Stop Wasting Money on Premium Monitors

You really don’t need to drop hundreds on a top-tier display to enjoy smooth gaming. Plouffe grabbed an LG 24U411A-B 24″ 1080p IPS with 120Hz for around $70 at our Whale LAN—and it held up surprisingly well. We ran it through our usual “trial by fire” stress tests, compared it to midrange 27″ 1440p/144Hz options (Acer Nitro VG271U) and even splurged on OLED/QD-OLED beasts like the Pixio PX277 Max V2 and Alienware AW2725D.

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