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Monitor for PC fighters?
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 03:30
by ZBuster
What would be the best monitor(s) for fighting games on PC? They are locked at 60 fps generally so I'm not sure how that affects things. Input delay is probably the most important factor?
I didn't see a general 'ask questions here thread' so here is my beggar post. Thanks for any steering.
Re: Monitor for PC fighters?
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 20:10
by 74tm
If I were you I'd consider a 144hz monitor, most of them still preform well at 60hz. I would recommend the Benq Ex2510 or Aoc 24G2 for 144hz. If you don't really play anything outside of fighting games and see no use for higher refresh rates then you can find a decent 60hz monitor for gaming. However, it would have to be a TN panel since to my knowledge there are no fast 60Hz IPS monitors when it comes to motion handling, at least not at 1080p. For 60hz the Asus vg246h seems like a decent choice with good colors because of it's IPS panel. For better motion handling you could go with the TN version of this monitor, vg245h, just expect worse colors.
Re: Monitor for PC fighters?
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 20:49
by ZBuster
74tm wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 20:10
If I were you I'd consider a 144hz monitor, most of them still preform well at 60hz. I would recommend the Benq Ex2510 or Aoc 24G2 for 144hz. If you don't really play anything outside of fighting games and see no use for higher refresh rates then you can find a decent 60hz monitor for gaming. However, it would have to be a TN panel since to my knowledge there are no fast 60Hz IPS monitors when it comes to motion handling, at least not at 1080p. For 60hz the Asus vg246h seems like a decent choice with good colors because of it's IPS panel. For better motion handling you could go with the TN version of this monitor, vg245h, just expect worse colors.
I mean I may as well get one that doubles as a good monitor for other games(fps etc) too since I'm willing to spend the money. As long as I'm not making sacrifices on the fighting game front.
Re: Monitor for PC fighters?
Posted: 13 Jul 2021, 10:54
by RealNC
If you run the monitor at its highest refresh rate, it's going to have less input lag even for 60FPS games. So there's no special considerations for fighting games. VRR (like g-sync/freesync) is important here to avoid stutter due to the FPS/Hz mismatch.
I believe Street Fighter 5 is preventing VRR from working, but that's the only game I know of that does this. For everything else, 60FPS at 144Hz (or 240Hz, whatever you decide to get) is going to be superior when in comes to input lag compared to 60FPS at 60Hz. That's true even without VRR, but then you'd get some jitter due to the FPS/Hz mismatch.