Recommendations for a pre-built pc
- 2 years ago
@BabyOcelottt666 The refresh rate of a monitor is measured in Hertz, which is 1/s (x per second). So it's just the frames per second that the monitor can display. Fps is used to describe the number of frames per second the system, mostly the graphics card, can generate in a given scenario. So they're just different aspects of the same general idea. There's not much point in having your GPU generate more frames than the monitor can display, but a higher-refresh-rate monitor can display the frames as they're ready, at more or less the pace they're ready.
What exactly do you dislike about how some gaming monitors look? Many if not most can be mounted to an arm attached to the wall or something else you can't see, although that's of course more work than simply using the included stand. If you're not sure, just take a look at the options below and let me know what you think of them.
These are all 144 Hz or above, 2560x1440 monitors with IPS panels. IPS is the highest quality in terms of colors and viewing angles. They're also bright enough to play in a well-lit room, with 300 nits or cd/m^2 the minimum for good colors under normal lighting. Specs like these aren't cheap, but you can always find at least some good options for under $300.
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012015
https://www.newegg.com/black-acer-nitro-xv275u-vymipruzx-27/p/N82E16824011465
https://www.newegg.com/acer-xb273u-gsbmiiprzx-27/p/0JC-000P-00HP9
https://www.newegg.com/white-rgb-msi-optix-g274qrfw-27/p/N82E16824475240
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1773673-REG/msi_g272qpf_27_170_hz.html
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GS27Q-Monitor-Response-FreeSync/dp/B083R7ST5T
I realize these are a lot of options, but since you're hoping for a specific look, or at least to avoid a certain look, this may help narrow things down. If you don't like any of these, let me know why. If you do like some of them, they should all perform the same.
If you live near a Best Buy, I'd also suggest going to the store and looking at the gaming monitors. Ask to see IPS monitors with high refresh rates from various manufacturers and you'll get an idea of how they look—each manufacturer's panels of a certain type (e.g. IPS) will generally look pretty much the same. So you might decide you like MSI and Gigabyte monitors but not those from Acer for whatever reason, and then you know what to cross off your list.
Best Buy will usually match prices from Newegg or Amazon (direct, not Marketplace) as well, and possibly B&H and Walmart, so if they have something you like, take a minute to search for its product number on other sites.