144hz or 240hz monitor

[raz]

is there a noticable difference? when i upgraded from 60hz to 144hz it was 2 different worlds but would i notice a big difference upgrading now to a 240hz monitor?
i need a second monitor what will be a 1440p monitor and my current one is 1080p 23inch and 144 hz and i probably gonna use my current one as the second monitor but i cant decide for the main one. either i get 144hz again 27inch and 1440p or i get something with higher refresh rate like 180hz or 240hz give me some advice

[Lixire]

Depends on what you will be playing and the specs of your PC
Remember that with refresh rates. you do hit diminishing returns with the higher rates you go for example.
60Hz to 144Hz is 16ms down to 7ms, 144Hz to 240Hz is 7ms down to 4ms.
Not to mention that maintaining higher frame rates of like 240fps is often more difficult than just bumping up the resolution

If you play a lot of eSports like CS, Valorant, League and so on. go with the higher refresh rate
If your gaming is more general then you would appreciate the increased image quality of 1440p more

[xDDD]

Personally I'd go with the 144hz monitor that has a nicer picture over the 240hz monitor.
Aside from very niche situations, like if you're a professional gamer or really really like rhythm games, then I don't think 240hz is worthwhile at all.
When you get a monitor there are a million different things that go into the end product and subsequent price. Think of it like allocating stat points, if you put too many points into the Refresh Rate stat then you won't have as many points to put into the Image Quality stat.


I currently have a 180hz 27" 1440p monitor, however it only properly displays 10bit color up to 120hz (otherwise it is 8bit color) and I think the wider color gamut is better than the higher refresh rate.

[matt]

https://blurbusters.com/
There are a lot of tests you can run and essays you can read. You can see the effects of ghosting, stuttering, and screen tearing at various frame rates. Plus simulations of panning action scenes in games. Some of the tests are pretty interesting.

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/240hz
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/gaming
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/budget-gaming
The advice here is usually solid. And maybe check out some of their buying guides, too.

[Tonepoet]

If you're in the U.S.A. you can get this Cooler Master Tempest GZ211 O.L.E.D.[computers.woot.com] for just $370+shipping. Shipping is waived if you have Prime.

That's a serious bargain for an OLE.D. display. Good enough that if I were you I might not be looking at anything else. Unfortunately I just ordered another Quantom Dot L.C.D. monitor just shortly before so I'm on the fence (it was cheap and I was in a bind), although I guess I could have a dual monitor setup for the first time in life, esp. since the quantum dot is another Cooler Master Tempest monitor.

A monitor is a bit of an investment that sticks with you for a good long while. It will probably be with you longer than your system.

[Guydodge]

be careful at what you buy make sure theres a return policy not all monitors are created equaly some will run like crap if you dont hit or at least come close to its native resolution.be sure you can hit 240hz and if your in 4k forget the idea all together.even 1440 would be very hard to hit 240hz in anything other than online game / multiplayer

[BurakZG]

Originally posted by xDDD:

Personally I'd go with the 144hz monitor that has a nicer picture over the 240hz monitor.

I currently have a 180hz 27" 1440p monitor, however it only properly displays 10bit color up to 120hz (otherwise it is 8bit color) and I think the wider color gamut is better than the higher refresh rate.

I have a related question and the above looks like the answer to it.

Why good quality office monitors are mostly 60Hz IPS screens. They are often 2 times more expensive than "fast gaming screens".

Anybody has any suggestion?

[xDDD]

Originally posted by BurakZG:

Originally posted by xDDD:

Personally I'd go with the 144hz monitor that has a nicer picture over the 240hz monitor.

I currently have a 180hz 27" 1440p monitor, however it only properly displays 10bit color up to 120hz (otherwise it is 8bit color) and I think the wider color gamut is better than the higher refresh rate.

I have a related question and the above looks like the answer to it.

Why good quality office monitors are mostly 60Hz IPS screens. They are often 2 times more expensive than "fast gaming screens".

Anybody has any suggestion?

VERY good question!

I got a free HP office monitor a few years back from a friend. It is only 60hz, 23" and 1080p but it still costs $260. I will say that the image quality is exceptional and the build quality is very good too.
So I'd guess that they are probably just higher-quality components designed to last longer and allow for better warranties (fewer defects) due to high-volume business sales.

[Tonepoet]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

be careful at what you buy make sure theres a return policy not all monitors are created equaly some will run like crap if you dont hit or at least come close to its native resolution.be sure you can hit 240hz and if your in 4k forget the idea all together.even 1440 would be very hard to hit 240hz in anything other than online game / multiplayer

I mean you might not hit 240 F.P.S. with all of your games, or the most recent games, but it is difficult to imagine you couldn't hit it in, oh, say Portal, and the thing about it is that we have V.R.R. to prevent screen tearing.

Seems to me like it's better to have higher refresh if you need it because it doesn't hurt when you don't hit the threshold.

Something else about a 240hz monitor is that it divides evenly into 60hz increments., so if you're only hitting say 60 F.P.S., the monitor just has to refresh the same frame 4 times..

144 is kind of a weird number in that regard.

[BurakZG]

I hope that my question also helps the author of the topic (I don't want to hijack his thread).
The thing is I'm using Dell UltraSharp 27inch 60Hz monitor. It has very good image quality. Good contrast, brightness and screen finishing that does not reflect light from the window. I sit the whole day working, sometimes playing. I'm thinking about getting better "gaming screen" but somehow I don't believe these cheap fast gaming screens would be any better. Would they?
I'm not even considering VA screens.
Also not OLED, which is absolute crap for the type of use as I need.

[r.linder]

Depends on the hardware and selection of games, even though it's 1080p you still need pretty good hardware for consistent 240 FPS and there are a lot of games that'll never run that high without multi-frame generation

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It could help if you want to use GSync/FreeSync and have games tbat can be pushed to run above 144 FPS, sure.

You don't need to maintain the same FPS as Recresh Rate (Hz) but what you don't want is FPS above the refresh rate

[⛧jakey⛧]

Yes, it is a noticeable upgrade going to 240hz. It of course all depends on your hardware & the games you play to be able to hit the high framerates. I have even been preferring 480hz 1440p over 240hz 4k, higher fps is very nice for first person shooters in particular.

[Guydodge]

Originally posted by Tonepoet:

Originally posted by Guydodge:

be careful at what you buy make sure theres a return policy not all monitors are created equaly some will run like crap if you dont hit or at least come close to its native resolution.be sure you can hit 240hz and if your in 4k forget the idea all together.even 1440 would be very hard to hit 240hz in anything other than online game / multiplayer

I mean you might not hit 240 F.P.S. with all of your games, or the most recent games, but it is difficult to imagine you couldn't hit it in, oh, say Portal, and the thing about it is that we have V.R.R. to prevent screen tearing.

Seems to me like it's better to have higher refresh if you need it because it doesn't hurt when you don't hit the threshold.

Something else about a 240hz monitor is that it divides evenly into 60hz increments., so if you're only hitting say 60 F.P.S., the monitor just has to refresh the same frame 4 times..

144 is kind of a weird number in that regard.

yeah you would hope thats the case.been thru a few monitors and some hate anything
but native res.and wanting 240hz on portal i have no words for that.

[raz]

i got another question...
i found 2 monitors i might buy.. one has adaptive sync and the other one got freesync.. what is better? if my gpu matters i got a 4070super

[_I_]

freesync and gsync are the 2 forms of adaptive sync

it should say which it supports