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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
Best decision I ever made, second to going from spinning disks to SSDs.
1440p is pretty awesome. Granted, you need 1440p content to actually appreciate it graphically (and there are even Youtube vids out there at 1440p now), but it's mostly about gaming. Most modern games support that resolution without scaling up. The result is phenomenal. I'm currently playing The Witcher 3 on this resolution now. I bought it when I was playing on a 660Ti at 1080p, so I noticed the difference.
Other than that, the screen real estate is great. You get a lot more space for the monitor, but at the same time, everything is a lot smaller. Pixel density, as it were. It scales everything down. I'm not hard of seeing up close, though, so it doesn't bother me.
For monitoring, basically any Qnix monitor (these will be the best bang for your buck. So cheap for 1440p, using mainstream panels in their configs too) is going to have a ****ty stand. I already had a VESA stand because I've always needed a vertical mount for multiple monitors due to space regarding my studio speakers being in the proper position, so what I did was disassemble the bezel/case of the monitor and just remove the leg for the stand, then mount it via a VESA mount onto my pre-existing vertical stand.
Of course, you can just mount the foot on the leg that's already there, but most people review the Qnix monitors as having an unsturdy stand, but how many of us are hanging off our monitors anyway?
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That sounds awesome! I'm not too picky when it comes to scaling things down since I as well don't really have much issue with how close my monitors are, but that would still be pretty cool. I may definitely look into that then because even from you, i've just heard nothing but amazing things. I've got a pretty big desk but being able to save space is always a nice touch. On the side, i've been thinking of ditching the stands that my monitors sit on and going with a desk mount for each monitor since that would allow me to be able to have the monitors at the edge of my desk and i'd still be able to mess with them to get the right angle etc without having to worry about the space that the stands are taking up.. Eventually down the line i'll make the switch to the top and bottom monitor setup once i feel like upgrading. Eventually even further down the line, i'm planning to get a third monitor, but it'll be much smaller than my two 27'' and it'd be mostly used for things like running virus scans, etc and to just have on the side if I need to drag any Steam chatboxes over too etc etc. Plus, more monitors is always fun to mess around with.
And nice touch with the GTX 980. Ever since I got my GTX 960, i've never looked back. Best money I ever spent.