FHD 240HZ, QHD 144HZ, or 4K 60HZ?

[bingbongbangbung]

I'm considering to maybe buy an external monitor to somewhat artifically extend the lifespan of my gaming laptop. I have HDMI 2.0 port, so the above options are what I can aim for; I don't have DisplayPort and I think my USB-C port is too slow, so the refresh rates would be halved RIP. Not even gonna bother have HDMi-DP cable.

My laptop is Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 and the specs are Windows 11 23H2, i5 9300H 4C/8T, GTX 1050 MaxP, Intel UHD 630, 3GB GDDR5 96-Bit, 16GB DDR4 2666MHZ, 500GB SATA SSD, and FHD IPS 60HZ. Kind of broke atm and too stubborn to upgrade to a new PC, so buying a monitor and maybe external keyboard are most I'll do.

Already have a cooling pad, undervolted my CPU and iGPU, and disabled overhead crap like VBS/Core Integrity. I sadly can't modify certain dGPU settings without modifying the vBIOS, but that can potentially brick my GTX 1050. I know GPU bound games will run worse at higher resolution, but CPU bound won't.

By going for an external monitor, aside from larger viewing for increased productivity and reduced bodily injuries, I can have overall better display specs. I can also bypass Nvidia Optimus completely as my UHD 630 displays everything for laptop screen, while GTX 1050 if active renders which brings additional latency.

FHD 240hz LCD

QHD 144hz MLED

4K 60hz OLED

[Jeff51]

Use the display port 1.44 or higher. at least a 144hz

[bingbongbangbung]

My laptop doesn't support that

[bingbongbangbung]

But yeah, 144hz or higher is good, as my Samsung phone is 120hz, so anything at or below that is pathetic to me

[Jeff51]

I bought a gigabyte 5070ti for my pc. Love it.

[bingbongbangbung]

Why didn't you get the RTX 5080 or the RTX 5090?

[Jeff51]

Never a Radeon guy all these years

[bingbongbangbung]

RTX is Nvidia though; RX is for AMD

[Jeff51]

Rx is Radeon before it was called amd

[Jeff51]

For last 20 years or more was only nvidia or Radeon gpu

[bingbongbangbung]

Me personally I'd go for at least the RTX 3080 12GB, but if I could afford it, I'd go for the RTX 5090 32GB; sadly without disclosing too much, I kind of need to save up as much as I can for necessities before luxuries

[bingbongbangbung]

Uh... you do realize ATi was its own company that had the Radeon brand, before being merged with AMD right?

[Jeff51]

I only buy amd processors. Nvidia graphics

[bingbongbangbung]

How come not Intel CPUs?

[bingbongbangbung]

Sadly my next GPU will definitely be Nvidia because AMD is still behind when it comes to RT, AI, and streaming

[Jeff51]

Thank you for the MHO

[Anonymous]

I voted A, but I'm not a computer expert :P

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for MHO

[RandomUser1000]

I'm using 27" 2560x1440 for my main display for my my main computer.
I think it's pretty good. The extra pixels compared to 1080p gives some extra space for regular applications and it gives some higher fidelity in games.
Yet still less demanding in games then 4K.

But it depends...
If you mainly use it for programs like work and creativity and such.
The extra space of 4K may be more useful, preferly on a somewhat bigger screen then.
Some 4K TVs can also make good computer screens and are sometimes cheaper then comparable computer monitor.

For games, I think 2560x1440 is a good resolution for that...
But maybe for a GTX 1050 it would be better to stick with 1080p.
You'd probably want something more like GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 6700 or better to take better advantage of higher resolutions then 1080p.
At least for games.
For work it depends, not all workloads are graphically intensive. So depending on use case, 4K screen might be okay.

It also depends on if you just intend to use this screen for this laptop.
Or if you intend to get a newer computer later but keep the screen.

There are some mini PCs that have okay graphics if you want something smaller then a tower.

[bingbongbangbung]

I'm on a gaming laptop and it doesn't have Thunderbolt port, so desktop GPUs are a no-go for me atm

[bingbongbangbung]

And yeah, ChatGPT told me despite lower PPI for QHD at 27" compared to FHD at 15", the angular resolution or whatever the correct term is (forgot already) for the former is roughly twice as better.

[bingbongbangbung]

Honestly for me, I'll wait until I can afford to build a higher mid range to high end PC before considering to upgrade

[exitseven]

if you are just going for something to surf the web with go with the LCD.
by the way it is sort of hot that you know all those high tech terms. I had to look up a couple of them to see what you were talking about. 😊😊😊😊😊

[bingbongbangbung]

I'm a dude; the chick in my pic isn't me

[exitseven]

damn, I am colorblind and cannot tell by that little border.

[exitseven]

damn, I am colorblind so I cannot tell by the little border around the picture.

[bingbongbangbung]

You never noticed the blue font for my username?

[exitseven]

oh is that a thing? i can't tell.

[Abbycado]

70,000ipfi

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[bingbongbangbung]

Excuse me

[Static_In_The_Attic]

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