Best external monitor (gaming) for Display Port 1.1a

Hi screen experts out there.

I am toying with the idea of getting an external monitor. For the M15x. From what I have read the port is a Display Port 1.1a with an output max of 2560x1600.

What would be a good screen to use? I guess higher resolutions will not work at all?

Thanks!

KoI

 

What's your budget?

 

What size are you looking to get?

 

Size would be around 24". Budget doesnt matter for now.

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You have two reasonable options here.

One option is to get yourself a 24" 1080p monitor. They're relatively inexpensive (<$250 for a good one), and easy to find. They're a good "quick" option, and good for gaming due to the relatively low 1080p resolution. But they lack the screen real-estate of larger monitors because of the low pixel count, so they aren't as good for productivity use.

Other option is to get yourself a 27" 2560x1440 monitor. These are also relatively inexpensive (<$350 - $400 for a good one), and also easy to find. They have become pretty easy to find in the past few years. They give you lots of screen real-estate for productivity use, and will look "sharper" due to the higher pixel density over 24" 1080p monitors. The one drawback is that gaming at native 1440p resolution will be pretty rough on your GPU, since a GeForce 680M is a bit underpowered for 1440p gaming.

 

Too bad you didn't post this thread a couple days ago because Newegg was running a special on the Acer KN242HYL, a 24-inch, 1080p IPS monitor for $109.99. I paid $150 for mine, and it was worth every penny. It doesn't have a DisplayPort input, but that's not really necessary unless you're doing 4K 60 Hz.

As far as I know, Newegg is the only retailer that carries this particular model, so keep an eye out. It might very well go on sale again before Christmas.

 

Wont be using a 680m. Will be next gen pascal

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I used to game on a 1080p 23" IPS panel, but I've just recently bought a Dell UltraSharp 25" 2560x1440 panel, and man have I been missing out.

It isn't a "gaming" monitor, and the default 60Hz refresh rate (though I OCd it to 75Hz) can't compete with a 144Hz gaming display. But it more than makes up for it by being much better than one of those gaming monitors for the 95% of the time I'm doing something on my computer that isn't gaming.

I will therefore echo what's been said here: if you plan on upgrading to a GPU that can handle 1440p gaming reasonably well (GTX 980m or better), aim for a 25-27" 1440p panel. They're not only sharper than a 1080p display (and better for productivity/non-gaming tasks), but I find that a 1440p panel will often be better than a 1080p panel in terms of quality. I'm guessing that since those panels command a premium, they're just made better. A 1080p monitor is now just a random, cheap commodity, while 1440p is still a somewhat more "premium" product.