor instead of a 4K@60Hz one? Also, for daily productivity tasks on Windows 10, I don’t notice any noticeable improvement using a 144Hz gaming display.
it's not totally a waste. if you sometimes see better than 60 fps, then having the ability to show 144 hz is a good thing.
i don't buy into those folks pretending they can tell the difference between 100 fps and 500 fps, but i could def see the difference from 60 to 100 fps.
if you are happy with what you got then don't bother, but if you truly feel like you need a touch more, then go for it. but don't be swayed by the marketing hype.
fps is just a number, if you are ok with 60, then that's plenty
i went from 60 hz to 144hz screen and think the main difference for me was just the better screen and not so much the extra fps it could show. i'd focus on the image quality more than how many times it can show you that image. 144 refreshes per second of a terrible image is really not worth it. lol
I purchased three BenQ EX3210U models, but each one has some problems. Maybe I should return all of them to find cheaper alternatives. More expensive monitors don’t always mean they’re perfect. If you need a monitor just for 4K gaming, wouldn’t a larger screen with a high refresh rate TV be a better choice?
everyone has a return policy and warranty for a reason.
i’m not pushing expensive options to guarantee quality, but checking a few reviews can help you understand what to expect. my high-end 144hz screen is an AOC 24G1, purchased for $149 on sale. for a budget monitor, it’s a significant improvement over what i was using before.
Yes, I've often looked at reviews. The issue is that most folks tend to avoid sharing negative feedback.
That seems to align with what I believe. I’m not familiar with monitors, so most of the numbers I saw seemed unreliable.
I definitely feel your pain. I probably read around a dozen reviews for the one I got, and most said it was a solid purchase—better elsewhere, but great value for the price.
That worked well enough for me, and I’m content. I don’t overanalyze; I just use my system and avoid digging too deep unless there’s an issue.
If they were prefect, I might keep them but they have issues that the manufacturer does not know for sure what is wrong and I cannot keep spending time to keep doing tests for them. In addition to other issues, there are also backlight bleed. I am also a bit pis*ed off by them saying that they don't test their monitors in the dark and I should not use them in a dark environment even they have Cinema mode. I can see the bleed even brightness is at the minimum.