GTX 1080, no such thing has overkill if you plan on keeping the card for years.
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What brand is it? How much does it cost? What features does it have? Sell me that monitor.
Basically i was over at my boys house earlier and he's huge into computer gaming and computers in general since he works in QA. he had gotten a dell monitor that has g sync that looks nice. I told him i was looking to get one since now im typing this on my 50 inch tv and need a monitor. I had one saved on my wish list that was a 27inch asus mx279h thats like 200. but he said that 1080p isnt worth it and to get atleast 2k. i have an asus rog strix motherboard and graphics card so i thought that getting an asus g sync monitor would be better due to compatibility but i dont know if that'll make a difference. i just want something decent where im not spending like 1k dollars or anything ridiculous especially since i dont make as much money as he does. Trying to not spend over a weeks pay on this monitor if i can avoid it. i was looking at the rog swift pg27aq which at 850 is over my price range but if i can find a lower alternative thats just as good, i'll lean more towards that one. the pg278qr looks decent and at 615 its a bit better price too. i prefer flats too. 27 inches or better preffered but wont hate on a 25 if its decent.
Get this. $650
I have a 32” Predator 4K, g-sync and I love it. I also have a 32” LG 1440p, 144hz g-sync, which I also love. Those are a bit over your budget, but I firmly believe the 27” Predator will fulfill your needs well.
Edit: I forgot to mention this before, but matching your monitor and gpu/mobo will give you no added benefit.
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Use reddit hardwareswap, craigslist, or reddit buildapcsales - ask your friend for help to make monitor is in good condition with backlight bleed test and see if their are any dead pixels
What GPU are you using?
If you like the visuals from a TN model (your friend monitor), I'd suggest you pick up one of these. There isn't really a reason to buy an Asus, Acer, AOC monitor unless it's IPS or at least VA.
- Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor (S2417DG) - PCPartPicker (Dell 24 inches)
Very cheap open box of same - Dell Gaming S2417DG YNY1D 23.8-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC - Newegg.com
Acer Predator XB241H 24" TN 1920 x 1080 Full HD G-Sync Black/Red LED Gaming Monitor, 1ms Response Time, HDMI/DisplayPort, Tilt/Swivel/Pivot/Height Adjustable, Built in Speakers - Newegg.com (Acer monitor same specs - same price)
OR
Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (S2716DG) - PCPartPicker (Dell 27 inches)
If you want the best colors pick up this -
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100160979 600107132 600325897 600460747 600557170&IsNodeId=1&Description=g sync monitors&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36
But then at those prices, I'd wait out and get a 34"-35" 3440-1440/100hz(120hz) monitor for 600-750 on the used market. The gaming experience is amazing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#W=3400,5500&A=1&sort=price&r=344001440
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Find a microcenter or bestbuy around you, get a AMD cpu with at least 6 cores (Ryzen) and RX 580 8gb
OR find a Intel CPU 7th of 8th gen (it'll begin like i5 8400) with at minimum 1060 6gb
Get a 144hz monitor
I'd suggest more but you need to learn more about PC's before getting into it
Sidenote:
The reviews are flooding in and they aren't look so good, and people are highly disappointed. I am still planning on picking up the asus, hopefully the reviews come out before the 25th
So my windows license is expiring soon. Who can help me renew it? 
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So my windows license is expiring soon. Who can help me renew it?
How u still having bootlegged ass version of windows when windows has been basically free since 7?
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How u still having bootlegged ass version of windows when windows has been basically free since 7?
my boy helped me when I built this pc and installed it on there for me. I didn't pay for it. I've had it for nearly a year so I doubt he done put some virus on my shyt. But if he did 
.I have Windows 10.
Flooding in and they aren't look so good, and people are highly disappointed. I am still planning on picking up the asus, hopefully the reviews come out before the 25th
shyt, what the fukk is Acer doing?
How the fukk are you gonna fukk up a $2000 monitor? A fan?
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@MMA Mo RPS liked the Asus version
Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review: 4K HDR has arrived, but good grief, HOW MUCH?
Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review: 4K HDR has arrived, but good grief, HOW MUCH?
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/12/intel-discrete-gpu-2020/
This is great news. Now maybe Nvidia and AMD have a reason to make substantial improvements on their cards (as opposed to the incremental ones we see now). Maybe it'll bring down prices too
This is great news. Now maybe Nvidia and AMD have a reason to make substantial improvements on their cards (as opposed to the incremental ones we see now). Maybe it'll bring down prices too
Intel 8 core Coffee Lake To be released in this fall
"Basin Fall Refresh" intended for enthusiasts scheduled after September, according to the information I got, this will not be 28 cores at maximum and will stay at 22 cores with 4 cores. Basin Fall is the codename of the LGA 2066 platform centered on the Intel X299 chipset, and the actual CPU installed is Skylake-X or Kaby Lake-X.
