Budget Dell Monitor for Gaming

[Gazbal]

Please assist with budget gaming monitor advice....

I recently bought my son a Dell G5 laptop (specs below) for studying and gaming (he's at college in USA).
I want to take advantage of Black Friday and $90 of Dell vouchers to get him a larger screen for gaming. I cant afford expensive monitors and need to use Dell as the vouchers are expiring soon.

I have listed some of the "gaming" monitors I am looking at, but need help with both choosing and some questions I have.

1. Do I rather go for a 75hz IPS monitor with better resolution (non-gaming?) or a 144Hz monitor with g-sync but TN screen (or maybe a VA)
2. Is g-sync compatibility a must? I don't want screen tearing etc... (don't laugh if I'm talking kak - I'm not a PC gamer)
3. 24", 27" flat or curved?


Laptop Specs:
Dell G5 Laptop i7-10750H
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
16GB DDR4-2933MHz
15.6 inch FHD(1920x1080) 300nits WVA Anti-Glare LED Backlit Display(non-touch),
144Hz refresh rate
Interstellar Dark Cover with mDP and Thunderbolt 3

Monitors:
Dell 24 Gaming Monitor - S2421HGF
1920 x 1080 at 144Hz (Native)
1ms (gray to gray) in Extreme mode
DisplayPort 1.2 mode
Nvidia G-Sync compatible
TN SCREEN
$250 but can get for $189 on Black Friday

Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor – S2721HGF
1920 x 1080 at 144 Hz
1ms (MPRT)
DisplayPort 1.2 mode
Nvidia G-Sync compatible
VA screen
$225 (not sure if will drop on Black Friday)

Dell 27 Gaming Monitor: S2719DGF
2560 x 1440 at 144Hz (Native with HDMI 2/ DP)
1ms response time
DisplayPort 1.2 mode
AMD freesync - NOT G-Sync
TN SCREEN
Currently $400 but $240 on BF early access

Edit: if it makes a difference, he currently plays Assassins' Creed Valhalla, Rainbow 6 Siege, COD Warzone and strategy games (cant remember names)

 

[livw88]

Seeing that you have a Nvidia card, I would recommend going for a G-Sync compatible monitor (144Hz) to get the benefits of your graphics card. 1920 x 1080 on a 27" is still fine, but if you can go 2560 x 1440 that would be better for the future (especially on larger monitors). Personally I would go for the S2721HGF, it's just a pity its not a 1440p monitor.

 

[ponder]

Please assist with budget gaming monitor advice....

I recently bought my son a Dell G5 laptop (specs below) for studying and gaming (he's at college in USA).
I want to take advantage of Black Friday and $90 of Dell vouchers to get him a larger screen for gaming. I cant afford expensive monitors and need to use Dell as the vouchers are expiring soon.

I have listed some of the "gaming" monitors I am looking at, but need help with both choosing and some questions I have.

1. Do I rather go for a 75hz IPS monitor with better resolution (non-gaming?) or a 144Hz monitor with g-sync but TN screen (or maybe a VA)
2. Is g-sync compatibility a must? I don't want screen tearing etc... (don't laugh if I'm talking kak - I'm not a PC gamer)
3. 24", 27" flat or curved?

Dell 27 Gaming Monitor:
2560 x 1440 at 144Hz (Native with HDMI 2/ DP)
1ms response time
DisplayPort 1.2 mode
AMD freesync - NOT G-Sync
TN SCREEN
Currently $400 but $240 on BF early access

I'd get the S2719DGF, high res & framerate, good reviews, nvidia supports amd freesync using a decent display port cable.

Can you confirm the full laptop model number so we can confirm DP capalities just to be 100% certain? It should be fine though...

Dell S2719DGF 155Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Speedy QHD

Users looking for a high-speed gaming experience should check out Dell’s new S2719DGF. It’s a 27-inch TN panel with a 155Hz overclock, FreeSync and QHD resolution.

www.tomshardware.com

Dell S2719DGF Review | PCMonitors.info

A review of the Dell S2719DGF. A 27" 155Hz TN model with 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) refresh rate and support for Adaptive-Sync.

pcmonitors.info

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/awxraz

 

[Gazbal]

Can you confirm the full laptop model number so we can confirm DP capalities just to be 100% certain? It should be fine though...

Hi @ponder

Dell G5 15 5500 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

I was a bit worried that if monitor is not listed on https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/g-sync-monitors/specs/ then it wont work with g-sync. Also the Dell site Q&A says the S2719DGF is not supported. Maybe answers are out of date.

Edit: its the 5500 model

 

[ponder]

Hi @ponder

Dell G5 15 5500 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

I was a bit worried that if monitor is not listed on https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/g-sync-monitors/specs/ then it wont work with g-sync. Also the Dell site Q&A says the S2719DGF is not supported. Maybe answers are out of date.

Edit: its the 5500 model

The gpu seems to support it, you have DP1.4b which is good so I reckon you just need a decent vesa certified DP1.4 cable.

I would check youtube videos for 'S2719DGF Freesync' as it seems to work well with nvidia.

 

[Johnatan56]

Hi @ponder

Dell G5 15 5500 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

I was a bit worried that if monitor is not listed on https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/g-sync-monitors/specs/ then it wont work with g-sync. Also the Dell site Q&A says the S2719DGF is not supported. Maybe answers are out of date.

Edit: its the 5500 model

You don't really need to worry if on the list, I have a Dell S3220DGF, it's not on that list but can use G-Sync since monitor is freesync compatible, just need a DP connection (do note you need to change your color to 8bit, not 10bit, so no HDR, but HDR doesn't really matter at under HDR1000 certified, or at least to me it just causes areas to be too dull).

 

[Gazbal]

Thanks for the replies!

And the fact that it’s a TN screen? Is it that much worse than his VA on his laptop?

 

[StoneCold]

The gpu seems to support it, you have DP1.4b which is good so I reckon you just need a decent vesa certified DP1.4 cable.

I would check youtube videos for 'S2719DGF Freesync' as it seems to work well with nvidia.

I have the S2719DGF as well and it works like a charm with G-Sync. Still waiting for Nvidia to add it officially as G-Sync compatible in their drivers seeing that the 24" model is officially listed already.

 

[ponder]

I have the S2719DGF as well and it works like a charm with G-Sync. Still waiting for Nvidia to add it officially as G-Sync compatible in their drivers seeing that the 24" model is officially listed already.

How low will it sync out of curiosity?

 

[ponder]

And the fact that it’s a TN screen? Is it that much worse than his VA on his laptop?

There are pros & cons. I suggest reading up on ips vs va vs tn.
For gaming tn, for colour accuracy used in photo/video editing ips, va sits somewhere in the middle of the two...

 

[HavocXphere]

Easily the last one.

Recently went for the two opposites

...a 27" 4k 60hz
...a 49" 3840x1080 144hz

...and sorta wish I combined the budget to get a big high quality 1440p x 144hz (or two)...cause both are sorta irritating me for different reasons (The 49 is too low res vertically, the 60hz has visible flicker under specific conditions)