The additional cost for the required GPU in gaming is one reason. A 1440p monitor is a great compromise which allows for more eye candy like Ray tracing with out taxing the wallet or the power socket. Less power supply, ram and SSD are knock on costs that all add up over time.
$900 for the computer and $300 for the monitor is a pretty good starting point for most of us. I have the power supply, case and SSD plus hard drive to handle anything currently on the market. Ram ($75), Mother board ($75), CPU ($250) leaves $400 after accounting for sales tax. The options at that price point will not drive games on a 4K monitor.
If you use Integer scaling to compensate for a larger screen, you might as well get a screen with a lower resolution and avoid a lot of nonsense. Nevermind that Integer scaling has to work on even scales, so for a 4K screen that would mean you actually run on 1080p, instead of 1440p.
It's DisplayHDR400, shouldn't expect any decent HDR from this. But it will support 165 Hz with 4:2:2 subsampling, DP 1.2 can do 200 while HDMI 2.0 can do 175 at 10 bit colour.
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mrvco - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
Glad to see some updated 1440p gaming displays coming to market. Looking forward to a review for this as well as Razer's new 27" 1440p IPS offering.p1esk - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
Can we please get a high refresh rate 4k monitor that does not cost $2k? So tired of this low-res crap...bobeedee - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
What he said (also 32")surt - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
Yeah i do not at all understand people wanting any resolution under 4k today.ptmmac - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
The additional cost for the required GPU in gaming is one reason. A 1440p monitor is a great compromise which allows for more eye candy like Ray tracing with out taxing the wallet or the power socket. Less power supply, ram and SSD are knock on costs that all add up over time.$900 for the computer and $300 for the monitor is a pretty good starting point for most of us. I have the power supply, case and SSD plus hard drive to handle anything currently on the market.
Ram ($75), Mother board ($75), CPU ($250) leaves $400 after accounting for sales tax. The options at that price point will not drive games on a 4K monitor.
Toss3 - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
Now that Nvidia supports integer scaling this shouldn't be an issue anymore.nevcairiel - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
If you use Integer scaling to compensate for a larger screen, you might as well get a screen with a lower resolution and avoid a lot of nonsense. Nevermind that Integer scaling has to work on even scales, so for a 4K screen that would mean you actually run on 1080p, instead of 1440p.nevcairiel - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
Why would I intentionally reduce my performance by rendering more pixel when I cannot perceive a difference on 27" at usual viewing distances?27" 1440p is quite a sweet spot for me c urrently.
deil - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
Well I want 27' as 32' will not fit my desk on height. and 2k on that size is better than 4k because of connectivity & price.Toss3 - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
You must not have seen the Acer Nitro XV3 XV273 -> IPS UHD 144hz for under $1000.p1esk - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
Wow, thanks for that! This is what I want to see on AT! I’m now seriously considering getting one of these...jakky567 - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - link
This monitor won't support HDR past 120 hz.BLu3HaZe - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
It's DisplayHDR400, shouldn't expect any decent HDR from this. But it will support 165 Hz with 4:2:2 subsampling, DP 1.2 can do 200 while HDMI 2.0 can do 175 at 10 bit colour.BLu3HaZe - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - link
Isn't this a slightly overclocked flat panel version of the AG273QCX which has been available for sometime now, even at $280 for a couple of weeks?peevee - Thursday, October 24, 2019 - link
Time for AOC to change the brand, at least in the US now it means "a very stupid big-mouthed bartendter".dstutz - Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - link
What a totally relevant, definitely not at all idiotic comment. Thank you for your meaningful contribution to this community.