Gaming Monitors & Displays

What to look for in a gaming monitor or display

When exploring gaming monitors for your space, consider a few of these parameters:

• Size: The size of your display should be a reflection on what your setup looks like—balancing field of view and the footprint of the monitor on your desk.
• Resolution and aspect ratio: Choose between 21:9 and 16:9, and resolutions as low as 1440 up to 4k.
• Refresh rate: 144 hz at minimum will work, but the higher the refresh rate, the more responsive your game will feel.
• Extra features and certifications: Filter by mount-style, HDR10 certification, and AMD/NVIDIA variable refresh rate technology.

Do you need a high refresh rate display?

While resolution plays a big part of a game’s visual fidelity, the frame rate your computer is capable of producing allows for the game to feel fast, responsive, and smooth. Of course, you’ll need a monitor that supports higher frame rates in order to get the most out of that snappy gaming experience. CORSAIR monitors here bottom out at 144hz, with some options allowing you to go up to 240hz. When you pair that with frame-rate supporting features like AMD’s Freesync or NVIDIA’s G-Sync, you can let your monitor map perfectly to your graphics card’s capabilities.