Cheap 240hz Monitor for RTX 4080 question

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Hey all, my full specs are on my profile, but in a run down

RTX 4080
i7 13700k
32gb ram ddr 5
LG C3 OLED 4K 120hz

Loving the oled, it works for 90% of everything I want.


The only issue I have is when I PVP, the screen feels a wee bit too big and 120hz a possible tad slow(could be the size)


I am toying with the idea of buying a budget 1080p 240hz monitor (24 inch) specifically for PVP, and could double as a discord display or to read chat if I stream.


I have no need for a high end 1080p, as I am happy with my LG, but I am wondering if a 1080p would be better for FPS PVP


My question: How much bottleneck would I be looking at if I got a 240hz 1080p?

I currently get 80 to 160fps in most games at high to epic settings, depending on the game at 4k, so I cleary have the power on the gpu.

I just dont know how the cpu bottleneck would affect that.

Thanks in advance,.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

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if its too big, u can make the display smaller (aside from game settings), i do this. in windows, right click on the desktop and click screen resolution

edit: listen to this guy instead V

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Don't do it that way; do it properly via NVIDIA Control Panel; always. So you can also pick the refresh rate.

But yea you can just run 1920x1080p on any 4K TV or Monitor.
Just change the in-game screen res.
No need to change it in Windows OS.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

Don't do it that way; do it properly via NVIDIA Control Panel; always. So you can also pick the refresh rate.

But yea you can just run 1920x1080p on any 4K TV or Monitor.
Just change the in-game screen res.
No need to change it in Windows OS.

How do I lock my mouse to the game? Alot of games dont let me lock the mouse to the screen.


Also, changing the game from 4k to 1920x1080 is extremely stretched in full screen, and still have the issue of it being 42 inches.


Window mode works, but I often open inventory and tab out itll close or reduce my game.


Also is there no real difference between 120hz and 240hz? Thanks again and Hi @BadMotha, I value your insight, you have helped in the past with advise. I find your knowledge to be useful in many cases.

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ToothlessRaider eredeti hozzászólása:

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

Don't do it that way; do it properly via NVIDIA Control Panel; always. So you can also pick the refresh rate.

But yea you can just run 1920x1080p on any 4K TV or Monitor.
Just change the in-game screen res.
No need to change it in Windows OS.

How do I lock my mouse to the game? Alot of games dont let me lock the mouse to the screen.


Also, changing the game from 4k to 1920x1080 is extremely stretched in full screen, and still have the issue of it being 42 inches.


Window mode works, but I often open inventory and tab out itll close or reduce my game.


Also is there no real difference between 120hz and 240hz? Thanks again and Hi @BadMotha, I value your insight, you have helped in the past with advise. I find your knowledge to be useful in many cases.

if u change the standard resolution in the way bad motha (or i) described u should be able to have full screen in whatever resolution u chose without stretching, at least most of the time - i feel like ive had some games go to my monitors max resolution before and ignore my settings. but idk, just try it out in ur games

[Bad 💀 Motha]

No don't run it within a 1920x1080 window; do this instead of you don't want the full size of your actual screen.

Exit game first.

Bring up NVIDIA Control Panel > Change Desktop Size
Change the Scaling option to "No Scaling"
Then click APPLY in lower right

Now re-test the game set to Full Screen @ 1920x1080

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

No don't run it within a 1920x1080 window; do this instead of you don't want the full size of your actual screen.

Exit game first.

Bring up NVIDIA Control Panel > Change Desktop Size
Change the Scaling option to "No Scaling"
Then click APPLY in lower right

Now re-test the game set to Full Screen @ 1920x1080

Perfect, this turns the monitor/tv to 1080p and black screen around the rest, so there is no risk of clicking out of the game. Thanks man, this will do fine, and saved me $150 to put towards bills!

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

No don't run it within a 1920x1080 window; do this instead of you don't want the full size of your actual screen.

Exit game first.

Bring up NVIDIA Control Panel > Change Desktop Size
Change the Scaling option to "No Scaling"
Then click APPLY in lower right

Now re-test the game set to Full Screen @ 1920x1080

take my points! btw any opinion on 120hz vs 240hz?

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ToothlessRaider eredeti hozzászólása:

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

No don't run it within a 1920x1080 window; do this instead of you don't want the full size of your actual screen.

Exit game first.

Bring up NVIDIA Control Panel > Change Desktop Size
Change the Scaling option to "No Scaling"
Then click APPLY in lower right

Now re-test the game set to Full Screen @ 1920x1080

take my points! btw any opinion on 120hz vs 240hz?

120hz is simply 120 refreshes per second, probably u know this and ur like "bruh of course" but i mean, u said u get 80 to 160 fps and u seem to say u think its plenty, and with this kind of fps u wouldnt rly get much more with a faster monitor. since ur only missing out on smoothness when u have more than 120 fps

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

76561198285398721 eredeti hozzászólása:

ToothlessRaider eredeti hozzászólása:

take my points! btw any opinion on 120hz vs 240hz?