Meanwhile, there are two 28-core PCs that appeared in the Intel keynote of COMPUTEX, one developed by ASUS ROG team and the other by AIGUS team of GIGABYTE. In both systems, if you slowly observe Intel's published video, you can see that there are six or twelve memories. In other words, the memory is 6 channels. Yes, this is now trying to bring down the Purley platform deployed with up to 28 cores of Xeon scalable processor to consumers. The Purley platform socket is LGA 3647, which is different from the LGA 2066 Basin Fall.
This is the 28 core system of GIGABYTE.Here you can see 12 memories in total, each with 6 memories on the left and right (from the video of the keynote lecture)
However, it is unknown whether the Purley platform really gets down to the consumer at the moment. The 28 core × 5 GHz system that was used in the keynote lecture is a very large-scale system that used even the compressor, and it is difficult to realize at least with the current 14 nm process. In addition, Intel only knows what the actual installed CPU is.
I will return the story to Basin Fall Refresh, but it seems tough to stuff the 28 core of Skylake - SP to LGA 2066 as it is. The compromise is seen as per 22 cores. In addition, this Basin Fall Refresh is planned to raise the TDP, so Supermicro is planning to introduce a new motherboard "C9X299 - PG300" with its corresponding TDP raised to 300 W with a new CPU.
However, despite the fact that Basin Fall Refresh is a product to be launched in the relatively near term of September, there are also OEM makers who say "I've never heard the story", and there are still uncertainties .
However, the super powerful second generation Ryzen Threadripper of 32 cores / 64 threads has already been decided to be introduced in the third quarter of 2018, so Intel can not wait with 18 fingers in hand with fingers. As long as the start of the 10 nm process does not go well, if countering for the time being, it seems that there is no countermeasure only by increasing the number of cores and TDP.
That's why desktop CPUs in the second half of 2018,
· LGA 1151 introduces 8 cores, finally the main stream is reworked to 8 cores · LGA 2066 increases to 22 cores against Ryzen Threadripper
Two topics will be,
· 28 keynote speakers are LGA 3647, it will not come down to consumers for the time being · Cascade Lake-X postponed to the latter half of 2019, Intel X299 has been stable for a while
It seems to be good if you remember it.
AMD's Ryzen brought about the tide of multi-core CPU, but it seems that the second half of 2018 will accelerate further.
"Basin Fall Refresh" intended for enthusiasts scheduled after September, according to the information I got, this will not be 28 cores at maximum and will stay at 22 cores with 4 cores. Basin Fall is the codename of the LGA 2066 platform centered on the Intel X299 chipset, and the actual CPU installed is Skylake-X or Kaby Lake-X.
Meanwhile, there are two 28-core PCs that appeared in the Intel keynote of COMPUTEX, one developed by ASUS ROG team and the other by AIGUS team of GIGABYTE. In both systems, if you slowly observe Intel's published video, you can see that there are six or twelve memories. In other words, the memory is 6 channels. Yes, this is now trying to bring down the Purley platform deployed with up to 28 cores of Xeon scalable processor to consumers. The Purley platform socket is LGA 3647, which is different from the LGA 2066 Basin Fall.
This is the 28 core system of GIGABYTE.Here you can see 12 memories in total, each with 6 memories on the left and right (from the video of the keynote lecture)
However, it is unknown whether the Purley platform really gets down to the consumer at the moment. The 28 core × 5 GHz system that was used in the keynote lecture is a very large-scale system that used even the compressor, and it is difficult to realize at least with the current 14 nm process. In addition, Intel only knows what the actual installed CPU is.
I will return the story to Basin Fall Refresh, but it seems tough to stuff the 28 core of Skylake - SP to LGA 2066 as it is. The compromise is seen as per 22 cores. In addition, this Basin Fall Refresh is planned to raise the TDP, so Supermicro is planning to introduce a new motherboard "C9X299 - PG300" with its corresponding TDP raised to 300 W with a new CPU.
However, despite the fact that Basin Fall Refresh is a product to be launched in the relatively near term of September, there are also OEM makers who say "I've never heard the story", and there are still uncertainties .
However, the super powerful second generation Ryzen Threadripper of 32 cores / 64 threads has already been decided to be introduced in the third quarter of 2018, so Intel can not wait with 18 fingers in hand with fingers. As long as the start of the 10 nm process does not go well, if countering for the time being, it seems that there is no countermeasure only by increasing the number of cores and TDP.
That's why desktop CPUs in the second half of 2018,
· LGA 1151 introduces 8 cores, finally the main stream is reworked to 8 cores · LGA 2066 increases to 22 cores against Ryzen Threadripper
Two topics will be,
· 28 keynote speakers are LGA 3647, it will not come down to consumers for the time being · Cascade Lake-X postponed to the latter half of 2019, Intel X299 has been stable for a while
It seems to be good if you remember it.
AMD's Ryzen brought about the tide of multi-core CPU, but it seems that the second half of 2018 will accelerate further.
Going to have to recoup some of all that apple loss somehowIntel plans to release its first discrete GPU in 2020
This is great news. Now maybe Nvidia and AMD have a reason to make substantial improvements on their cards (as opposed to the incremental ones we see now). Maybe it'll bring down prices too
