These days technology is increasing rapidly but some of the gamers need to stay in their budget as well as they want best upgrade. A gaming machine is nothing without a monitor to show its potential. We’re going to talk about the best cheap Gaming Monitors you can get right now in 2018.
There are plenty of options to choose from and to get the best option, we analyzed different features and prices. Before we continue, take note of the following.
- Monitor should be cheap and lie in your budget.
- Have 1080p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate with minimum response-time.
- A mid-range card can easily achieve this resolution and fps.
- Prices of these products will not remain same.
- Freesync and G-Sync options are plus but they also increase price.
- These are the best options in my views, choose what suits you the best.
- Labeled prices are from Amazon store only (many think they are not the cheapest so, you can search for better prices somewhere else)
Lets us continue towards the list now.
Best Affordable 1080p 144hz Gaming Monitors
BenQ ZOWIE XL2411
BenQ ZOWIE XL2411 is a 24 inch entry level gaming monitor. It has 1080p resolution with 144hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. It also comes with adjustable height feature.
ASUS VG248QE
ASUS VG248QE is 24 inch budget gaming monitor, it also has a 27 inch version. Featuring 1920×1080, 1ms response time, 144hz refresh rate, adjustable height and wall mount and has HDMI port. This monitor is not new but still has features which gives it a plus in overall comparison, especially blur-reduction feature.
Acer GN246HL
Acer GN246HL is 24 inch gaming monitor. It has 1920×1080 resolution with 1ms response time and 144hz refresh rate. it also has 27 inch model. It comes with TN panel, this gaming monitor is beautiful at its design and price is also under 200$ keeping budget gamers in-check.
AOC G2460PF
AOC G2460PF is another 24 inch gaming monitor with Full HD 1920×1080 resolution. It has 1ms response time and 144hz refresh rate making it to our list. The best part is, it has Freesync functionality, so, AMD/ATI users can have extra edge on this one. Design is beautiful with red metallic panel below. This LED has TN panel and built-in speakers.
AOC G2460PQU
AOC G2460PQU is another good 24 inch gaming monitor with a resolution of 1920×1080. It also has 1ms response time and 144hz of refresh rate and a TN panel. With a Dynamic Contrast Ratio- 80,000,000:1 and 16.7million colors just like our previous listed monitors, it can deliver crisp and close to real image quality. It also has freesync functionality.
Here are some more Best Cheap Gaming Monitors with average rating:
There are couple of more choices and I’m including their names below, you can also check them with their links.
Explanation
First of all, this list is based on our assumptions and experience. Everyone has different perspective of buying their gears. If you think something is better than these then let others know in comments section below. While buying one should consider following things
- Resolution of your monitor.
- Your monitor needs a powerful GPU if you goal for higher resolutions and fps.
- Monitor should have minimum response time (1ms).
- Freesync and G-Sync are new techs and they make product costly yet worthy.
- More connectors like HDMI, DVI and Display Port
- To achieve 144hz in gaming, you really need high-end gpu but for other multimedia tasks, this can help.
- 24 inch screen size is considered legit these days and above than this are a thing of taste.
Before buying gaming monitor, always clear out your thoughts about what you want and what you can get. Later, check possibilities but never leave top branded companies as they prove, rather secure than local companies.
Let me know you choice below.