120hz is simply 120 refreshes per second, probably u know this and ur like "bruh of course" but i mean, u said u get 80 to 160 fps and u seem to say u think its plenty, and with this kind of fps u wouldnt rly get much more with a faster monitor. since ur only missing out on smoothness when u have more than 120 fps

I get 80 to 160 at 4k. So I would assume at 1080p I would see alot more.

But for games like BattleBit, Fortnite, Arma 3, CSGO any pvp shooter really, 120hz is enough? I am a late bloomer coming to the PVP side of gaming lol So I am a bit ignorant to pvp. I always liked RGP and max graphics

[Bad 💀 Motha]

120-144Hz is perfectly fine for 4K (2160p)
That's high end stuff; if you don't mind playing at 4K and PC can handle it well enough sure.

For 1440p they've kind of gone above 240 as the base now; many of those screens are around 260-280Hz.

If you go 21:9 however that's a different story; wider screen, more pixels, higher FoV
at around 144Hz; which still is perfectly fine.

It might help to set this under NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings
Vertical Sync = Fast

If you can't use GSync.

VSync in NVCP set to either Adaptive or Fast
should help stabilize the FPS a bit and help prevent head-ache inducing screen-tearing.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Bad 💀 Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

120-144Hz is perfectly fine for 4K (2160p)
That's high end stuff; if you don't mind playing at 4K and PC can handle it well enough sure.

For 1440p they've kind of gone above 240 as the base now; many of those screens are around 260-280Hz.

If you go 21:9 however that's a different story; wider screen, more pixels, higher FoV
at around 144Hz; which still is perfectly fine.

It might help to set this under NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings
Vertical Sync = Fast

If you can't use GSync.

VSync in NVCP set to either Adaptive or Fast
should help stabilize the FPS a bit and help prevent head-ache inducing screen-tearing.

I have the LG C3 4k 120hz It has GSync, I was just reading some stuff and ppl are saying 120 isnt great for pvp, and I saw some cheap 240hz on amazon, so I was debating if it was worth it to snag one but with now putting this at 1080 it helps alot smaller screen to focus on

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ToothlessRaider eredeti hozzászólása:

76561198285398721 eredeti hozzászólása:

120hz is simply 120 refreshes per second, probably u know this and ur like "bruh of course" but i mean, u said u get 80 to 160 fps and u seem to say u think its plenty, and with this kind of fps u wouldnt rly get much more with a faster monitor. since ur only missing out on smoothness when u have more than 120 fps

I get 80 to 160 at 4k. So I would assume at 1080p I would see alot more.

But for games like BattleBit, Fortnite, Arma 3, CSGO any pvp shooter really, 120hz is enough? I am a late bloomer coming to the PVP side of gaming lol So I am a bit ignorant to pvp. I always liked RGP and max graphics

as for the simple question of at what point fps/hz no longer affects your performance in-game, im the wrong person to ask since ive never experienced more than 60hz, and i dont notice the frames anymore past 30-something, yet other people certainly say they notice the difference at higher framerates than 60, so idk. its a discussion that has happened many times

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well if you are going to play high fps competitive play; you shouldn't have ever gone with a 4K Display to begin with.

How big is that one? 42 inch?

Maybe get yourself 32 or 34 inch 1440p @ around 260-280Hz would be better for competitive game types where high FPS really helps.

You definitely can and will notice the difference. It's not just a visual thing. Your inputs are all effected by it as well. Think of the difference between a really low Mouse DPI vs a really high one; how much changes by switching to the high DPI.

Not the best example I know since some people can't stand extremely high mouse dpi settings; but visually it doesn't help with high refresh rate. Even when still dealing with 60-100 FPS it will definitely feel smooth in the frames transitions when using around 144Hz or higher.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

76561198285398721 eredeti hozzászólása:

ToothlessRaider eredeti hozzászólása:

I get 80 to 160 at 4k. So I would assume at 1080p I would see alot more.

But for games like BattleBit, Fortnite, Arma 3, CSGO any pvp shooter really, 120hz is enough? I am a late bloomer coming to the PVP side of gaming lol So I am a bit ignorant to pvp. I always liked RGP and max graphics

as for the simple question of at what point fps no longer affects your performance in-game, im the wrong person to ask since ive never experienced more than 60 fps, and i dont notice the frames anymore past 30-something, yet other people certainly say they notice the difference at higher framerates than 60, so idk. its a discussion that has happened many times

I appreciate the honesty, yeah I have always been a slave to graphics, and a 42 inch OLED is god tier for RPG and MMO, ill just shrink the screen for pvp games. Free points to you too for helping :)