Which Monitor would be better? I have 2

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Hey all, new to CSGO, I have 2 monitors

LG 42 inch 4k 120hz OLED LG C3
&
Sceptre 24inch 240hz VA 1080p monitor.

Which of these 2 would you use for the game? I am wanting to get into the game but want to use the best choice. Thx

[Renos]

depends
i would say the 240hz monitor
but it then it also comes down to which one of those monitors has less ghosting and better response times.
i would assume its the LG OLED

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Renos:

depends
i would say the 240hz monitor
but it then it also comes down to which one of those monitors has less ghosting and better response times.
i would assume its the LG OLED

I am testing both atm.

So far, from my experience(I am not a pro)

The LG has better color and clarity(being 4k oled) but the mouse feels so slow on it.

The 240hz va has no ghosting(atleast nothing I can personally tell) and seems to be running this game smoother. I am also getting more kills. I think the smaller screen is making it easier for me to focus on. I am really new to pvp, always been a story driven or open world type of gamer. Gonna try the 240hz va for a bit. I seem to be doing better on that, performance wise. Thanks for the answer though, I wasnt sure if one was a clear winner as the 240hz is usually just my side display to see discord or look up guides when in starfield

[Bad Aim Bodyshot Barry]

most people into competitive/pvp games prefer higher refresh rates over 1440p or 4k, the difference between 1080p and 1440p/4k is there in terms of graphical fidelity but having a more responsive/accurate monitor is preferred. also generally for competitive gaming you don't really want a monitor bigger than 27 inch (some say even thats too big but it depends on your setup)

[OVER4U]

pros play with 640x480 to compensate for skills and make heads big.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by nub:

pros play with 640x480 to compensate for skills and make heads big.

yikes, im too old to see that small lol

[Hamsterpeek]

Clearly the Scepter not even a question whatsoever.

More hertz - and 42" is way too big for CS. Absolutely unplayable. There is a reason why every good player plays on 24.5", rarely up to 27". Also nobody needs or should use 4k resolution anyway. Most good player don't even play with fullhd resolution but a much tinier 4:3 resolution(1280x960) to get as much fps as possible.

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

Originally posted by nub:

pros play with 640x480 to compensate for skills and make heads big.

yikes, im too old to see that small lol

Don't worry he is exaggerating. Roughly 97% pf pros play with 1280x960.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Hamsterpeek:

Clearly the Scepter not even a question whatsoever.

More hertz - and 42" is way too big for CS. Absolutely unplayable. There is a reason why every good player plays on 24.5", rarely up to 27". Also nobody needs or should use 4k resolution anyway. Most good player don't even play with fullhd resolution but a much tinier 4:3 resolution(1280x960) to get as much fps as possible.

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

yikes, im too old to see that small lol

Don't worry he is exaggerating. Roughly 97% pf pros play with 1280x960.

Well I am never gonna be pro level. I am 45 next month. I am a graphic fidelity slave. I love graphics and enjoy story based games, but I guess I am beginning a mid life crisis, because as of late I just wanna kill people

( in videos games, in video games in videos games only lmao )


I needed a side display for discord and watching guides, and a 60hz ips was like $100 vs $140 for 240hz. So I tried it, and to my suprised, expecting a lemon grade, but got a rare gem in the bunch. I still prefer the OLED LG, its big, but not too big and every non fps pvp game is fine, single player fps is fine, but for csgo, atleast, and I tried siege six, I think my inferior monitor is going to actually be superior.

If this was my main, I would need atleast IPS, but for what I am doing, I only get like 2 or 3 kills on my oled, on this va, I am actually getting 10 and 15 kills, but I think Sceen size plus hz is helping.

If I was to guess, I would never have thought the budget display better for this, I just rearranged to room to make this monitor the main one for now. Gonna go try and "get good"


If you have any advise for somebody newish to pvp shooters feel free to drop some advice.


Thanks again!

The reason I use 4k, is , its a LG C3 42 inch 120 OLED with gsync. And wont lie, games like Assassin Creed, the division, spiderman, doom, alll look and run omg smooth at 4k 120hz. I have an oversized desk, so I can enjoy it as a monitor and type read etc, but its big enough to watch Netflix from bed

But yeah the scpetre is my 1st 24 inch 240hz and it is really doing a good job, my accuracy and kdr is already improving.

[Hamsterpeek]

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

Originally posted by Hamsterpeek:

Clearly the Scepter not even a question whatsoever.

More hertz - and 42" is way too big for CS. Absolutely unplayable. There is a reason why every good player plays on 24.5", rarely up to 27". Also nobody needs or should use 4k resolution anyway. Most good player don't even play with fullhd resolution but a much tinier 4:3 resolution(1280x960) to get as much fps as possible.
Don't worry he is exaggerating. Roughly 97% pf pros play with 1280x960.

Well I am never gonna be pro level. I am 45 next month. I am a graphic fidelity slave. I love graphics and enjoy story based games, but I guess I am beginning a mid life crisis, because as of late I just wanna kill people

( in videos games, in video games in videos games only lmao )


I needed a side display for discord and watching guides, and a 60hz ips was like $100 vs $140 for 240hz. So I tried it, and to my suprised, expecting a lemon grade, but got a rare gem in the bunch. I still prefer the OLED LG, its big, but not too big and every non fps pvp game is fine, single player fps is fine, but for csgo, atleast, and I tried siege six, I think my inferior monitor is going to actually be superior.

If this was my main, I would need atleast IPS, but for what I am doing, I only get like 2 or 3 kills on my oled, on this va, I am actually getting 10 and 15 kills, but I think Sceen size plus hz is helping.

If I was to guess, I would never have thought the budget display better for this, I just rearranged to room to make this monitor the main one for now. Gonna go try and "get good"


If you have any advise for somebody newish to pvp shooters feel free to drop some advice.


Thanks again!

The reason I use 4k, is , its a LG C3 42 inch 120 OLED with gsync. And wont lie, games like Assassin Creed, the division, spiderman, doom, alll look and run omg smooth at 4k 120hz. I have an oversized desk, so I can enjoy it as a monitor and type read etc, but its big enough to watch Netflix from bed

But yeah the scpetre is my 1st 24 inch 240hz and it is really doing a good job, my accuracy and kdr is already improving.

Yep the LG is great for story based games and also slower games like fifa.

CS has different requirements tho. Hertz helps a lot. Also the reason people use a tinier monitor is because otherwise they'd struggle to notice enemies and other stuff on their monitor. In CS every millisecond matters and people usually look at the crosshair and look around with the crosshair and only see what is happening on the edge of the screen secondarily.

Of course you don't need to be a pro but as you noticed the sceptre already helps you. Not sure how your setup exactoy is but I'd maybe rerange stuff so you can switch up what monitor you mainly use depending on what game you gonna play.

Also this may be a bit too in depth but this helps you getting better for sure:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygyiM0Ctibo

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Thanks again for taking the time to help set a newbie on a better path!

[Hamsterpeek]

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

Thanks again for taking the time to help set a newbie on a better path!

You're welcome! Thanks for beeing nice.