The golden resolution for the majority of PC gamers is 1440p—4K is often too dear, too demanding, but 1440p is just right. Many affordable graphics cards can push 1440p without too much trouble and 1440p gaming monitors do not cost all that much these days.

Take this one we’ve spotted over at Amazon: The 27-inch Gigabyte GS27Q is currently on sale for $170. That’s $60 off the regular asking price, and the cheapest  in its history as far as I can see.

For that sum you score a 165Hz refresh rate with a 1ms MPRT response time. A solid foundation for any gaming rig screen. That’s paired with AMD’s FreeSync Premium Pro, which will keep most GPUs in sync with the panel’s refresh rate. 

This screen is using one of Gigabyte’s Super Speed IPS panels, wh…