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[–] JJNova ago (edited ago)
I have an Acer XF270HU and love it. It's 27 inches, 2560x1440, Freesync, 144Hz and an IPS screen. The cost is $550 at Amazon, but you can find it on sale quite often at other sellers (Newegg, etc). Is it the best? I can't say for sure, but I do know that it's a fantastic monitor. You'll have to make sure you go into your Catalyst software and turn off forced motion blur, VSync, etc to really get the full experience. Also will want to turn that stuff off in your game menu options.
I am powering it with an AMD R7 360. The reason for this is because it's all my motherboard and power supply would support. In fast-paced multiplayer games like Xonotic with the video options turn to "Ultra" (realistic lighting, further drawing, etc) I maintain between 45 - 90 FPS in a match. I'm very happy with the setup.
You might want to also check out the wealth of information that is available at http://144hzmonitors.com
[–] sealax [S] ago
Thanks, I'll take a look at that model. What are your tips on using a FreeSync monitor? You touched on it above, but should I be using AMD catalyst profiles instead of in-game settings?
[–] JJNova ago (edited ago)
If you are upgrading from a current AMD card, you just need to go into catalyst and turn off the settings it currently has enabled. By default Catalyst enables features to make things look better on typical computer monitors. Since you will be upgrading to a gaming monitor and a card that does freesync, you won't need those features enabled. Since screen-tearing will nearly be a thing of the past, there's no reason to have the video card trying to smooth frames. It's better to let all the resources go to rendering the game.
After disabling those features, then you just rely on the in-game settings. This way if for some reason a game isn't running perfect, you are only modifying that specific games settings, instead of ruining the experience across all titles.
I edited my first post to include a link to http://144hzmonitors.com as they have a wealth of information regarding Freesync and it's abilities.