What screen should I choose? 24" with 1080p or 27" with 1440p?
Posted by Raichu343@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 22 comments
Hello, right now I have an asus vs247, a RTX 4060 ,a Ryzen 5 2600 and 32gB ram.
I plan on changing screen but I'm hesitating between 1440p and 1080p. The reason is simple, if I took a 1080p 24"screen, I could go over 120fps on pretty much all games I play and would then take a 120hz screen
But I think 1440p 27" would look real nice, but I'm afraid I won't go over 90 FP in games and risk performance issues.
So what do y'all think, should I take a 24"and be sure to be able to use it to it's full potential, or take a 27" which my computer may have trouble keeping up with but would technically be useful longer, as I could upgrade my computer in the future. ?
No idea if it's useful but here is a list of some games I play if it may help : rocket league, league of legend, assetto Corsa, valorant, Battlefield 2042 and 5, Noita, sea of thieves.
aragorn18@reddit
For an RTX 4060, I'd recommend a 1080p monitor.
oldmannick420@reddit
Nahh ik have a 34 inch 3440x1440 and a rtx 4060 and its perfect
GhoestWynde@reddit
I would go with the 1080p screen. 1080p isn't nearly as bad as some people make it out to be. I plan on using 1080p until someone with a badge tells me I can't anymore because it's sickening to see how gawsh damn expensive everything gets when you want to play with higher resolutions.
BobLighthouse@reddit
I'd suggest looking up benchmarks/videos for the games you want to play, for the 4060 @ 1440p, you might be pleasantly surprised.
Timeno1@reddit
Here brother & u/kopplare
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HybanSike@reddit
Get the 1440p screen. I'm sure you'd be able to play any game that isn't new at 1440p with decent settings and for newer games you can just turn graphics down or change resolution. Surely when you upgrade down the line you'd rather have a 1440p monitor already than have to splash out on that as well?
Alupang@reddit
The stone age days of hunching over tiny 24" or 27" are long gone for me.
Just replaced my 70" Samsung 4K TV that gave me ~9 years of good PC monitor use before dying RIP.
Replaced it with a TCL 58" for only $400 (and can be found cheaper in mainland USA). Unbelievable light 26 pounds, super thin, VA panel. Blows my old boat anchor Samsung away (also a VA panel).
58" 4K is the perfect desktop monitor size imo. Not to big or small for multiple windows work.
60 hz is fine for me. Size matters way way way more than 120hz. Resolution too, for multiple windows.
kkkpl@reddit
Id definitely go for 1080p
mig_f1@reddit
With those specs I doubt you'll have a good time at 1440p.
I would go for 1080p monitor and a better CPU for the time being (at least an R5 5600).
Later if you decide to go with a decent 1440p build you can use the 1080p monitor as secondary next to a 1440p.
Jokuc@reddit
1440p even if you won't hit high frame rates in newer games. I wouldn't buy 1080p for a main monitor in 2025, only if you plan to use it for secondary browsing/discord/spotify etc screen.
If you struggle to get the frames you want in battlefield or whatever you can always scale it down to lower res, 1080 won't look as good scaled down from a 1440 monitor as it does on a native 1080p screen but I'd take that any day over being stuck on 1080.
Metalheadzaid@reddit
Always a good idea to go 1440p. The reason? You can play a lot of games that aren't brand new at 1440p just fine, it's awesome for daily use, and in the future you won't have to upgrade again when you CAN run it full speed.
Not only that - DLSS with 1440p often can look better than 1080p native, which will give you a boost as well.
Phlame_Retardant@reddit
just get the 1440p and run games at 1080p. If you don't like what it looks like look into Lossless Scaling.
Odd-Berry-5494@reddit
You have to go 1080p I have a 5070 9800x3d @ 1440p and this 5070 is trash not a 1440p card can’t handle most games over 100 fps
miixxll@reddit
1080p, it can run 1440p, but you'll be largely disappointed by the performance, 1080p looks good, but it's blurry on a 1440p screen, so getting 1440p for both isnt too peak either. 1080p60-90 is hype as fuck on pc anyway, good luck to you
lewduser2000@reddit
One thing to consider as well is that 1080p looks like 960p on a 1440p monitor. Either than or mine is trashed. Also it's hard to go back down after playing on 1440p monitors so keep that in mind too if you are playing for a long time.
Elliove@reddit
Modern graphically intensive games have DLSS, you can take advantage of that. You can render the games at FHD, then use DLSS to upscale to QHD, and it will look better than FHD on FHD screen.
switzer3@reddit
I'd get a cpu upgrade too while you're at it. A 5600 or 5700x3d would be good
IWillAssFuckYou@reddit
1440p is nice for productivity, but a 4060 is not a 1440p card. Playing content at 1080p on a 1440p monitor will look worse than 1080p native no matter the monitor because it doesn't scale as well compared to 1080p on a 4k monitor.
CaptainCookers@reddit
1440p so you can better utilize any gpu you get in the future
CowPropeller@reddit
Let me tell you if you get a 1440p monitor it will only be frustrations down the line and that will shorten the lifespan of your machine. By that I mean, you will want to upgrade much sooner, ,if you go the 1440p route. But I agree that for all productivity tasks you would have a better time with 1440p !! I realize it's a tough choice but the 4060 is not realistically made for 1440p, except if you play exclusively online competitive games with excellent optimization
Anonymous_Pigeon64@reddit
For an rtx 4060 you should get the 1080p one, unless you plan to upgrade your gpu soon
kopplare@reddit
here for 1440p recommendations so i don’t have to make a post👽