Hey bud, I'm pretty new here, but Ive done alot of research this past week and I still cant decide on a monitor. First of all, Gsync has nothin to do with IPS. Gysync has to do with AMD's Freesync. Depending on which graphic card you are using, it would benefit you to get a gsync monitor if yuouhave a Nvidia card and get a Freesync monitor if you have an AMD card. IPS and TN is a feature on the monitor. Id say IPS is pretty new, but thats me. Im using a 32 inch smart tv connectted to my computer, which is not even making use of my GTX 1080 graphics card. But these monitors can get pricey. 1080p TV's like my smart TV is 60hz. When looking for a gaming monitor, I would suggest you get a 24" either Gsync or Freesync depending on what GPU thats on your setup. Make sure the monitor is 144hz, so you will be allowed to use more than 59-60 fps lol. And also, make sure you get a monitor that has a response time of "1ms", thats the fastest. 4k monitors used to couldnt get past 60hz but the 4k monitor allowed you to see more of the screen and more detail, so there were up and downs. Most people I know, stick with 1080p and 24" so they dont have to move their head left and right when theyre gaming. Trust me, I notice it with my 32" smart TV. I suggest you start there, at 24" 144hz, and 1ms. After, if you want, you can get another monitor, Asus has a few monitors that go up to 165hz, which can be overclocked to 180hz.
And I just found last night, a monitor 1440/2k monitor thats 240!!! hertz. Made by BenQ. And thats when I learned about the TN and IPS. The response time isnt that imp[ortant, id say the hz and screen size is first, then go with a higher response rate monitor. the "ms" stands for microseconds so yeah, it makes a difference but you wont notice it. Espoecially if you plan on getting a 1440/2k monitor which is what im looking for, than i would increase screen size to 27", cause you'll be seeing alot more. And when you get to 4k or if you plan on it, no point in getting 4k unless its at least 30-32". You can find some pics of the same thing but one one a 1080 screen and 1 on a 4k, and your basically seeing 300% more on the 4k.
And wen I first built my 6700k gaming rig last July, my boy explained the monitor specs to me and how they work. And also another buddy said the same to me as well that there pros and cons to going 4k and 1080p. 4k is clearer and more detailed, 1080 is faster. But I did say to them, just wait, the computer business comes out with new stuff every other month, and before i knew it, They finally have a 144hz 4k monitor thats 1ms. 4k monitors are usalklly 4-5ms. Heres the amazon link to that BenQ monitor.
https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-eQualiz...id=1489065595&sr=8-1&keywords=benq+240hz&th=1 and that when I was shocked that the 240hz was cheaper than the others. If you click on QHD which is 1440p/2k, the price goes up, and they just came out with that Dyac feature. It's supposed to make everything clearer.
Good luck bud. Im honestly, just about to buy trhe 24" Benq 144hz 1ms 1080 monitor for 199, or the acer which is the same but it has AMD freesynce, and i want gsync.
Or go for this Asus 24" 144hz 1ms monitor. I know over 10 of my friends who bought that monitor, it used to be $300, now its 260, so honestly, just my opinion. I would just go with the BenQ, Asus, or Acer. The Asus monitor that i piosted was one of the most popular gaming monitors, and I assure you, you will be happy with that for at least 6 months. Im not gonna waste $700-1000 on a monitor, unless you game 6-8 hours a day, lol, the 1080, 144hz, 1ms will be FAST. You absolutely will notice the difference going from 60hz and probably 5+ms which is what im sure all 1080p tvs are.
1 last thing, if you get a new monitor, you also have to conect the monitor with a DVI to DVI cable. I have to smart TVs connected to my computer, 1 is hdmi to hdmi and the other is DVI to hdmi, but only DVI-to-DVI cable will allow you to game past 60hz, just wanted to let you know so yo dont think you wasted your money lol. Im assuming you have an Nvidia gpu, and i was looking at monitors for about 2 hours last night and the only 24" 1080 that I found with gsync was the acer predeter for $400 bucks, so even though it has Gsync, I doubt the difference will be much unless you have an SLI setup which will be obsolete very soon, thats why the 1080ti is coming out. More than half the games that are iout now for PC doont even let you use SLI, so theyre just basically making us upgrade if we want better graphics, but I dont know anyone who wasnt h appy when they switched to a 144hz 1ms 24" monitor bud, and theyre not even thinking baout upgrading because, like i said, 4k and 1080 p both have ups and downs.
And I'm not possitive, but i did check to see if my single Asus Strix gtx 1080 woulod support me gaming on max settings on a 1440p/2k 27" monitor and the guy told me ill have no problem playin on it, but i wont be able to play on max/ultra/epic settings.
Hope this short novel i just wrote helped you out lol. Just didnt want you to waste your money, but im actuallythinking about going to microcenter and trying out a couplemonitors then return them within a few days. Just have to make sur ewhat theyre poilicy is on the monitors. Heard of Fryes, they have really good prices sometimes on certain things just like microcenter lol, its just wayyyy to far for me, it already takes me 45 minutes to get to microcenter in patterson.