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So, I'm currently experiencing buyer's remorse, like, pretty bad even for me. See, I've recently updated my PC to the following specs:
CPU: Core i7 9700K
GPU: - MSI RTX 2060
RAM : 32 GB DDR4 3200
Originally, it had a GTX 1660 TI which was very good all things considered, but for some reason, I felt a bit of peer pressure from seeing others with 2K monitors, beefier GPUs and what have you. That, and well, I feared the GPU would bottleneck the new CPU, so I tried to find info on that. Sure enough, I got the Acer monitor and the GPU at about the same time, but there are a few problems, for one, 1440 games on this GPU aren't exactly ideal, struggling even at non max settings, leaving me to think it was a huge mistake getting this monitor and GPU at the same time, costing me roughly 800 dollars for both. Then we have the monitor, an IPS display, which looks amazing, but has ghosting issues even with overdrive set to normal, like, it has 4 ms grey to grey, and I can't figure out any way to further reduce it like on my last monitor. Then we have the issue of 120 Hz vs 60 Hz, and I believe the ghosting looks a bit worse on 60, but then games run smoother for me, and I focus on RPGs, emulators, but no FPS games or eSports for me at all.
- What can I do to improve the ghosting?
- Should I return this and get the 1080p version of the Acer Predator Gaming Monitor 27" XB271H instead?
- Should I return my RTX 2070 and put my 1660 TI back in, despite it not being as strong as a 1080 or 2080 but still good?
I should note that some games, even Star Ocean 4 on Steam, had some stuttering on occasion at 2560 x 1440 120 Hz, I've yet to test the 60 Hz version. I should've gotten the TN panel, with the major only downside is viewing angles. I get paid this Friday, but who knows how
long shipping will take for me to get this one back to Amazon, and the 1080p version to where I live. Why the deuce I didn't do more research, I don't know, and now I'm paying the price of being down a large chunk of change. And yes, I can get my money back, but dammit, I don't
know what my options are -_-
CPU: Core i7 9700K
GPU: - MSI RTX 2060
RAM : 32 GB DDR4 3200
Originally, it had a GTX 1660 TI which was very good all things considered, but for some reason, I felt a bit of peer pressure from seeing others with 2K monitors, beefier GPUs and what have you. That, and well, I feared the GPU would bottleneck the new CPU, so I tried to find info on that. Sure enough, I got the Acer monitor and the GPU at about the same time, but there are a few problems, for one, 1440 games on this GPU aren't exactly ideal, struggling even at non max settings, leaving me to think it was a huge mistake getting this monitor and GPU at the same time, costing me roughly 800 dollars for both. Then we have the monitor, an IPS display, which looks amazing, but has ghosting issues even with overdrive set to normal, like, it has 4 ms grey to grey, and I can't figure out any way to further reduce it like on my last monitor. Then we have the issue of 120 Hz vs 60 Hz, and I believe the ghosting looks a bit worse on 60, but then games run smoother for me, and I focus on RPGs, emulators, but no FPS games or eSports for me at all.
- What can I do to improve the ghosting?
- Should I return this and get the 1080p version of the Acer Predator Gaming Monitor 27" XB271H instead?
- Should I return my RTX 2070 and put my 1660 TI back in, despite it not being as strong as a 1080 or 2080 but still good?
I should note that some games, even Star Ocean 4 on Steam, had some stuttering on occasion at 2560 x 1440 120 Hz, I've yet to test the 60 Hz version. I should've gotten the TN panel, with the major only downside is viewing angles. I get paid this Friday, but who knows how
long shipping will take for me to get this one back to Amazon, and the 1080p version to where I live. Why the deuce I didn't do more research, I don't know, and now I'm paying the price of being down a large chunk of change. And yes, I can get my money back, but dammit, I don't
know what my options are -_-